Andrey Serdyukov
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| Native name | Андрей Николаевич Сердюков |
| Born |
4 March 1962 Uglegorsky, Tatsinsky District, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Federation |
| Service/branch | Russian Airborne Troops |
| Commands held |
138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade |
| Battles/wars |
First Chechen War |
| Awards |
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd class |
138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
106th Guards Airborne Division
5th Red Banner Army
First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 3rd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" 4th class with Swords
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of Courage
Order of Honour
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd class
Andrey Nikolaevich Serdyukov (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Сердюков; born 4 March 1962) is a Russian Armed Forces colonel general and commander of the Russian Airborne Troops.
Serdyukov served in the Soviet Airborne Forces as a junior officer and rose to battalion command. He graduated from the Frunze Military Academy and became a deputy regimental commander in the Russian Airborne Troops and then a regimental commander. Serdyukov fought in the First Chechen War and served as a deputy brigade commander in Kosovo, participating in the Incident at Pristina airport. Between 2002 and 2003 he led the 138th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade and in 2004 took command of the 106th Guards Airborne Division.
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