Vladimir Lobov
| Vladimir Nikolayevich Lobov | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Vladimir Nikolayevich Lobov |
| Born |
July 22, 1935 Buraevo, Burayevsky District, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union Russia
|
| Years of service | 1954–1994 |
| Rank |
 Army General
|
| Commands held |
Chief of the General Staff Central Asian Military District |
| Battles/wars | Invasion of Czechoslovakia |
| Awards |
Order of the Red Banner Order of Kutuzov II Order of the Red Star Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR II Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR III |
| Spouse(s) | Valentina Fyodorovna |
Vladimir Nikolayevich Lobov (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Ло́бов; born 22 July 1935) is a former Soviet and Russian military commander, who was Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces in 1991, General of the Army, Doctor of Military Sciences and People's Deputy of the USSR from 1989 to 1991.
Lobov was born into a large family with six children on the 22nd July 1935 in the village of Buraevo, having four brothers and a sister. His father was a mechanic of machine and tractor systems (MTS), and his mother also worked on the farm. Lobov found his childhood quite difficult as his family were often missing clothes and food, and his school was far from home, where he had to walk in severe weather conditions.
In 1954, he was drafted into the Soviet Army, serving in the Artillery Regiment of the 201st Mountain Division of the Turkestan Military District in Stalinabad. In September 1956, Sergeant Lobov was sent to study at the Ryazan Artillery School, where he graduated in 1959, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. After graduation, he became the Commander of a platoon of cadets. In 1960, he passed the retraining of military courses and in September, he was sent to the newly formed Strategic Rocket Forces of the USSR, serving as the Commander of a platoon of cadets, the instructor and Assistant Chief of Training in the training school of Sergeants in the Missile Division in the Chita region. Lobov served until 1964 and was sent for entrance exams in Moscow in the Frunze Military Academy. In 1967, he graduated and reached the rank of Captain.
In August 1968, he participated in the invasion of Czechoslovakia, and his battalion captured a military airfield near Prague. In May 1969, he became the Chief of Staff, and from 1970, became the Commander of the 74th Separate Motorised Rifle Regiment of Training in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany.
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