Pyotr Lushev

Pyotr Georgievich Lushev
Lushev in 1980
Native name	Пётр Гео́ргиевич Лу́шев
Born	18 October 1923 Poboishche village, Yemetsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	23 March 1997(1997-03-23) (aged 73) Moscow, Russia
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1941–1992
Rank	Army General
Commands	1st Guards Tank Army Volga Military District Central Asian Military District Moscow Military District Soviet Forces in Germany Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
Battles / wars	World War II Volkhov Front Leningrad Front Sinyavin offensive
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class Order of the Red Star (2)

Pyotr Georgievich Lushev (Russian: Пётр Гео́ргиевич Лу́шев; 18 October 1923 – 23 March 1997) was an Army General of the Soviet Army during the Cold War who was the last Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. Lushev was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on his birthday in 1983.