Biography. War and Peace of General Troshev

Eight years ago on this day, all news releases began with the same message. Early in the morning on September 14, 2008, a Boeing 737 crashed while landing in Perm, killing all on board. Any plane crash of this magnitude is a great grief, but that tragedy caused a special resonance. Many people were shocked by the news that among the passengers was the legendary Gennady Troshev, who flew to the sambo tournament and the opening of a children's sports school. The death of famous people, especially under such circumstances, a priori attracts increased attention. But then the reason was not only that the name of this person was on everyone's lips.

Many people closely knew, loved and respected Gennady Troshev for his deeds and deeds. He was a versatile person, but it so happened that his main services to the country were closely related to the army and war. And even the testament of his father could not change anything in his fate. As if providence was preparing him to play an important role in the history of Russia at a turning point in its history.

Gennady Nikolayevich was born into the family of a combat pilot who ended the Great Patriotic War in Berlin. After the Victory Nikolai Troshev at the age of only 43, he fell under a large-scale reduction of the Soviet Armed Forces by Khrushchev. In just a few years, more than three million soldiers and officers lost their epaulettes. Out of annoyance, the father then said to his son: “So that your foot is not in the army!” And at first he obeyed. The future Hero of Russia entered the institute as an architect, but soon realized that the craving for military affairs is much stronger than the will of the parent. As a result, he left a civilian university and applied to the Kazan Higher Tank Command School. Thus began his long, difficult and eventful military service.

War on the land of childhood

An almost mystical predestination can be found in various circumstances of this person's life. He was born in 1947 in the "capital" of the recently died down war - Berlin. And straight from there, as a newborn, he got with his parents to the city of the future war - Grozny (many sources even write that he was born there). It was in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic that Gennady Troshev spent his childhood, which later played a big role in the fate of the inhabitants of this long-suffering corner of Russia.

At the command post in the Kadar zone during the fighting in Chechnya. A photo:

The seven years of General Troshev's life were closely connected with the fighting in Chechnya. From 1995 to 2002, he put things in order there in several different positions. He started as commander of the 58th Army, and ended up as commander of the entire North Caucasian Military District. But no matter who he was listed on the papers, his principles and strategy did not change. Historians and people who knew General Troshev closely identify several key points in his approach to resolving the conflict, which had a great influence on the outcome of events in the republic. Firstly, he consciously went to this war, although for him, who grew up in Chechnya, it was not easy.

“Of course it's a shame. Of course, it is hard to fight on your own land, Russian land. Moreover, where he was born and raised, ”he once admitted to a journalist, sighing heavily.

Unlike some colleagues, the general was not afraid of the huge responsibility. For example, at the time First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces Eduard Vorobyov he simply did not want to take command of the operation in Chechnya. He referred to her unpreparedness and filed a letter of resignation. There were other refusers as well.

“Not everyone even took up this business, because you need to understand that at that time everything was very difficult in the army,” says military commander's daughter Natalya Belokobylskaya, which is the president of the Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev. - And it seems to me that one of the main merits of the father is that he, in principle, was able to form and prepare combat-ready forces to fight the enemy. Then we did not see the whole picture, but now we already understand that we fought in Chechnya against the evil of a global scale - terrorism.

In the hospital with wounded soldiers. A photo: Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev

Victory without weapons

The most important point was the strategy of Gennady Troshev in Chechnya. On the one hand, he was opposed to any truces with bandits that would give them the opportunity to lick their wounds, and then continue to rob, take hostages and kill.

“Any stop to the war is a half-measure and a crime,” said the general. “Only by completely destroying and dispersing the gangs will we be able to live and work in peace.”

And the experience of the Khasavyurt agreements concluded in 1996 clearly proved the truth of these words. In subsequent years, religious extremism spread in Chechnya, which resulted in the attack of international gangs on Dagestan and the resumption of large-scale hostilities.

At the same time, Gennady Troshev was always ready to negotiate with the enemy in order to avoid casualties. The military leader was well aware that many of the inhabitants of the republic who took up arms were simply brainwashed. Radical and other forces from abroad were actively engaged in this. That is why in 1999 he began a dialogue with the Chechen mufti Ahmad Kadyrov, who previously declared jihad against the Russian military, but then changed his position to pro-Russian. Thanks to this, the second largest and most important city of Chechnya, Gudermes, was soon liberated from the bandits without a fight. Everyone knows what an important role Kadyrov later played in establishing peace in Chechnya.

Gennady Troshev was always ready to negotiate in order to avoid human losses. A photo: Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev

And Gennady Nikolayevich is credited with the fact that in many respects it was his efforts that led to a turning point in the information war against the federal troops. Moreover, these attacks were not only from the enemy "trenches", but also from behind.

“The situation in Chechnya was brought to bloodshed by politicians, and the military had to clear everything up,” continues Natalya Belokobylskaya. - And for this they were later called by many murderers. This was partly due to the closeness of the army, because no one gave any interviews. People did not understand what was happening, they did not believe anyone. And Gennady Nikolaevich was able to convey the necessary information, correctly place accents and bring down the heat.

Interestingly, during all these events, the general carefully kept diaries, which later formed the basis of his books. There are three of them: “My war. Chechen diary of a trench general”, “Chechen relapse. Notes of the Commander" and "Chechen kink".

Gennady Troshev signs his book about the Chechen war for the soldiers. A photo: Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev

Hero, Cossack and just a family man

The merits of Gennady Troshev were recognized at the highest level. In 1999, for the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya and Dagestan, he received the gold star of the Hero of Russia. At the end of 2002, he was appointed commander of the Siberian Military District, but due to his convictions he publicly resigned this position, after which he was sent to the reserve. But soon a new and also very important page in his life began.

President Boris Yeltsin presents Gennady Troshev with the Hero of Russia medal. December 1999 A photo: Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev

In February 2003, he became an adviser to the President of Russia on Cossack issues. And it was not just an honorary position, which is often handed out to retired leaders for past merit. The fact is that Gennady Troshev was a hereditary Terek Cossack and always dreamed of contributing to the revival and unification of the entire Russian Cossacks. And in this he also succeeded. His great merit is considered to be the adoption in 2005 of the federal law "On the Public Service of the Russian Cossacks", which his predecessor failed to do in a whole decade. Knowledgeable people say that in the process of this work, Gennady Troshev spent a lot of nerves and made a lot of enemies.

He also paid great attention to work with youth. He supported children's sports, was actively involved in the creation of Cossack cadet corps. As a result, even almost all the grandchildren of Gennady Troshev also became cadets.

Meeting with students of the Yakutsk Cadet Corps. A photo: Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev

“My eldest daughter at first did not want to enter the cadet corps,” says Natalia Belokobylskaya. - But in the year of her father's death, she herself told me that she would go there, because grandfather wanted so. Then she pulled her mediocre daughter to her, and after that they already sat down together on their youngest son. They said stop sitting near my mother's skirt. So they all became cadets. It is difficult to say where they will go next, but I would very much like to see the successors of military affairs. After all, everyone in our family served: both men and women.

The young Troshev family. A photo: Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev

According to her, Gennady Troshev was always very worried about the military, for the entire army, and would certainly have been happy with the changes taking place in it. But at the same time, she says that her father was not a rude martinet, as the military is often called.

