Andrei Grechko
| Andrei Grechko Андре́й Гре́чко |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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In office 12 April 1967 – 26 April 1976 |
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| Premier | Alexei Kosygin |
| Preceded by | Rodion Malinovsky |
| Succeeded by | Dmitriy Ustinov |
| Full member of the 23rd, 24th Politburo | |
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In office 27 April 1973 – 26 April 1976 |
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Andrei Antonovich Grechko 4 October 1903 Golodaevka, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 April 1976 (aged 72) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
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 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1976 |
| Rank | Marshal of the Soviet Union |
| Commands |
18th Army 1st Guards Army Kiev Military District |
| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War, Second World War |
Andrei Antonovich Grechko (Russian: Андре́й Анто́нович Гре́чко; 17 October [O.S. 4 October] 1903 – 26 April 1976) was a Soviet general, Marshal of the Soviet Union and Minister of Defense.
Born in a small town near Rostov-on-Don on 17 October 1903, the son of Ukrainian peasants, he joined the Red Army in 1919, where he was a part of the “Budyonny Cavalry”. After the Russian Civil War, Grechko was enrolled into the 6th Cavalry College in the city of Taganrog, which he graduated in 1926. He joined the Communist Party in 1928, and graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1936. He next attended the Soviet General Staff Academy, graduating in 1941, just a few weeks before the beginning of Operation Barbarossa.
Grechko’s first command during the second world war was of the 34th Cavalry Division, which put up a valiant fight around Kremenchug (near Kiev) in the Ukraine. On 15 January 1942, Grechko was put in command of the entire V Cavalry Corps. Starting 15 April 1942 and lasting until 16 October 1943, Grechko was placed in command of 12th Army, 47th Army, 18th Army, and 56th Army. All of these units were part of the North Caucasus Front, and Grechko led them all with distinction.
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