Nikolai Ogarkov

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Nikolai Vasilievich Ogarkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков; October 30, 1917 in the village of Molokovo, near Tver - January 23, 1994), was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977. Between 1977 and 1984 he was Chief of the General Staff of the USSR. He was fired by General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko in 1984 for his advocacy of less spending on consumer goods, and increased spending on weapons research and development.

He is generally credited with recognising that U.S superiority in information technology in the 1970's was leading to a "military technical revolution" (MTR). This wold be referred to in the United States as the Revolution in Military Affairs.^[1]

[edit] Awards

• Hero of the Soviet Union (October 28, 1977)
• two Orders of Lenin
• Order of the October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner
• Order of Suvorov, 1st Class
• two Orders of the Patriotic War 1st Class and one - 2nd Class
• two Orders of the Red Star
• Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces, 3rd Class
• 17 medals
• 37 foreign orders

[edit] References

1. ^ Steven Metz, James Kievit. STRATEGY AND THE REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS: FROM THEORY TO POLICY June 27, 1995

[edit] External links

• (Russian) Biography
• Works by or about Nikolai Ogarkov in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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