“I have three children, and he personally came to pick up each of the maternity hospitals,” recalls Natalya Belokobylskaya. - I was even surprised by such a reverent and attentive attitude, because he is still a man, an officer. In general, he was very caring, not only with his family. He was keenly interested in the affairs of the children of his friends, acquaintances, colleagues, he could call and ask how they were doing. I don’t even know how he managed to do all this, but he had such a character. And he was also a very cheerful, pleasant to talk to and a non-offensive person. We all miss him so much."

Gennady Troshev was a very cheerful person. A photo: Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev

In the fate of Gennady Troshev there were many cities, but the last years of his life were associated with Krasnodar. His father learned to smash the Nazis at the local flight school, and he and his family moved to the Kuban because of the start of the second Chechen campaign - in 1999. According to Natalya Belokobylskaya, at that moment her father did not even have his own apartment, and they gave him housing in Krasnodar. Later, the family got a house, not far from which there is a small cemetery and a church. Hearing her bell ringing, Gennady Troshev for some reason always said to his relatives: “You hear, bury me there.” That is why, after the death of the head of the family, his widow Larisa did not even have doubts about the place of burial, although they were offered different options. The relatives of the Hero of Russia Gennady Troshev are glad that they can quickly reach his grave at any time, and every time they remember him when they hear the bell ringing.

Boeing 737. There were 88 people on board the crashed liner: 82 passengers and 6 crew members. None of them managed to survive.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the families and friends of the victims. "The government commission will make every effort to investigate the circumstances of the plane crash and provide assistance to the families of the victims," ​​Putin stressed.

Numerous condolences come to Russia from abroad. In particular, during telephone conversations with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, words of sympathy and support were conveyed by the Presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, Chinese President Hu Jintao, the official representative of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, the head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry and other world leaders, public and religious figures.

Governor of the Perm Territory Oleg Chirkunov instructed the Ministry of Finance of the region to allocate 8.8 million rubles from the reserve fund of the regional government to the Ministry of Social Development to provide material assistance to the closest relatives and families of those who died as a result of the plane crash. "The amount of payment for each deceased will be 100,000 rubles," RIA Novosti's interlocutor said.

Relatives of those killed in the crash will be paid compensation of 12 thousand rubles (12 minimum wages) and, in accordance with the 2008 amendments to the Air Code, Aeroflot will pay another compensation - up to 2 million rubles for each person killed in the crash.

A street in Grozny will be named after one of the passengers, Colonel-General Gennady Troshev, said Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov.

The former commander of the North Caucasian Military District, Hero of Russia, Colonel-General Gennady Troshev was heading to the city of Krasnokamsk for a sambo tournament: Troshev was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Federation of this type of wrestling. According to media reports, at the request of the Federation, the general interrupted his vacation in order to be in time for the opening of the tournament in memory of Vasily Shvai. In addition, the Perm Territory is the birthplace of his father.

General Troshev was perhaps the most famous military man in Russia. He was one of the commanders of the Russian army in both Chechen campaigns, rose to the rank of general, commanded the district, liberated his native Grozny from militants, became the main Cossack of the country and met death face to face more than once.

Troshev Gennady Nikolaevich was born on March 14, 1947 in Berlin. He spent his childhood in Germany, then moved to Moscow, where he entered the Institute of Land Management Engineers. Despite the exhortations and prohibitions of his father, who punished his son "so that your foot is not in the army!", Troshev filed a report with a request to enroll him in the Kazan Tank School. In 1976 he graduated from the Military Academy of Armored Forces, and in 1988 - from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces.

Troshev served in various positions in the tank troops. He was the commander of the 10th Ural-Lvov Volunteer Tank Division in Germany, and then from 1994 to 1995 the commander of the 42nd Army Corps of the North Caucasus Military District (SKVO). In 1995, he took command of the 58th Army of the North Caucasus Military District, and also commanded the Joint Group of Forces of the Ministry of Defense in Chechnya during the first Chechen war. It was he who developed and carried out the operation to block and destroy gangs in the villages of Karamakhi and Chabanmakhi and liberate the Novolaksky district of Dagestan during the operation to clear the Kadar zone from militants.

In July 1997, Troshev took over as deputy commander of the North Caucasian Military District; two years later - in August 1999 - he headed the grouping of federal forces in Dagestan, and in 2000 - the United Grouping of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.

From May 2000 to December 2002, Troshev was commander of the North Caucasian Military District. In February 2003, he was appointed Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation for coordinating the activities of the offices of presidential plenipotentiaries in the federal districts to provide methodological guidance for the activities of Cossack societies included in the state register of Cossack societies in the Russian Federation. On March 30, 2004, after the reorganization of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, he was again approved as an adviser to the president.

Troshev also served as co-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation "Public Recognition", the Independent Organization "Civil Society" and the National Civil Committee for Cooperation with Law Enforcement, Legislative and Judicial Authorities.

Gennady Troshev was awarded the title of Hero of Russia (1999) for the antiterrorist operation in Dagestan and Chechnya; awarded the orders: "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree (1990), Friendship of Peoples (1994), "For Military Merit" (1995), "Peter the Great. For the strengthening of the Russian state" (2003). Cavalier of the Golden Badge of Honor "Public Recognition" (1999) and the badge of honor "Golden Shield of the Economy" (2004). In 2001 he was awarded the highest award of the International Prizes Fund - the Order of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker "For the increase of goodness on Earth"; laureate of awards A.V. Suvorov (2000), im. G.K. Zhukov - for outstanding contribution to the development and strengthening of the defense capability of the Russian Federation (2002).

As Troshev's relatives and colleagues noted, each award was deserved by him: all the years spent in the Chechen Republic, Troshev tried to merge with the conflicts in the region in a peaceful way - by negotiating with the population.

According to Gennady Alekhin, Troshev's former press secretary, the colonel-general had been planning to start a new job since September. “Just two weeks ago, they spoke to him on the phone, and he said: “I’ll still bring some benefits, now I’ll rest a little, and in September I’ll go to some new job.” He didn’t say what kind of work it would be, he only spoke , which "most likely in state structures," said Gennady Alekhin, stressing that Troshev "was surprisingly energetic, not at all like a pensioner."

In addition, he noted, journalists treated Troshev very well: “It was not for nothing that he was called the “best newsmaker” in the journalistic environment, especially for the events in the Caucasus - for the first and second Chechen campaigns. He, as they say, was in authority among journalists because he always spoke the truth, even if it was not flattering. His books testify to this." Gennady Alekhin recalled that Troshev's last book, The Chechen Break, was published in March of this year (the first two are My War and The Chechen Relapse). “There was no talk about the next book. He said: “time will tell - maybe I’ll write something else,” he said.

The material was prepared by the editors of rian.ru based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources

He graduated from the Kazan Higher Command Tank School (1969), the Military Academy of Armored Forces (1976), the Military Academy of the General Staff (1988).

He served in the tank troops in various positions. Since 1994 - commander of the 42nd Vladikavkaz Army Corps in the North Caucasian Military District.

1995-1997 - Commander of the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District. During the First Chechen War - Commander of the Joint Group of Forces of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Chechnya. Lieutenant General (decree of May 5, 1995).

In 1997, he was appointed deputy commander of the North Caucasian Military District (SKVO).

