Yevgeni F. Ivanovski
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Army General
Yevgeni F. Ivanovski (March 7, 1918 - September 22, 1991) served in numerous high commands following the Second World War
, including the command of the Moscow Military District
from 1968 to 1972, command of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
from 20. July 1972 to 25. November 1980. On 3. November 1972, following the decision of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, he was promoted to the rank of the Army General. His next command was Belorussian Military District
from December 1980 to February 1985, when he was promoted to the position of the Commander in Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces
. In 1989 he became the member of the inspectorate of the Ministry of the Defense of the USSR.
In the years 1971 - 1989 he was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He also served 3 terms as a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Yevgeni F. Ivanovski spent his last years living in Moscow
, where he died on 22 November 1991. He was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery
.
He has published a memoir.
Army General (USSR)
Army General was a rank of the Soviet Union which was first established in June 1940 as a high rank for Red Army generals, inferior only to the Marshal of the Soviet Union...
Yevgeni F. Ivanovski (March 7, 1918 - September 22, 1991) served in numerous high commands following the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, including the command of the Moscow Military District
Moscow Military District
The Moscow Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2010 it was merged with the Leningrad Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District.-History:In the beginning of...
from 1968 to 1972, command of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
The Group of Soviet Forces in Germany , also known as the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany and the Western Group of Forces were the troops of the Soviet Army in East Germany....
from 20. July 1972 to 25. November 1980. On 3. November 1972, following the decision of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, he was promoted to the rank of the Army General. His next command was Belorussian Military District
Belorussian Military District
The Byelorussian Military District was a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces. Originally in the times of Russian Civil War it formed as the Western Front, and in April 1924 it was renamed to the Western Military District. In October 1926 it was redesignated the Belorussian Military...
from December 1980 to February 1985, when he was promoted to the position of the Commander in Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces
Soviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
. In 1989 he became the member of the inspectorate of the Ministry of the Defense of the USSR.
In the years 1971 - 1989 he was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. He also served 3 terms as a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
Yevgeni F. Ivanovski spent his last years living in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, where he died on 22 November 1991. He was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery
Novodevichy Cemetery is the most famous cemetery in Moscow, Russia. It is next to the 16th-century Novodevichy Convent, which is the city's third most popular tourist site. It should not be confused with the Novodevichy Cemetery in Saint Petersburg....
.
He has published a memoir.