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Nikolai Ogarkov | |
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| Native name | Николай Васильевич Огарков |
| Nickname(s) | "Formidable soldier" «грозный солдат» |
| Born | 30 October 1917 Molokovo, Bezhetsky Uyezd, Tver Governorate, Russian Republic |
| Died | 23 January 1994 (aged 76) Moscow, Russia |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Years of service | 1937–1994 |
| Rank |  Marshal of the Soviet Union (1977-1991) |
| Commands | Western theater of war command Soviet General Staff Volga Military District 20th Guards Motor Rifle Division |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков; 30 October 1917 – 23 January 1994) was a prominent Soviet military personality. He was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977. Between 1977 and 1984, he was Chief of the General Staff of the USSR. He became widely known in the West when he became the Soviet military's spokesman following the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Moneron Island in September 1983. He was dismissed as Chief of the General Staff on 6 September 1984.[1]
- ^ Garthoff, Raymond L. (1994). The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. p. 186–187. ISBN 0-8157-3060-8.