In August 1999, he led a grouping of federal forces that repelled an attack by militants on Dagestan. With the beginning of the Second Chechen War, he was the commander of the Vostok group of the United Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.

Since January 2000 - First Deputy Commander of the Joint Grouping of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus. Colonel General (February 2000).

In April - June 2000 - Commander of the Joint Grouping of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus.

In May 2000 - December 2002 - Commander of the North Caucasian Military District of the North Caucasian Military District.

Best of the day

In March 2001, during the trial, he supported Yuri Budanov, who was accused of murdering and raping a Chechen girl, Elza Kungayeva.

Since February 2003 - Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation (dealt with issues of the Cossacks).

Acting State Councilor of the Russian Federation, 2nd class (2008).

He died in a plane crash on a Boeing-737-500 of Aeroflot-Nord airlines in the city of Perm, where Gennady Troshev was flying to a sambo tournament, at 3:11 am (MSK) on September 14, 2008. He was buried in the village of Severny, near Krasnodar.

Books

"My war. Chechen diary of a trench general (2001)

"Chechen relapse" (2003)

"Chechen break" (2008)

Awards

Hero of the Russian Federation (1999) - for the antiterrorist operation in Dagestan and Chechnya

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree (June 23, 2008) - for a great contribution to ensuring the activities of the President of the Russian Federation and many years of public service

Order of Military Merit (1995)

Order of Friendship of Peoples (1994)

Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree (1990)

Order of Leon (Abkhazia)

Order named after Akhmat Kadyrov (Chechnya, 2007)

Honorary citizen of the cities: Cool (2000) and Nalchik (2002) of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Makhachkala (2000) of the Republic of Dagestan, Shali (2001) of the Chechen Republic.

perpetuation of memory

Krasnoznamennaya Street in Grozny was renamed Gennady Troshev Street.

The Star of the Hero of Russia (duplicate) and the personal belongings of General Troshev will be kept in a cadet school in the Yakut village of Chernyshevsky, at the opening of which on September 1, 2008 the general was present. After the plane crash, the school was named after Troshev.

The 1st Dagestan Cadet Corps is named after Troshev.

In Smolensk, a new street is named after General Troshev.

In the Kuban, the Kropotkin Cossack Cadet Corps was named after General Troshev.

In the Volgograd region, the Samolshinskaya cadet boarding school was named after General Troshev G.N.

The name of Colonel-General Gennady Troshev, who died in the fall of 2008 as a result of the crash of a Boeing-737 airliner in Perm, was named after a secondary school in Nalchik, where he studied from 1958 to 1965. The decision to perpetuate the memory of the Hero of Russia, a veteran of the Chechen war Troshev was taken by the local government council after the administration of school No. 11, in which a museum of the colonel general was opened a few years ago, came up with the appropriate initiative, Interfax reports. Also, the city authorities renamed Shkolnaya Street, located next to the educational institution, into General Troshev Street. In addition, it was decided to install a memorial plaque on house number 136 on Ivanova Street. As noted in the press service of the administration of Nalchik, it was in this house that Troshev lived.

A memorial plaque to Colonel-General Gennady Troshev was installed on the facade of the headquarters building of the North Caucasian Military District in Rostov-on-Don, in addition, one of the streets of the Leventsovsky district, which is being built on the western outskirts of Rostov-on-Don, is named after him.

The name of General Gennady Troshev, who died in a plane crash in Perm, will be named after a large ocean-going freezing trawler in Primorye, equipped with modern technological equipment.

Troshev Gennady Nikolaevich(1947-2008) - Colonel General, Commander of the Joint Group of Forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense during the First Chechen War. He took part in repelling the invasion of militants in Dagestan (August 1999), during the Second Chechen War he commanded the Vostok group of the Joint Federal Forces in the North Caucasus, and in 2000 he headed the Joint Group of Federal Forces.

Biography

Gennady Troshev was born on March 14, 1947 in the capital of Germany, Berlin (according to other sources, he was born on March 15, 1947 in Grozny, CHIASSR). Father - Nikolai Troshev - a career officer, military pilot, graduate of the Krasnodar Aviation School; participant in World War II, ended the war in Berlin. Mother - Nadezhda Trosheva - Cossack.

He spent his childhood years in the Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

In 1965, Troshev entered the Faculty of Architecture of the Moscow Institute of Land Management Engineers, but after the death of his father, he dropped out.

Military career

In 1969, Gennady Troshev graduated from the Kazan Higher Tank School named after the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Tatar ASSR.

Troshev served in various positions in the tank troops, was the commander of the 10th Ural-Lviv Volunteer Tank Division.

In 1976 he graduated from the Military Academy of the Armored Forces and in 1988 from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces.

During the First and Second Chechen Wars

Since 1994, Gennady Troshev commanded the 42nd Vladikavkaz Army Corps of the North Caucasian Military District (SKVO).

In January 1995, Troshev was appointed commander of the grouping of troops of the Ministry of Defense in the Chechen Republic.

In July 1995, he became commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army of the North Caucasus Military District.

On September 3, 1999, Gennady Troshev was given command of the Joint Grouping of Federal Forces in Dagestan.

In October 1999, he was appointed Deputy Commander of the Joint Group of Forces (OGV) in the North Caucasus, Viktor Kazantsev, commander of the special forces battalion "Vostok" of the Joint Federal Forces in the North Caucasus. In December 1999, Troshev was appointed First Deputy Commander of the United Forces.

In the winter of 1999, a group under the command of Gennady Troshev occupied the second largest city in Chechnya, Gudermes, almost without a fight. This happened after the general's negotiations with the then field commanders, the brothers Sulim and Ruslan Yamadayev, on whose detachments the President of Ichkeria Aslan Maskhadov entrusted the task of defending the city.

In February 2000, Gennady Troshev was awarded the rank of Colonel General.

April 14, 2000 (according to other sources: April 21) Troshev was appointed commander of the United Forces in the North Caucasus. From May 31, 2000 - Commander of the North Caucasus Military District.

On May 15, 2001, Gennady Troshev temporarily headed the grouping of federal forces in Chechnya (Troshev's appointment is connected with the departure of Valery Baranov, commander of the United Forces, for 45 days).

accusations

Russian human rights activists Oleg Orlov and Alexander Cherkasov in their book "Russia - Chechnya: a chain of mistakes and crimes" mention that the 58th Army of the North Caucasian Military District, during Troshev's command, used local residents during cleansing operations in Chechen villages as a human shield.

Chechen separatists declared Troshev a "war criminal". In 2000, the "Military Majlisul Shura of the Mujahideen" operating at that time appointed a monetary reward for Troshev's head.

On June 4, 2001, an interview with Gennady Troshev appeared in the Izvestia newspaper, in which he stated: "Yes, I am for the death penalty for Chechen fighters! ... The most painful execution! I would do this: I would gather everyone in the square, hang up the bandit and the path hangs, let everyone see!". Chairman of the Russian society "Memorial" Sergei Kovalev, who was at that time a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, called the words of the commander of the North Caucasian Military District "monstrous", and Troshev himself - a cruel, stupid and hysterically inclined person, and expressed complaints to the authorities, who consider it possible further stay of the general in his position.

Resignation

In December 2002, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing General Gennady Troshev from his post as commander of the North Caucasian Military District. He was asked to take the post of commander of the Siberian Military District.

