Sergey Akhromeyev
| Sergey Akhromeyev | |
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Marshal of the Soviet Union Sergey F. Akhromeyev during his visit to the United States in 1988
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| Born |
May 5, 1923 Vindrey village, Torbeyevsky District, Mordovia, Soviet Union |
| Died | August 24, 1991 (aged 68) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Years of service | 1940–1991 |
| Rank | Marshal of the Soviet Union |
| Commands held | Soviet General Staff, Far Eastern Military District |
| Battles/wars |
World War II Soviet–Afghan War |
| Awards |
  (4)Order of the October Revolution Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Banner (2) Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia) |
Sergey Fyodorovich Akhromeyev (Russian: Серге́й Фёдорович Ахроме́ев; May 5, 1923 – August 24, 1991) was a Soviet military figure, Hero of the Soviet Union (1982) and Marshal of the Soviet Union (1983).
Akhromeyev was a Naval Infantry junior officer on the Eastern Front, serving with distinction during the Siege of Leningrad front. At one point he was ordered to guard and hold a road on which the German Army would be trying to advance. Despite a bloody battle, he was able to accomplish the task. Relating the story during a meal with Secretary of State George Shultz and Ambassador Ken Adelman in Reykjavik during the Reagan Administration, Akhromeyev told Shultz that his accomplishment was not only a great sign of his patriotism, as Shultz suggested, but also was because had he abandoned the road, Stalin would have had him shot.
In 1984-1988, Akhromeyev was Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces. In that capacity he was heavily involved in the talks which brought an end to the Cold War. However, he grew increasingly dissatisfied with Mikhail Gorbachev's approach to reforming the military, in particular his insistence on dismantling the newest and most accurate ballistic missile in the Soviet Army — the SS-23 Spider - under the tenets of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and resigned from that position.
In March 1990, he was made Advisor to the President of the USSR on military affairs.
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