MILITARY INFORMATION FROM THE SOVIET PRESS, 17 AUGUST-14 OCTOBER 1955

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i?tII,Tt,',RY IfJFORttATIOid i'R0;4 ^_:~ SOVIvi' FRi:S:;,
17 :;UGUST-1 t OCTOBPs.R l0';5
(Colretent: Thin report nr::~en:,~ in. o:;;:atio:: o:; outat:~a
Soviet din,
militax?y and para.:ulitar~ i%er.:onalt CL=a . ,,:;i a::ric;; .
the most recent references to ^,ajor military t:ad naval ~;..n,.aildo,
andaws,T.aries of sxticles Land editorials o: s eai~:i _.;ilii:::ry
importance. The report 'u ietaants the
viet " pP FDD Gw~,n:?y eerie.>, So-
hiilitary Infor::.ation From ;:nay;: ;-re-cia" :nd Otl:ar
lica~ions. 1'ttb-
,Lt asteriol: after a peraoaai nc:?r.e indi.;e.ec. , hat; in~o.mntio.^.
is con?ained wider the name. ;;; the Y_rssnaliti;; c: Obituaries
section of this report. A i~racketed ra: or
Gen) indicate.; that the oi?i:_cr ;.as _,?~,;; i'o~ition, ,..,~. [Col
in that rank or position. L,;t ,.,. ~"'-'y "'-" irlcntified
"^.: not so icer.;;iiicd in th^_ sources
of this report. Sdhen idenri:icatios .,; not 1;o.;i:.i;e, a au:.;tion
tsax?k follo?,rs the i nrx
:soviet T~nkmen's Day
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SeptemUer, was attended U~? oat;, o t. :nisi ,.u y i i~u, c of ~ .,u.^Picient :; atm
to -~aurrant mention in the pre::,::: Colonel Gene: el of 'I`:rJ: Troops P. P. ~POLU-
BOY.IROV}, who :1so attended thc: 1953 :.ad 19;4 ccie':;r:i~-u-. Otaer - __
Lst the shove meetinG were a ropresentutiae of t_he i,art?r, th^ gorlsomol, nnd"
the Ministry of Transport J?iachine Building. ?
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In comparison, the 1y54 ~-etinC a? t.'?:e Ceara ^_'iu,ac::r ?.:as :atcndc,
[then] Idinistcr of Defense BULGAirIIr, I?i:u?s'sr~l of tL?cillcry 22I:T1i;I,II1, :?fur?:;LaiJ
of Armored Troops RORi?ffSTROV, Deputy Defena;: I?[inistcr VP.SII.I:VSiay, CISef ,~_~
the I?inin Political Administration ZI~II,TOV, Afaraivil [no?~r Chief Efarshal] of
Aviation ZHIGA.RuV, and POLUBOYAROV.
Gtinister of Defense Observes hLn~uver~
A photograph in Krasnaya Zv~eda, 28 September 155, si:oued I?farshals of
the Soviet Onion ZI3UKOV and KOIrnV surrounded i;y Soviet aoldiers in field
dress; the caption stated that the photograph :ras :.:ade "after tactical exer-
ciaca," but did not give the la:a~ioa.
Iroteuorthy Identifications
The caution to the above photo rani; aru 'o a airular',}:oograpi: iu
Sovetslay Flot on the aa:,e day iden'.iPied, _Oi? ti:e first tine in the Soviet
Press, Idarshaa I. S. KOIdcV na "Deputy Idinist?=r o~ D_:.`ensc."
? Vlndim3r Afauas'yevich i:P..SAT02fOV, la.,t identified as Vice-Admiral in
Sovetal:aya Estoniya, 24 July 19jj, ai~nc3 a:: ai?tiele in Sovasl:iy F1ot,
2 Septe:lber 1955, as ".'1d_^tir:1. ? Tiic ^i; Sid.. ~,, ; ilea: also identified
i;:,S."40i10V as Co:rmande? of ~ B:_~?~io Fle__, bu, ius ::oiuing Chat position is
::o~. in doubt, since on 28 Septe:aber 19>5, articlea in Pravda and other ne~.rs-
_rapers identified Admiral. kracniy Grigor'yevich GOLOJKO as Co:m::ander of the
Baltic Fleet.