On December 17, 2002, at a press conference in Makhachkala, Troshev publicly made a statement refusing this proposal. Putin considered Troshev's public discussion of the decisions taken by the leadership of the Armed Forces unacceptable, and on December 18, 2002, he was dismissed.

public service

On February 25, 2003, Gennady Troshev was appointed Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation for coordinating the activities of the offices of presidential plenipotentiaries in the federal districts to provide methodological guidance for the activities of Cossack societies included in the state register of Cossack societies in the Russian Federation.

In November 2003, General Troshev declared that "there is no war in Chechnya today, and only those who have not laundered all the money are crying about the war." He also claimed that the Russian military in Chechnya "was forbidden to carry out cleansing operations and enter courtyards." However, according to the testimonies of local residents and human rights activists, at that moment, “large-scale cleansings”, when federal forces cordoned off settlements and carried out general searches in houses, accompanied by arbitrary detention of people, were replaced in Chechnya by other, no less terrible “targeted cleansings”, having approximately the same consequences for the population as "large-scale".

On March 30, 2004, after the reorganization of the presidential administration of Russia, Troshev was again approved as an adviser to the president.

Gennady Troshev was the co-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation "Public Recognition", the Independent Organization "Civil Society" and the National Civil Committee for Interaction with Law Enforcement, Legislative and Judicial Bodies.

Doom

Gennady Troshev died on September 14, 2008 as a result of the crash of a Boeing-737 passenger plane belonging to the Aeroflot-Nord airline and en route from Moscow to Perm.

On September 21, 2008, the mayor of the capital of Chechnya, Muslim Khuchiev, signed an order to rename Krasnoznamennaya Street, located in the Leninsky District of Grozny, into Gennady Troshev Street.

Awards

In 1999, Gennady Troshev was awarded the title of Hero of Russia "for conducting an anti-terrorist operation in the North Caucasus." He was awarded the orders "For Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" III degree (1990), Friendship of Peoples (1994), "For Military Merit" (1995), "Peter the Great. For Strengthening the Russian State" (2003) and more than 20 medals. Cavalier of the Golden Badge of Honor "Public Recognition" (1999) and the badge of honor "Golden Shield of the Economy" (2004). In 2001 he was awarded the highest award of the International Prizes Fund - the Order of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker "For the increase of goodness on Earth." Winner of the A.V. Suvorov Prize (2000), the G.K. Zhukov Prize for outstanding contribution to the development and strengthening of the defense capability of the Russian Federation (2002). In August 2007, Gennady Troshev was awarded the highest award of the Chechen Republic - the Order of Akhmat Kadyrov.

Hobbies

A family

Wife and two daughters.

Notes

1. One hundred great generals. Russian Military Historical Society.
2. Website of the Fund for Patriotic Education of Youth named after General Troshev Gennady Nikolaevich.
3. Russia - Chechnya: a chain of mistakes and crimes. M .: "Links", 1998.
4. Izvestia, 04.06.2001.
5. IA "Interfax".
6. IA "Rosbalt".

Gennady Nikolaevich

Battles and victories

Soviet and Russian military commander, colonel general, commander of the federal troops during the fighting in Chechnya and Dagestan (1995-2002). Hero of the Russian Federation.

The position of General Troshev was extremely clear: “Any stop of the war is a half-measure and a crime. Only by completely destroying and dispersing the gangs will we be able to live and work in peace.” At the same time, a feature of his strategy was the desire to minimize losses through competent negotiations.

In the preface of one of his books, he admitted that he could not fulfill the behest of his father, a combat pilot who completed the Great Patriotic War in Berlin, who at the age of 43 fell under the famous Khrushchev reduction and once in his hearts said to his son: “So that your legs were not in the army!” At first, the future Hero of Russia really entered the institute as an architect, but then the Cossack genes nevertheless took their toll - a hereditary Terek Cossack filed a report with a request to enroll him in the Kazan Tank School.

In 1969 he graduated from college, then the Military Academy of the Armored Forces and the Military Academy of the General Staff, after which he served in various positions in the tank troops, was the commander of the 10th Ural-Lviv Volunteer Tank Division.

Zhukov of the 21st century, as General Troshev was called by many, has come a long way. And the central place on this path, of course, belongs to Chechnya. In one of his interviews, when asked by a correspondent what it was like for him, a native of Chechnya, to fight in his native land, sighing heavily, Troshev replied: “Of course, it’s a shame. Of course, it is hard to fight on your own land, Russian land. Especially where he was born and raised. Maybe that's why he was a special officer...

In January 1995, when, in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Defense, the transfer of army units from most Russian military districts to the Grozny region began, Troshev was appointed commander of the grouping of troops of the Ministry of Defense in the Chechen Republic. Over the next three years until 1997 inclusive, Gennady Nikolayevich commanded the 58th Army, and from July 29, 1997 he became deputy commander of the North Caucasus Military District.

This person has not only military talent, but also good organizational skills, enjoys authority in the army. In addition, he is a man of action. There are not enough of them in the country now. People in the Duma are more inclined to talk. And the executive branch lacks the rigidity inherent in Troshev.

Pyotr Kuznetsov, lieutenant colonel of the Airborne Forces

With the outbreak of hostilities in Dagestan in August 1999, Troshev was given command of the operation to clear the Kadar zone of militants. It was he who developed and carried out the operation to block and destroy gangs in the villages of Karamakhi and Chabanmakhi and liberate the Novolaksky district of Dagestan.

In October 1999, Troshev received a new appointment as deputy commander of the joint group of troops in the North Caucasus, and in December of the same year he became the first deputy commander of the joint group.

By December 1999, federal forces controlled the entire flat part of the territory of the Chechen Republic. The militants concentrated in the mountains (about 3,000 people) and settled in Grozny. A special group of troops was created to fight the militants. On December 26, 1999, she began her task. During the assault on Grozny, three defense rings had to be broken through, but on February 6, 2000, the city was taken under the control of federal forces. To fight in the mountainous regions of Chechnya, in addition to the eastern and western groups operating in the mountains, a new grouping "Center" was created. On February 25, 27, 2000, units of the "West" blocked Kharsenoy, and the "Vostok" group closed the militants in the Ulus-Kert, Dachu-Borzoy, Yaryshmardy areas. On February 29, federal forces occupied Shatoy. On the same day, Gennady Troshev, commander of the United Forces, declared that “with the capture of Shatoi, the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya has been completed. An operation to destroy small groups of militants will be carried out for another two or three weeks.” Then he was awarded the title of Hero of Russia.

January 7, 2000 Gennady Troshev was appointed Deputy Commander of the OGFS. In February, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel General. Two months later, on April 21, Troshev was appointed commander of the Joint Group of Federal Forces in the North Caucasus. At the end of May 2000, the Colonel General headed the command of the troops of the North Caucasian Military District.

Photo: Foundation for Patriotic Education of Youth. General Troshev

What is the peculiarity of the strategy of Gennady Nikolaevich Troshev? In diplomacy. In an effort to minimize losses through competent negotiations. Thanks to this, the mountainous part of Chechnya was under the control of federal forces without direct military clashes, which, however, did not reduce the intensity of the struggle - attacks continued. But in moral terms, the advance of the troops played a big role in the defeat of the militants. Resistance inexorably subsided for one reason: the troops were garrisoned in almost every significant settlement in Chechnya, thereby removing the question of the relevance of the Ichkerian authorities. The irreconcilable had to go underground, huddle in cellars and caves.

