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Georgy Shpak | |
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Birth name | Georgy Ivanovich Shpak |
Born | Osipovichi, Mogilev Oblast, BSSR, Soviet Union | September 8, 1943
Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Service | Russian Airborne Forces |
Years of service | 1966–2003 |
Rank | General |
Commands | 350th Guards Airborne Regminet 6th Army Turkestan Military District Volga Military District Russian Airborne Forces |
Battles / wars | Soviet–Afghan War Yugoslavia Wars First Chechen War Second Chechen War |
4th Governor of Ryazan Oblast | |
In office 12 April 2004 – 12 April 2008 | |
Preceded by | Vyacheslav Lyubimov |
Succeeded by | Oleg Kovalyov |
Georgy Ivanovich Shpak (Russian: Георгий Иванович Шпак; born 8 September 1943) is a Russian military commander. He was the governor of Ryazan Oblast, Russia from 2004 to 2008.[1]
He was the commander of Russian Airborne Troops from 1996 to 2003.[2]