Identification of t?Lilitary and Iraval Co::-:ands
The latest mention in tho aotL ces of r.his repo ~ of the r.:ilitary and
naval conuaands listed beiox ?.ras :.v:dc on ;,i:e date indicated:
Baltic Fleet (6losco?,r, Sove~..;ciy Flot, 27 _
J::.l 55)
Baltic I?itlitary Diatrict (?'oacou, iC?asnaya i:ve?da, 7 Sen 55)
- ;.
Belorussian iilitary Diatrict (Kracnaya ~?:ecda, 2j Se2; 55)
B1ac1: Saa Fleet (Sovetakiy Plot, 28 Sop ~';)
Cai_~~athinn I?Iilitary Diatrict (Kraanaya _vc::cia, ~ Oct j5)
wspiu, Sca Fiotiiia (swetskiy Flot, ''-', Sru 55)
Danube River Flotilla (Sovetsb-iy Floc, 8 Sep >)
Fa. Eust Dfititary rict (K:?ssna ~ ,
Dist ya Zvc:: u Oc~ 5>)
Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (fsaanaya Zvesda, ii Oct 551
Iaev Dilitary District (Krasmya we::da, ;i Oct , 5)
Leningrad I?filitary Distric~ (I4?asrcya ';vrsda, Oc;. 55)
idoscou 1?tilitary District (Kx?asnaya Zve::da, Occ 55)
North Caucesus Military District (Krasnaye ':?c2da, 5 Oct 5j)
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Northern Fleet (Krasnaya Zvezda, 2 Oct 55)
Northern Military District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 6 Oct 55)
Odessa Military District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 5 Oct 55)
Pacific Fleet (Sovetskiy Flot, 28 Sep 55)
Taurie Military District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 1F Oct 55)
Transbaykal Military District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 5 Oct 55)
Transcaucasus Military District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 5 Oct 55)
Turkestan I?filitary District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 6 Oct 55)
Volga Military District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 22 Sep 55)
Voronezh Lilitary District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 1 Oct 55)
West Siberian 1`filitary District (Krasnaya Zvezda, 30 Sep 55)
Personalities
ABASHVII, ,,I GG [GeorgiY SemenovichJ, Rear Adm
Combat Trairnin article, "Skillfully Utilize Every Mile of a Voyage Por
g," stressing the importance of perfecting combat training
and of utilizing every available moment during a cruise for carrying out
this training. (Afoscow, Sovetskiy Flot, 27 Aug 55)
ANDREYEV, N. T. [Nikolay TrofimovichJ, HSU, I?Silitary Commissar of the
Krigiz SSR
ACiDREYEV, identified only as Hero of the Soviet Union, and Kalinur
USENBF,KOV (also a Hero oP the Soviet Union), ;were present at a meeting in
Frunze cot~emorating the 50th anniversary of the revolution of 1905-1907.
(Frunze, Sovetskaya Kirgiziya, 1 Sep 55)
BliGRAb1YAN, I? Kh. (Ivan KhristoforovichJ, i?far SU
BAGRAt?fYAN, bfar SU S. S, B7RYUZOV~, and Deputy to the Supreme Soviet
USSR !~. S. YAKOVLEV~-, were present ^t -
1955, given by the Belgian Ambassador tojtheYUSSR in honor ,o?na2~risitingber
delegation from the Belgian Parliament. (btoscow, Pravda, 27 Sep 55)
BAGRAMYAN; Gens !;~?m G. K. 1?L1I.PNDIN*~ and V. V. KiJRASOV~; ld:a G. I.
LI;VCHGNKO*; Col Gens N. I. GUSEV*, P. A. KUROCHKIN*, and P. .".. BII.OV~;
and hfaj Gen S. V. SOKOLOV*, Chief of the Foreign Liaison Section of the
Ministry of Defense, were present at a receytion in 1?fosco~,r on 6 Octobor 1;55,
given by the Czechoslovak 1?Iilitary Attache in honor of Czechoslovak ?imty Day.
(I.toscow, Pravda, '7 Oct 55)
See also KRUGLOV, S. N. ?