It was Troshev who, back in the autumn of 1999, entered into a dialogue with Akhmad Kadyrov, the Chechen mufti, who was “demoted” by Maskhadov for his call to come to his senses and prevent a war. In fact, it was Troshev who “appointed” the Kadyrov family as the rulers of Chechnya. The general managed to find a common language with the mufti, despite the fact that Kadyrov once declared jihad on the Russian military. Strange, at first glance, the symbiosis of the spiritual leader of Ichkeria and the Russian general gave a real result: the second largest and most important city of Chechnya, Gudermes, a major railway junction in the North Caucasus, was taken without a fight. This made it possible to quickly deploy forces during the counter-terrorist operation. Moreover, Gennady Troshev, thanks to his connection with Akhmad Kadyrov, achieved what seemed almost impossible: he made one of the most combat-ready detachments of Chechen fighters under the command of the youngest “brigadier general” in the history of Ichkeria, Sulim Yamadayev, leave the city and leave without a fight to the mountains. The Yamadayev brothers were the backbone of Kadyrov, and they were the only ones who obeyed him. They were the first to go over to the side of the federal forces.

This is how the so-called Chechen special forces of the Russian Defense Ministry were born. In January 2000, the general flew by helicopter to the village of Benoi, located in the Vedeno district, a stronghold of the rebels. Here Troshev handed the Russian flag to one of the Yamadayevs - Dzhabrail - and ordered the creation of a special forces company. The militants of Sulim Yamadayev, who made the war his meaning of life, joined the formation. The Yamadayevites began to smash the Wahhabis throughout mountainous Chechnya. The Vostok battalion began to operate, the fighters of which shot down a Saudi intelligence officer Abu al-Walid in the mountains of Chechnya, recaptured his body from the militants and took him to Rostov. By the way, Vostok successfully performed during the conflict with Georgia. So part of the merit in the operation to force Georgia to peace belongs to General Troshev, who at one time supported and directed the Chechen special forces in the right direction.

Only by completely destroying and dispersing the gangs will we be able to live and work in peace. We are Chechens, and Dagestanis, and Russians - all ...

The result of all these actions of Troshev was several vendettas declared to the general by very influential Chechen teips. Moreover, despite the "softness" of military tactics, he was a staunch supporter of bringing the war to the very end without any compromises. He defined his position clearly and precisely: “... any stoppage of the war is a half-measure and a crime. Only by completely destroying and dispersing the gangs will we be able to live and work in peace. We are Chechens, Dagestanis, and Russians - everyone... And I can't say that today this history will not repeat itself. Once again we hear statements from some politicians that the war must be stopped, that it is necessary to sit down at the negotiating table. Who to sit with? With executioners, sadists who enjoy brutal murders and film them "for history"? With the "popularly elected" Maskhadov? That "people's" who, during the three years of his reign, proved his complete impotence and lack of rights. What to negotiate with him? Over the years, he has not been able to stop the kidnappings, he has not disarmed the gangs, he has not only been unable to stop the invasion of Dagestan, but he has not even dared to condemn it. With whom to negotiate? Just for the sake of negotiations, so that Europe is calm? .. "

“For me, this is how to protect the militants with barbed wire and minefields,” this position of A. Troshev did not always coincide with the political line, and on December 18, 2002 he was dismissed from the post of commander of the North Caucasus Military District “for public discussion of the Armed Forces adopted by the leadership decision countries. Namely, the refusal to head the Siberian Military District.

From this moment begins a new page in the biography of a military officer. In February 2003, Troshev became an adviser to the President of Russia on Cossack issues. He dreamed of uniting the Cossacks, ending the formal division into "public" and "registered" Cossacks. This idea was repeatedly voiced in his speeches: “After all, we, the Cossacks, have nothing to share. The Cossacks were, are and will be the stronghold of their state, the support of the head of state: there used to be a tsar, today - the president. Today, the Cossacks are being revived with a single goal: to revive themselves, to revive Mother Russia. It is gratifying that these appeals of Gennady Nikolayevich were finally heard - already at the first Big Circle of the Cossacks of Russia in Stavropol and at the World Congress of Cossacks in Novocherkassk, several dozen public organizations announced that they were entering the register.

Just as persistently, Colonel-General Troshev, supported by the Council of military and district atamans, by all military Cossack societies, insisted on the adoption of a new federal law "On the public service of the Russian Cossacks", which lasted for a decade. The Hero of Russia rightly believed that only its adoption "will knock the ground out from under the feet of those bureaucrats who do not want or are afraid of the revival of the Cossacks." And Troshev achieved his goal - the law in the required edition, with the proper legal basis, was adopted at the end of 2005.

As a grandson and great-grandson of the Terek Cossacks and as a soldier of the Russian army who had to fight in the Caucasus, he could not ignore the question of the future for the Cossack clans on the original Cossack lands, which are today within the administrative-territorial borders of Chechnya. “I think so,” Gennady Nikolaevich reasoned, “the Cossacks should return to these lands and live as before: in Shelkovskaya, Naursky, Nadterechny districts and many others inside the republic on flat or foothill areas. Today, Kadyrov, who was elected president of Chechnya, the Chechen people must understand - they always lived well with the Cossacks, always the Cossacks carried culture and everything good. The Chechens themselves, left face to face with difficulties without the Cossacks, without the Russian-speaking population, simply will not pull out what needs to be revived there today.”

It is difficult to say whether the combat general, who called himself a "trenchman", was satisfied with the new role of a politician. However, in his person, the citizens of Russia discovered for themselves a new type of Russian general - able not only to fight successfully, but also to speak, clearly and understandably for the whole world to state the essence of current events, which many of our politicians could not boast of. In parallel with the main activity of the legendary general, his books “My War: Chechen Diary of a Trench General” (2001), “Chechen Relapse. Notes of the commander "(2003). What caused them to appear? The answer is in the words of the author: “The Chechen war made many politicians, military leaders and even bandits widely known both in our country and abroad. Most of them I knew and know personally. I know who is who, what lies behind the words and deeds of each person involved. I admit that my assessments are too personal. But even in this case, I think that I can publicly express my attitude towards many "glorious characters of the Chechen wars." Even obliged to do so, if only for the sake of completeness. I was also prompted to talk about the war in the North Caucasus by the desire to warn everyone against repeating the serious mistakes made in the 1990s - both political and military. We must learn the bitter lessons of Chechnya. And this is impossible without a sober, calm and deep analysis of all the events that have taken place in this republic over the past ten years. I hope that my memories will contribute to this.

In his book “Chechen relapse. Notes of the commander" Gennady Troshev wrote: "Chechens and Russians have to pay for the restoration of peace at the cost of their lives. How Dzhabrail Yamadayev, Musa Gazimagomadov, dozens of other courageous Chechens paid for it, who, shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers of the Russian law enforcement agencies, defended and restored peace and tranquility on this earth. Gennady Troshev also paid his price for peace in the Caucasus and Russia...

On September 14, 2008, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Gennady Troshev died in a plane crash in Perm. The question of the causes of the disaster remains open ...

