Alexander Zhuravlyov
| Alexander Zhuravlyov Александр Журавлёв |
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| Born |
December 5, 1965 Golyshmanovo, Tyumen Oblast, Russia |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union1982–1991  Russia1991–present |
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 Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces
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| Years of service | 1982–present |
| Rank |
 Colonel General
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| Battles/wars | Russian military intervention in Syria |
Colonel General Alexander Alexandrovich Zhuravlyov (Russian: Александр Александрович Журавлёв; born 1965) is a Russian Ground Forces officer who has commanded the military force in Syria during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War and currently serves as the commander of the Eastern Military Academy. After returning from Syria, he became the Deputy Chief of the General Staff before being appointed to his current position in November 2017. He was also awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2016 by a directive of the President.
He was born in the town of Golyshmanovo, in the Tyumen Oblast, in 1965. In 1982, Zhuralvyov finished secondary schooled and joined the Soviet Army. He graduated from the Chelyabinsk Higher Tank Command School in 1986 and the Marshal of the Soviet Union Malinovsky Armored Forces Academy in 1996. Finally, in 2008 Zhuravlyov graduated from the General Staff Academy. During his service, he was stationed in Czechoslovakia (1986–1991), the Volga (1991–1994), Far Eastern (1994–2006), North Caucasus (2008–2008), Central (2010–2015), and Southern Military Districts (since 2015). He has served as the chief of staff of the 58th Army and as commander of the 2nd Guards Tank Army before being transferred to the Southern Military District in 2015. Promoted to lieutenant general in 2014.
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