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BELETSKIY, Ye. t?i., Lt Gen Avn. Deputy Chicf of Clain administrn'.;ion of the
Civil Air Fleet
BELOV, P. A. [Pavel Alekseyevich], Col Gen [HSU, Citairnan of the Central
Corunittee of Dosaaf USSR]
BIRYUTAV, S. S. [Bergey Semenovich], Afar SYT
BIRYUZOV, Gen tts-:n G. K. AfALANDIN*, and Deputies to the Supreme Soviet
USSR I. N. KOZHEDUB~ and N. hi. KHARL/,MOV~` were present at a reception in
iQoscow on 21 September 1955, given by the Chairmen of the Council of Na-
tionalities end the Council of the Union, Supreme Soviet USSR, in honor
of a visiting delegation from the Japanese Parliament. (Afoscow, Krasnaya
Zvazda, 22 Sep 55)
BOGDANOV, S. [Semen I1'ieh], Liar i,i;;td Trps, Twice RSU
Author of article, "The Armored Troops of the Soviet Army," commemo-
rating Tanluaen's Day, 25 September 1955? (Afoscow, Izvestiya, 25 Sep 55)
DEMCHUK, I., Ma,j Gen Tank Trps
Author of article. "Tankmen's Day." (tdoscow, Uchitel'skaya Gazeta,
24 Sep 55)
DUBOV, V. [Vsevelod Borisovich], Lt Cen [Chief of Staff of the North-
ern MD]
Author of article, "Experienced Soldiers: Active Assistants to the
Commander," concerning the best means of utilizing the services of ex-
perienced soldiers (starosluzhashchiye ~oldaty) -- those privates and pri-
vates first class who have served for some time in the military service.
DUBOV pointed out that because of the system of combat and political train-
ing used in troop units, a man's knowledge and experience grows xith each
year of service; therefore, these experienced men should be utilized by
commanders in the training of new compliments. DUBOV also distinguished
between "experienced soldiers" and re-enlistees (everkhsrochniki), and
criticized political organizations and Voyenizdat (The Military Publishing
House) far not propagandizing and publishing more information about the
latter. (Moscow, Krasnays Zvezda, 2 Oct 55)
DUBRO, Anton Vikent'yevich, "Retired General"
Identified as a retired general. DUBRO is active in party work in
Morskoy Rayon, city of Tallin. (Yellin, Sovetskaya Estoniya, 11 Sep 55)
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r'OiL-'ifdU [Yu. I. ], Col, A:_:.ia;~ :?llli.tary 1: `. ;.a r'n_~ ' o ~:.....
Sce SEIi r~.EV, A. I.
FOb1IIdIiCH [Ye . I. , Lt Gen Tad; Tres ~ ]
FOIdINIY,Fi (first name not given) spoke on fire role oi' the co:~taud^* ,,.,
the organizer and leader of bottle in ccrae:aporery ,~ux?, ut a meeting for
chiexs of evening universities and ;:arty scixaols, h~lci l,y ;;ire Political
Administration of the Leningrad ice. (:?osccv, Krasn:ya 3ve;?.du, 1 Oot 55)
Listed a,; consuitanc ir, the c,_:kin of the fiitn C.iuchuy ,; efreytcrcrt
"r:ochatov (An Incident in Pf~ iCocit~tov's Lite). (litcco,;, Krasnaya lvecae,
1l S=1' i5)
[Cxvnent: FURSOV's ..a:a?~ vas calsspelled "FURASOV" in Sovetskaya
B aorussiyn, 1 September 1955, aad so reL~orted iu FDD Swamary i'Io 710.]
GETt?tAtl, A. [Andrey Lnvrent'yevich]. Col Gen Tuar: Trps
P.uthor of article, "The iu?:norcd 'irocps of cite ;soviet Army, ' co^tmemo-
r~ting Tankmen's Day. (htoscoa, ECrasnuya 'hvezda, 2`i _ 55)
GOLOVKO, Arseniy Crigor'yevich, Adtn, Cmd:? of tits Ba!ticr'leet
The cruiaers A1e4aandr Suvorov and S';erdiov, and tits destroyer:;
Soversitennyy, Smotryushchiy, Sm_tli,~yy, and Sno.:obnyy, ;,ai.Ling "wtdcr ~ h~.