SURZHIK D.V., Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences

President of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov:

Being the commander of the Joint Group of Russian Forces in the North Caucasus, he was very painfully worried about the events that were then taking place in his homeland. Thanks to such military generals as Gennady Troshev, a large number of military and civilians were saved in those terrible years, although there could have been much more victims. He often himself went to negotiations with the elders and urged them to influence the militants, tried to resolve the situation by peaceful means.

Putin about Troshev:

This is an experienced leader. In addition, he lived in Grozny for a long time, he understands the inhabitants of the republic well and sensitively.

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Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich

The largest figure in world history, whose life and state activity left the deepest mark not only in the fate of the Soviet people, but also of all mankind, will be the subject of careful study of historians for more than one century. The historical and biographical feature of this personality is that it will never be forgotten.
During Stalin's tenure as Supreme Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the State Defense Committee, our country was marked by victory in the Great Patriotic War, massive labor and front-line heroism, the transformation of the USSR into a superpower with significant scientific, military and industrial potential, and the strengthening of our country's geopolitical influence in the world.
Ten Stalinist strikes - the common name for a number of major offensive strategic operations in the Great Patriotic War, carried out in 1944 by the armed forces of the USSR. Along with other offensive operations, they made a decisive contribution to the victory of the countries of the Anti-Hitler coalition over Nazi Germany and its allies in World War II.

Prince Monomakh Vladimir Vsevolodovich

The most remarkable of the Russian princes of the pre-Tatar period of our history, who left behind great fame and a good memory.

Grachev Pavel Sergeevich

The hero of the USSR. May 5, 1988 "for the performance of combat missions with minimal casualties and for the professional command of a controlled formation and the successful actions of the 103rd Airborne Division, in particular, to occupy the strategically important pass Satukandav (Khost province) during the military operation" Highway " "Received the Gold Star medal No. 11573. Commander of the Airborne Forces of the USSR. In total, during his military service, he made 647 parachute jumps, some of them while testing new equipment.
He was shell-shocked 8 times, received several wounds. Suppressed the armed coup in Moscow and thereby saved the system of democracy. As Minister of Defense, he made great efforts to preserve the remnants of the army - a task that few people had in the history of Russia. Only because of the collapse of the army and a decrease in the number of military equipment in the Armed Forces, he could not end the Chechen war victoriously.

Bobrok-Volynsky Dmitry Mikhailovich

Boyar and governor of the Grand Duke Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy. "Developer" of the tactics of the Battle of Kulikovo.

Skopin-Shuisky Mikhail Vasilievich

In the conditions of the decomposition of the Russian state during the Time of Troubles, with minimal material and human resources, he created an army that defeated the Polish-Lithuanian interventionists and liberated most of the Russian state.

Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich

Soldier, several wars (including World War I and World War II). passed the way to Marshal of the USSR and Poland. Military intellectual. not resorting to "obscene leadership." he knew tactics in military affairs to the subtleties. practice, strategy and operational art.

Momyshuly Bauyrzhan

Fidel Castro called him a hero of World War II.
He brilliantly put into practice the tactics developed by Major General I.V. Panfilov of fighting with small forces against an enemy many times superior in strength, which later received the name "Momyshuly's spiral".

Kutuzov Mikhail Illarionovich

After Zhukov, who took Berlin, the brilliant strategist Kutuzov, who drove the French out of Russia, should be second.

Udatny Mstislav Mstislavovich

A real knight, recognized as a fair commander in Europe

Wrangel Pyotr Nikolaevich

Member of the Russo-Japanese and World War I, one of the main leaders (1918−1920) of the White movement during the Civil War. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army in the Crimea and Poland (1920). General Staff Lieutenant General (1918). Georgievsky Cavalier.

Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich

Because it inspires many by personal example.

Duke of Württemberg Eugene

Infantry general, cousin of the Emperors Alexander I and Nicholas I. Served in the Russian Army since 1797 (enlisted as a colonel in the Life Guards Cavalry Regiment by the Decree of Emperor Paul I). Participated in military campaigns against Napoleon in 1806-1807. For participation in the battle near Pultusk in 1806 he was awarded the Order of St. George the Victorious 4th degree, for the campaign of 1807 he received a golden weapon "For Courage", distinguished himself in the campaign of 1812 (personally led the 4th Jaeger Regiment into battle in the battle of Smolensk), for participation in the Battle of Borodino he was awarded the Order of St. George the Victorious, 3rd degree. Since November 1812, the commander of the 2nd infantry corps in the army of Kutuzov. He took an active part in the foreign campaigns of the Russian army in 1813-1814, the units under his command especially distinguished themselves in the battle of Kulm in August 1813, and in the "battle of the peoples" at Leipzig. For courage at Leipzig, Duke Eugene was awarded the Order of St. George, 2nd degree. Parts of his corps were the first to enter the defeated Paris on April 30, 1814, for which Eugene of Württemberg received the rank of general of infantry. From 1818 to 1821 was the commander of the 1st Army Infantry Corps. Contemporaries considered Prince Eugene of Württemberg one of the best Russian infantry commanders during the Napoleonic Wars. On December 21, 1825, Nicholas I was appointed chief of the Tauride Grenadier Regiment, which became known as the Grenadier Regiment of His Royal Highness Prince Eugene of Württemberg. On August 22, 1826, he was awarded the Order of St. Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Participated in the Russian-Turkish war of 1827-1828. as commander of the 7th Infantry Corps. On October 3, he defeated a large Turkish detachment on the Kamchik River.

Antonov Alexey Innokentievich

He became famous as a talented staff officer. Participated in the development of almost all significant operations of the Soviet troops in the Great Patriotic War since December 1942.
The only one of all the awarded Soviet military leaders with the Order of Victory in the rank of army general, and the only Soviet holder of the order who was not awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Suvorov Alexander Vasilievich

If someone has not heard, write to no avail

Svyatoslav Igorevich

I want to propose "candidates" for Svyatoslav and his father, Igor, as the greatest generals and political leaders of their time, I think that it makes no sense to list their services to the fatherland to historians, I was unpleasantly surprised not to meet their names in this list. Sincerely.

Slashchev Yakov Alexandrovich

Barclay de Tolly Mikhail Bogdanovich

Finnish war.
Strategic retreat in the first half of 1812
European campaign of 1812

Denikin Anton Ivanovich

The commander, under whose leadership the white army with smaller forces for 1.5 years won victories over the red army and captured the North Caucasus, Crimea, Novorossia, Donbass, Ukraine, the Don, part of the Volga region and the central black earth provinces of Russia. He retained the dignity of the Russian name during the Second World War, refusing to cooperate with the Nazis, despite his uncompromisingly anti-Soviet position

Grand Duke of Russia Mikhail Nikolaevich

Feldzeugmeister General (Commander-in-Chief of the Artillery of the Russian Army), the youngest son of Emperor Nicholas I, Viceroy in the Caucasus since 1864. Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army in the Caucasus in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 Under his command, the fortresses of Kars, Ardagan, and Bayazet were taken.

Kolchak Alexander Vasilievich

Russian admiral who gave his life for the liberation of the Fatherland.
Scientist-oceanographer, one of the largest polar explorers of the late 19th - early 20th centuries, military and political figure, naval commander, full member of the Imperial Russian Geographical Society, leader of the White Movement, Supreme Ruler of Russia.

