Vladimir Shuralyov
Vladimir Shuralyov | |
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Belorussian Military District Vystrel course | |
| Awards | Order of Honour Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Star Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" Third Class Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold |
Vladimir Mikhailovich Shuralyov (Russian: Владимир Михайлович Шуралёв; 3 April 1935 – 2 March 2020) was a Soviet and later Russian military officer who held a number of posts in the Soviet Army, reaching the rank of army general.
Drafted into the
In retirement Shuralyov became a leading analyst at the
Early life and career
Shuralyov was born in 1935 in
Command positions
Shuralyov graduated from the Military Academy of the Armoured Forces in 1965, and went on to command a tank battalion in the Kiev Military District.[1][3] From 1967 he was chief of staff of a tank regiment, and its commander from 1970.[3] In 1971 he became chief of staff of a motorized rifle division, serving in the Kiev Military District and the Transbaikal Military District until 1973.[1][3] He graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff in 1975, and took command of a tank division in the Baltic Military District.[1][2][3] In 1977 he became first deputy commander, and from January 1979 commander, of the 8th Tank Army, deployed in the Carpathian Military District.[3] This was soon followed in July 1980 with the position of commander of the 2nd Guards Tank Army, part of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.[3] In March 1984 he was advanced to become first deputy commander-in-chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, having been promoted to lieutenant-general on 30 October 1981.[3]
In February 1985 Shuralyov was appointed commander of the
Retirement
Shuralyov retired from active service in April 1992, and became a leading analyst at the
Death and honours
Shuralyov died in Moscow on 2 March 2020 at the age of 84, after sustaining injuries when he was struck by the driver of a reversing van near his house on 1 March.[1][5] A criminal case was opened against the driver.[5] Shuralyov was buried on 5 March in the Federal Military Memorial Cemetery in a funeral ceremony led by Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov and attended by around 500 people.[4][6]
He had received a number of awards and honours over his career, including the Order of Honour, Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Star and the Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" Third Class.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Экс-замминистра обороны СССР Шуралев погиб в ДТП" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Шуралев Владимир Михайлович". eurasian-defence.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Бывший замминистра обороны СССР погиб в ДТП" (in Russian). Sakha News. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Gazeta.ru. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Советский генерал скончался после наезда на него иномарки в Москве" (in Russian). Izvestia. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Peshkov, Aleksandr (5 March 2020). "Погибшего в ДТП экс-замминистра обороны СССР похоронили на военном кладбище в Мытищах" (in Russian). tvzvezda.ru. Retrieved 7 March 2020.