flag of the Commander o; the Baltic Fleet, P.cLniral S. G. GOLOVftO," com-
posed the group of Soviet ?.;nrshins ?.thich :,ere echedulecl to .visit Ports-
mouth, England, 12-1'( OcLOt;er 195j. (Aiosco.r, Pravda. 24 Sep 55)
GOLOVKO [CIA Photo Accession No P-o4A79J ?.+cu sitoun in a photograph
pith AcLniral Sir Ceorge CREASEY, taken in Portcmout;h, nn~_and, dtu?inG the
visit of Soviet warships. (Oslo. Aftenpos ;er,. 1!: Urt. 55)
[Comment: "Commander of fire Baltic Fleet." .,; a n^:+ identification
for GOLOVct0. Vice-Adt:drai (noo; l:d:niral) V. :1, lu'+Sr".TOIIOV vas identified
in !;hat i,osltion in Sovetskaya Estoniyr., ?4 July iN55. ]
GORSfIf.OV, S. G. [Bergey Georgiyevidt], AcL?n (Deputy Coamander in Chief of
thc: i7nvul. Force; ] -
GOVORUIvnNKO [Petr D:nitriyevicit], Lt Gen Teak Tres, 1LiU. [Chief: ] of the
?;ilitary Academy of Armored Troops imeni Stalit;
Diacle the princii~al speech et, a Tadvnen's Day meeting nt t;he i4ilitilry
As::tored P.cadecay imeni Stalin (Voyennaya bronetstx}:ovnyn akademiyn imeni
Staling). (t?foscow, iCrasnaya Zvezda, 25 Sep 55)
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Author of article, "Raise the Level of Organizational Work of Political
Organs." (Moscow, Soyetskiy Flot, 17 Aug 55)
GUrIDOROV, Aleksandr S. [Lt Gen], Vice-Chairman of the Bureau of the Inter-
national Federation of Former Resistance Fighters
Identified as a former partisan general. GUNDOROV left Moscow on
23 September 1955 to attend a regular session of the bureau in Budapest,
Buda7estpt22bge 1955? (Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 24 Sep 55; Budapest, Esti
p ~ P 55)
GRISRADTOV, V., gear Adm
GUSEV, N. I. [Nikolay Ivanovich], Col Cen
See BAGRAMYAN, I. Kh., and KRUGLOV, S. N.
KARCIIIKYAN, S. I., Ma,] Gen tiled Serv, Read of the Clinic of Neural Diseases,
Military Medical Academy imenki Kirov
Identified in source. (Moscow, Klinicheskaya Meditsina, Na 9, 1955)
KASATONOV, V. [Vladmir Afanas'yevich], Aim
Author of article, "persistently Train Outstanding Men and Rated
Specialists, cortunebtiag on proper and improper work by officers with
rated specialists and men outstanding in political and military training.
(Moscow, Sovetskiy Flot, 2 Sep 55)
[Comment: This is the first press item noted in FDD in which KASA-
TONOV is identified as Admiral, ge was last identified as Vice-Admiral,
and as Commander of the Baltic Fleet, in Sovetskaya Estoniya, 24 July 1955?]
KiL9RLAMOV, N. M. [Nikolay Mikhaylovich, Adm], Deputy to the Supreme Soviet
ussR
See BIRYUZOV, S. S.
KOCRIN, I. Ya., Ma,j Gen, City of Leningrad
Sched~~7,ed ?o give a lecture, "Tankmen's Da
Oblast Party Committee's Library on 2 Septemberyl at the Leningrad City
Pravda, 2 Sep 55) 955? (Leningradskaya
KOLESNIKOV, I. S. [Ivan Stepanovich], Mai Gen, Commandant of the City of
Moscow
See KRUGLOV, S. N., and SOKOLOVSKIY, V. D.
KOMENTOV, Col, Far East MD
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K0i`(EV, I. S. [Ivan Stepanovich], t+hr SU, Deputy t?tinister of Dcfense USSR
Identified as Deputy Flinister of Defense USSR. Shown in a pitotodracit
with Ffar SU G. K. ZHUKOV~ and a group of unidentified soldiers. (bioscow,
Krasnaya Zvezda~28 Sep 55; Sovetskiy Flot, 28 Sep j5)
ICOZHIDUB, I. N. [Ivan Nikitovich, Gds Ma,j Gen Avn], Thrice HSU, Deputy to
the Supreme Soviet USSR
Listed as author of article, "Concerning the ,cost L?nportant," which
ai,peared in Yunost', [fto 1 or 2, 1955: ] (f?toscow, q, id, 6 Sep 55)
See also HIRYUZOV, S. S.