Kornilov Lavr Georgievich

KORNILOV Lavr Georgievich (08/18/1870-04/31/1918) Colonel (02/02/1905). Major General (12/1912). Lieutenant General (08/26/1914). Infantry General (06/30/1917). with a gold medal from the Nikolaev Academy of the General Staff (1898). Officer at the headquarters of the Turkestan Military District, 1889-1904. Participant in the Russian-Japanese war of 1904 - 1905: headquarters officer of the 1st rifle brigade (at its headquarters). When retreating from Mukden, the brigade got surrounded. Having led the rearguard, he broke through the encirclement with a bayonet attack, ensuring the freedom of defensive combat operations of the brigade. Military attache in China, 04/01/1907 - 02/24/1911. Participant in the First World War: commander of the 48th Infantry Division of the 8th Army (General Brusilov). During the general retreat, the 48th division was surrounded and General Kornilov, who was wounded on 04.1915, was captured near the Duklinsky Pass (Carpathians); 08.1914-04.1915. Captured by the Austrians, 04.1915-06.1916. Having changed into the uniform of an Austrian soldier, he escaped from captivity on 06.1915. Commander of the 25th Rifle Corps, 06.1916-04.1917. Commander of the Petrograd Military District, 03-04.1917. Commander of the 8th Army, 04.24-07.08.1917. On 05/19/1917, by his order, he introduced the formation of the first volunteer "1st Shock Detachment of the 8th Army" under the command of Captain Nezhentsev. Commander of the Southwestern Front...

Loris-Melikov Mikhail Tarielovich

Known mainly as one of the secondary characters in the story "Hadji Murad" by L.N. Tolstoy, Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov went through all the Caucasian and Turkish campaigns of the second half of the middle of the 19th century.

Having shown himself excellently during the Caucasian War, during the Kars campaign of the Crimean War, Loris-Melikov led intelligence, and then successfully served as commander-in-chief during the difficult Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, having won a number of important victories over the united Turkish troops and in the third once captured Kars, by that time considered impregnable.

Gorbaty-Shuisky Alexander Borisovich

Hero of the Kazan War, the first governor of Kazan

Dolgorukov Yury Alekseevich

An outstanding statesman and military leader of the era of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, prince. Commanding the Russian army in Lithuania, in 1658 he defeated hetman V. Gonsevsky in the battle of Verki, taking him prisoner. This was the first time after 1500 when a Russian governor captured the hetman. In 1660, at the head of an army sent under Mogilev, besieged by the Polish-Lithuanian troops, he won a strategic victory over the enemy on the Basya River near the village of Gubarevo, forcing hetmans P. Sapieha and S. Czarnetsky to retreat from the city. Thanks to the actions of Dolgorukov, the "front line" in Belarus along the Dnieper was preserved until the end of the war of 1654-1667. In 1670, he led an army sent to fight against the Cossacks of Stenka Razin, in the shortest possible time suppressed the Cossack rebellion, which later led to the Don Cossacks swearing allegiance to the tsar and the transformation of the Cossacks from robbers into "sovereign servants".

Svyatoslav Igorevich

Grand Duke of Novgorod, from 945 Kyiv. Son of Grand Duke Igor Rurikovich and Princess Olga. Svyatoslav became famous as a great commander, whom N.M. Karamzin called "Alexander (Macedonian) of our ancient history."

After the military campaigns of Svyatoslav Igorevich (965-972), the territory of the Russian land increased from the Volga to the Caspian, from the North Caucasus to the Black Sea, from the Balkan Mountains to Byzantium. Defeated Khazaria and Volga Bulgaria, weakened and frightened the Byzantine Empire, opened the way for trade between Russia and Eastern countries

Platov Matvei Ivanovich

Military ataman of the Don Cossack army. He began active military service at the age of 13. A member of several military companies, he is best known as the commander of the Cossack troops during the Patriotic War of 1812 and during the subsequent Foreign Campaign of the Russian Army. Thanks to the successful actions of the Cossacks under his command, Napoleon's saying went down in history:
- Happy is the commander who has Cossacks. If I had an army of Cossacks alone, then I would conquer all of Europe.

Kondratenko Roman Isidorovich

Warrior of honor without fear and reproach, the soul of the defense of Port Arthur.

Kappel Vladimir Oskarovich

Perhaps the most talented commander of the entire Civil War, even if compared with the commanders of all its sides. A man of powerful military talent, fighting spirit and Christian noble qualities is a real White Knight. Kappel's talent and personal qualities were noticed and respected even by his opponents. The author of many military operations and exploits - including the capture of Kazan, the Great Siberian Ice Campaign, etc. Many of his calculations, which were not evaluated in time and missed through no fault of his own, later turned out to be the most correct, which was shown by the course of the Civil War.

Baklanov Yakov Petrovich

An outstanding strategist and a mighty warrior, he earned respect and fear of his name from the invincible highlanders who forgot the iron grip of the "Thunderstorm of the Caucasus". At the moment - Yakov Petrovich, a model of the spiritual strength of a Russian soldier in front of the proud Caucasus. His talent crushed the enemy and minimized the time frame of the Caucasian War, for which he received the nickname "Boklu" akin to the devil for his fearlessness.

Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich

Successfully commanded the Soviet troops during the Great Patriotic War. Among other things, he stopped the Germans near Moscow, took Berlin.

Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich

He led the armed struggle of the Soviet people in the war against Germany and its allies and satellites, as well as in the war against Japan.
He led the Red Army to Berlin and Port Arthur.

Suvorov Mikhail Vasilievich

The only one who can be called GENERALLISIMUS ... Bagration, Kutuzov are his students ...

Saltykov Petr Semenovich

One of those commanders who managed to exemplary defeat one of the best commanders of Europe in the 18th century - Frederick II of Prussia

Barclay de Tolly Mikhail Bogdanovich

Full Knight of the Order of St. George. In the history of military art, according to Western authors (for example: J. Witter), he entered as the architect of the strategy and tactics of "scorched earth" - cutting off the main enemy troops from the rear, depriving them of supplies and organizing a guerrilla war in their rear. M.V. Kutuzov, after taking command of the Russian army, in fact, continued the tactics developed by Barclay de Tolly and defeated Napoleon's army.

Karyagin Pavel Mikhailovich

Colonel, Chief of the 17th Jaeger Regiment. He showed himself most clearly in the Persian Company of 1805; when, with a detachment of 500 people, surrounded by a 20,000-strong Persian army, he resisted it for three weeks, not only repelling Persian attacks with honor, but taking fortresses himself, and finally, with a detachment of 100 people, made his way to Tsitsianov, who was going to help him.

Kuznetsov Nikolai Gerasimovich

He made a great contribution to the strengthening of the fleet before the war; conducted a number of major exercises, became the initiator of the opening of new maritime schools and maritime special schools (later Nakhimov schools). On the eve of Germany's sudden attack on the USSR, he took effective measures to increase the combat readiness of the fleets, and on the night of June 22 he gave the order to bring them to full combat readiness, which made it possible to avoid the loss of ships and naval aviation.

