Dmitri Sukhorukov
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Dmitri Semyonovich Sukhorukov was a Soviet General of the army who commanded the Soviet airborne between 1979 and 1987, during the Soviet–Afghan War. Sukhorukov fought as company commander in the 104t
Dmitri Sukhorukov
Vasily Margelov
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Vasily Filippovich Margelov was a Red Army General who commanded the Soviet Airborne Forces from 1954 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1979. During his total of 23 years commanding the Soviet Airborne Forces,
Dmitri Sukhorukov
…Sukhorukov was the Transcaucasian Military District's deputy commander from 1974 to 1976, after which he led the Central Group of Forces. He replaced Vasily Margelov as commanded of the Soviet airborne in 1979. In 1987, Sukhorukov was replaced by Nikolai Kalinin and became the deputy defense minister for personnel…
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Margelov speaking to paratroopers
An Il-76 transport loading paratroops in 1984
Monument in Chișinău