KI20TKOV, F. G., hkz,j Gen Med Serv, Vice-President of Academy of Ffedical Sc1-
er.ces USSR
Spoke on the use of radioactive isotopes in medicine at a gathering
of officers in the Central Club of the Soviet Art:~y in Moscow, Other sneakers
were the deputy head of the Soviet delegation to the atomic energy conference
in Geneva and Engr N. A. NIKOLAYEV [of the atomic electric-power elation of
the Academy of Sciences USSR:] (ttoscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 4 Oct 55)
KRUGLOV, S. N. [Bergey Nikiforovich], Minister [of Internal Affairs] USSR
KRUGLOV; 61ars SU I. Kh. BAGRAI?D'A?I*, S. S. BIRYUZOV*, K. S. t?iOSKALENKO~',
and V. D. SOKOLOVSKIY*; P.dm S. G. GORSHKOV*; 1?far Avn S. I. RUDEF(KO~; Gen
Arm V. V. 1C[JRASOV~; Col Gens ft. I. GUSEV*, A. S. Zhr?LTOV'~, F. F. KUZNETSOV*,
end P. A. KlkiOCHISIN*; and Aia,j Gen I. 5. KOLES(dIKOV* ware present et a re_
ception in t4oscow on 1 October 1955, ~i?ran by the Chine:;e Ambassador to the
USSR in honor of the sixth anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
(tQoscow, Izvastiya, 2 Oct 55)
r.'URASOV, `J. V. [Vladi:air Vasil'yevich), Gen tirm (C!tief of the Higher t4ili-
tnry Academy imeni Voroshilov]
ICUROCHKIN, P. A. [Pavel Alelsandrovich], Col Gen (C!iief of the hillitary
Academy irneni Frunze]
KUZNETSOV, F. F. [Fedor Fedotovich], Col Gen [Chief of the Political Ad-
ministration of the Soviet Army:j
L?VCF~NKO, G. I. [Gordey Ivenovich], Adm
? See BAGRAFIYAN, I. Kh.
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LIZYUKOV, A. I. [General Officer]
Praised in an article by Col Gen A. GETMAN* as nn outstanding tank-
and-mechanized soyedlneniye commander during World War II. (Moscow, Kras-
naya Zvezda, 25 Sep 55)
MALANDIN, G. K. [German Kapitono??~ich], Gen Arm
See BA($tAMYAN, I, Kh., and BIRYUZOV, S. S.
MALINOVSKIY, R. Ys. [Rodirn Yakovlevich], Mar SU, Cmdr of Far East 1~
Recently decorated a large group of officers and men for showing
steadfastness and fortitude in carrying out an order. Lt ZAUVAKHIN was
decorated and Officers LUPUSHKOV and AKSEL'ROD were given official thanks
and congratulations. (Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 6 Oct 55)
MEL'NIK, K. [S.], Lt Gen, Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of Dossaf
USSR
Author of article, "Widen and Improve the Work of the Voluntary Defense
Society," concerning certain Dosaaf activities, such as the forthcoming re-
ports-and-elections meetings and conferences, and criticizing those Dosaaf
organizations which exist only on paper or which do not maintain close con-
tact with military units. MEL'NIK praised the commands of the Moscow and
Kiev military districts for the aid they give to Dosaaf organizations.
(Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 1 Oct 55)
MOSKALENKO, K. S. [Kirill Semenovich), Mar SU [Cmdr of Dioscow MD]
See KRUGLOV, S. N.
MOSKOVSKIY, V. P. (Ma,~ Gen], Chief Editor of Krasnaya Zvezda
Present at a dinner in Moscow on 24 September 1955 given by the Re-
sponsible Director of Tass in honor of visiting Danish newspapermen.