Shein Mikhail

Hero of the Smolensk Defense 1609-11
He led the Smolensk fortress in the siege for almost 2 years, it was one of the longest siege campaigns in Russian history, which predetermined the defeat of the Poles during the Troubles

Field Marshal Ivan Gudovich

The assault on the Turkish fortress of Anapa on June 22, 1791. In terms of complexity and importance, it is only inferior to the assault on Izmail by A.V. Suvorov.
A 7,000-strong Russian detachment stormed Anapa, which was defended by a 25,000-strong Turkish garrison. At the same time, shortly after the start of the assault, 8,000 mounted mountaineers and Turks attacked the Russian detachment from the mountains, who attacked the Russian camp, but could not break into it, were repulsed in a fierce battle and pursued by Russian cavalry.
The fierce battle for the fortress lasted over 5 hours. Of the Anapa garrison, about 8,000 people died, 13,532 defenders were taken prisoner, led by the commandant and Sheikh Mansur. A small part (about 150 people) escaped on ships. Almost all artillery was captured or destroyed (83 cannons and 12 mortars), 130 banners were taken. To the nearby fortress of Sudzhuk-Kale (on the site of modern Novorossiysk), Gudovich sent a separate detachment from Anapa, but when he approached, the garrison burned the fortress and fled to the mountains, leaving 25 guns.
The losses of the Russian detachment were very high - 23 officers and 1,215 privates were killed, 71 officers and 2,401 privates were wounded (slightly lower data are indicated in Sytin's Military Encyclopedia - 940 killed and 1,995 wounded). Gudovich was awarded the Order of St. George of the 2nd degree, all the officers of his detachment were awarded, a special medal was established for the lower ranks.

Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich

To a person to whom this name does not say anything - there is no need to explain and it is useless. To the one to whom it says something - and so everything is clear.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union. Commander of the 3rd Belorussian Front. The youngest front commander. Counts,. that of the army general - but before his death (February 18, 1945) he received the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
He liberated three of the six capitals of the Union Republics captured by the Nazis: Kyiv, Minsk. Vilnius. Decided the fate of Keniksberg.
One of the few who pushed back the Germans on June 23, 1941.
He held the front in Valdai. In many ways, he determined the fate of repelling the German offensive on Leningrad. He kept Voronezh. Freed Kursk.
He successfully advanced until the summer of 1943. Having formed the top of the Kursk Bulge with his army. Liberated the Left Bank of Ukraine. Take Kyiv. Repelled Manstein's counterattack. Liberated Western Ukraine.
Carried out the operation Bagration. Surrounded and captured by his offensive in the summer of 1944, the Germans then humiliatedly marched through the streets of Moscow. Belarus. Lithuania. Neman. East Prussia.

Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich

People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, Generalissimo of the Soviet Union, Supreme Commander. Brilliant military leadership of the USSR in World War II.

Gurko Joseph Vladimirovich

Field Marshal General (1828-1901) Hero of Shipka and Plevna, Liberator of Bulgaria (a street in Sofia was named after him, a monument was erected). In 1877 he commanded the 2nd Guards Cavalry Division. To quickly capture some of the passes through the Balkans, Gurko led an advance detachment, composed of four cavalry regiments, an infantry brigade and a newly formed Bulgarian militia, with two batteries of horse artillery. Gurko completed his task quickly and boldly, won a series of victories over the Turks, ending with the capture of Kazanlak and Shipka. During the struggle for Plevna, Gurko, at the head of the troops of the guard and cavalry of the western detachment, defeated the Turks near Gorny Dubnyak and Telish, then again went to the Balkans, occupied Entropol and Orkhanie, and after the fall of Plevna, reinforced by the IX Corps and the 3rd Guards Infantry Division , despite the terrible cold, he crossed the Balkan Range, took Philippopolis and occupied Adrianople, opening the way to Constantinople. At the end of the war, he commanded military districts, was a governor-general, and a member of the state council. Buried in Tver (settlement Sakharovo)

Saltykov Pyotr Semyonovich

The most important successes of the Russian army in the Seven Years' War of 1756-1763 are associated with his name. Winner in the battles of Palzig,
In the battle of Kunersdorf, having defeated the Prussian king Frederick II the Great, Berlin was taken by the troops of Totleben and Chernyshev.

Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich

He was the Supreme Commander of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War! Under his leadership, the USSR won the Great Victory during the Great Patriotic War!

Pokryshkin Alexander Ivanovich

Air Marshal of the USSR, the first three times Hero of the Soviet Union, a symbol of victory over the Nazi Wehrmacht in the air, one of the most successful fighter pilots of the Great Patriotic War (WWII).

Participating in air battles of the Great Patriotic War, he developed and "tested" in battles a new tactic of air combat, which made it possible to seize the initiative in the air and eventually defeat the fascist Luftwaffe. In fact, he created a whole school of aces of the Second World War. Commanding the 9th Guards Air Division, he continued to personally participate in air battles, scoring 65 air victories over the entire period of the war.

Kotlyarevsky Petr Stepanovich

Hero of the Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813 At one time they called the Caucasian Suvorov. On October 19, 1812, at the Aslanduz ford across the Araks, at the head of a detachment of 2221 people with 6 guns, Pyotr Stepanovich defeated the Persian army of 30,000 people with 12 guns. In other battles, he also acted not by number, but by skill.

Drozdovsky Mikhail Gordeevich

He managed to bring his subordinate troops to the Don in full force, fought extremely effectively in the conditions of the civil war.

Suvorov Alexander Vasilievich

He is a great commander who did not lose a single (!) Battle, the founder of Russian military affairs, brilliantly fought battles, regardless of its conditions.

Ushakov Fedor Fedorovich

A man whose faith, courage, and patriotism defended our state

Antonov Alexey Inokent'evich

Chief strategist of the USSR in 1943-45, practically unknown to society
"Kutuzov" World War II

Humble and dedicated. Victorious. The author of all operations since the spring of 1943 and the victory itself. Others gained fame - Stalin and the commanders of the fronts.

Bennigsen Leonty Leontievich

Surprisingly, a Russian general who did not speak Russian, who made up the glory of Russian weapons at the beginning of the 19th century.

Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich

He commanded a tank corps, the 60th Army, from April 1944 - the 3rd Belorussian Front. He showed a bright talent and especially distinguished himself during the Belarusian and East Prussian operations. Distinguished by the ability to conduct highly maneuverable combat operations. Mortally wounded in February 1945.

Generals of Ancient Russia

... Ivan III (capture of Novgorod, Kazan), Vasily III (capture of Smolensk), Ivan IV the Terrible (capture of Kazan, Livonian campaigns), M.I. Vorotynsky (battle of Molodi with Devlet Giray), Tsar V.I. Shuisky (battle of Dobrynichy, capture of Tula), M.V. Skopin-Shuisky (liberation of Moscow from False Dmitry II), F.I. Sheremetev (liberation of the Volga region from False Dmitry II), F.I. Mstislavsky (many different campaigns, rebuffing Kazy-Girey), There were many generals in the Time of Troubles.

Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich

Marshal of the Soviet Union. Chief of Staff of the Southwestern Front, then at the same time the headquarters of the troops of the Southwestern direction, commander of the 16th (11th Guards Army). From 1943 he commanded the troops of the 1st Baltic and 3rd Belorussian fronts. He showed leadership talent and especially distinguished himself during the Belarusian and East Prussian operations. He stood out for his ability to prudently and flexibly respond to imminent changes in the situation.