(l4oscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 25 Sep 55)
idZNAVANADZE [Vasiliy Pavlovich, Lt Gen], First Secretary of the Central
Committee oY the Communist Party of Georgia
Gave a report on the decisions of the July Plenum of the Central Com-
mittee of the CPSU, at which he was present, to a group of oPPicers of the
Transcaucasus MD. (Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 2 Oct 55)
PINCRUK, P. [I. ], Mai Gen Tank Trps
Author of article, "Soviet Tankmen: Loyal Sentries of Peace," commemo-
rating Tankmen's Day. PINCRUK mentioned the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, which
was commanded by General PANFII.OV [deceased] during the Battle of Moscow,
and praised the combat actions of other tankmen and tank units- (Moscow,
Komsomol'skaya Pravda, 25 Sep 55)
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POLUBOYAROV, P. P. [pavel Pavlovich], Col Gen Tank Trps, HSU
Opened a 24 September 1955 meeting in honor of Tankmen's Day, Other
speakers at the meeting, which was held at the Central Theater of the Soviet
Army in bfoacow, were B. A. BORISOV, secretary of the Moscow City party Com-
mittee; V. Ye. SMEICHASI'NYY, secretary of the Central Committee of the Kom-
somol; and Ya. A. NAZAROV, Deputy Minister of Transport Machine Building,
(Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 25 Sep 55)
PRUDNIICOV, F. [K.], Ma,j Gen, Chairman oP the Central Council of the All-Army
Military Sportsmen's Society
Author of article, "Important iQeans of Propagandizing Bunting and Fish-
ing Sport," concerning the issuance of a monthly bulletin by the Central
Council of the society. (Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 6 Oct 55)
PUSHKIN, Ye. G. [General Officer?]
Identified as commander of a tank and mechanized soyedineniye during
World War II. (Moscox, Krasnaya Zvezda, 25 SeP 55)
ROTMISTROV, P. [Pavel Alekseyevich], Mar Arend Trps
Author of article, "Holiday of Tankmen and Tank Builders," commemo-
rating Tan]mien's Day. (6toscow, Trud, 25 Sep 55)
RUDENKO, S. I. [Bergey Ignat'yevich], Mar Avn
See KRUGLOV, S. N., and SOKOLOVSKIY, V. D.
Sffi'1LZEV [A? I. ], Ma,J Gen, Far East MD
SHDELELLEV, identified as a representative of the Far East 1~; Col FO!?fENKO*,
acting Military Attache to China; and Col KO~~NTOV* [name transliterated from
Chinese], also oP the Far East MD, were present at a meeting in Port Arthur
honoring the anniversary of the city's liberation. (Peiping, Kuang_ming Jih-
Pao, 5 Sep 55)
SIMON, E. I., Former Chief of the Militia Administration of the Estoaiar. SS?
Criticized for not playing an active enough part in party work in
Morskoy Rayon, city of Tallin. (Yellin, Sovetskaya Estoniya, 11 Sep 55)
SOKOLOV, S. V., Mai Gen. Chief of the Foreign Liaison Section, Ministry of
Defense USSR
See BAGRAMYAN, I. Kh.
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SOKOLOVSKIY, V. D. [Vasiliy Danilovich], Mar SU [Chief of the General Staff
of the Soviet Army and Navy]
SOKOLOVs'IQy, Mar Avn S. I. RUDENKO*, and Ma,~ Gen I. S. KOLESNIKOV* were
present at a reception in Moscow on 6 October 1955, Biven by the Canadian
Ambassador in honor of Foreign Minister PEARSON. (Moscow, Pravda, 7 Oct 55)
See also KRUGLOV, S. N.
TRUSHI[d, v. [P.1, Mai Gen, HSU
Author of article, uGlorious Victory," commemorating the 10th anniver-
sary of the defeat of Japan. (i+Ioscow, Sovetskiy Flot, 3 Sep 55)
VASII.EVSKly, Aleksandr Mikhaylovich, Mar SU [Twice HSIT, Deputy Minister of
Defense USSR] '
Awarded the Order of Lenin in connection with his 60th birthday for
outstanding service to the Soviet state and Armed Forces, by ukase of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet USSR, dated 29 September 1955? (Moscow,
Pravda, 30 SeP 55)
A photograph of VASILEVSIQy [CIA Photo Accession No P-60716], pub-
lished in honor of his 60th birthday, appeared in source. (Moscow, Ogonek,
No 40, 1955)
YAKOVLEV, A. S. [Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Col Gen Engr-Tech Serv, Aircraft
Designer], Deputy to Supreme Soviet USSR
See BAGRAMYAN, I. Kh.
7CEREI~fENKO, A. I. [Audrey Ivanovich], Mar SU, Cmdr of the North Caucasus bID
Spoke at a meeting for officers and generals being retired or dis-
charged into the reserve, held at the North Caucasus DID Officers' Club.
(ifoscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 30 Sep 55)
YERMOLIN,:P. [Pavel Andreyevich], Lt Gen
Author of article, "Increase the mechr_icel? Knowledge of Rear Services
Officers,"" concerning the necessity oP training Rear Services officers in
the functioning, construction, and use of the "new mechanical equipment"
received by the Rear Services. 7CEF2MOLIN stated that much work formerly done
by hand 3s now done mechanically, and many new types of motorized equipment
are is use, such as refrigerator vehicles, mobile repair shops, and field
bakeries. Re also gave examples of satisfactory and unsatisfactory work by
certain Rear Services officers, and cited the need for more propaganda on
technical matters from the central, military district, and fleet rear serv-
ices organizations. (Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 22 Sep 55)
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ZAIgfAROV, N. A., Lt Gen Engr-Tech Serv, First Deputy Chief of the Main Ad-
ministration of the Civil Air Fleet
Signed the agreement on air communications between the USSR and India,
in Moscow on 20 September 1955? Also present at the signing was Lt Gen Avn
Ye. M. BELE1'SKIY*~, Deputy Chief of the Main Administration of the Civil Air
Fleet. ZA1fIiAROV also gave a dinner on 20 September 1955 in honor of the
Indian delegation to the signing of the agreement. (Moscow, Pravda,
21 SeP 55)
ZAKHAROV, S. [Semen Yegorovich], Adm [First Deputy Chief of the Main
Political Administration, Ministry of Defense USSR]
Author of article, "On Party Education in the New Training Year," point-
ing out the good and bad features of past party and political education in
the Armed Forces, and stressing those aspects of training which must be car-
ried out this year. ZAKHAROV used the words "alway," and "every" in bold
type in his statement, "The duty of party organizations is to know ALWAYS how
the political training of EVERY Communist is going." He also praised the
seminars held for supervisory (rukovodyashchiy) officer personnel in several
soyedineniya of the Moscow MD, and pointed out the advantages of various
types of political training, such as lectures, discussions, and consultations.
(Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 21 Sep 55)
[Comment; ZAI4iAROV's identification in 00-W-31497 should have read;
"[First] Deputy Chief of the MPA, D1lnistry of Defense USSR."]
ZHELTOV, A. S. [Aleksey Sergeyevich], Col Gen [Chief of the Main Political
Administration, Ministry of Defense USSR]
Present at a reception in bfosco:+. (Moscow, Izvestiya, 2 Oct 55)
[Comment: Thls is the first press reference to ZHELTOV noted in FDD
since he signed the obituary of t+far Avn I~'ALALEYEV on 14 August 1955?]
See also KRUGLOV, S. N.
ZHUKOV, G. K. (Georgiy Konstantinovich], Mar SU, Idtnister of Defense USSR
ZEUKOV and Mar SU I. S. KONEV*, Deputy btinister of Defense USSR, were
shown in a photograph surrounded by a group of Soviet soldiers. The caption
to the photograph stated that it was taken "after a tactical exercise."
(hfoscow, Krasnaya Zvezda and Sovetslciy Flot, 28 Sep 55)
Obituaries
OGURTSOV, Nikolay Semenovich, Ms.,j Gen Engr-Tech Serv
Died after a long, serious illness. OGURTSOV was a member of the Commu-
nist Party since March 1917; he volunteered for the Red Guard in October 191'j,
and commanded podrazdeleniya of the Red Army during the Civil War. He roras
responsible for training co:r?nand cadres during the Great Patriotic War. In
the postwar period he worked in the Central Apparatus of the Ministry of De-
fense USSR. His decorations included the Order of Lenin, three Orders of the
Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star, and medals. Signed: a group of com-
rades. (Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 5 Oct 55)
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RAKOGON, Georgiy Porfir'yevich, Ma,j Gen
Died after a serious illness. RAKOGON was a member of the Cor?a;unist
Party since 1928. He served more than 25 years in the Soviet Army, where
he rose from officer candidate to general; he was a participant in the
Great Patriotic War. His decorations included the Order of Lenin, three
Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star, and medals. Signed:
a group of comrades. (Moscow, Krasnaya Zvezda, 6 Oct 55)
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