Valentin Varennikov Military person

Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov (Russian: Валентин Иванович Варенников) (December 15, 1923 - May 6, 2009) was a Soviet/Russian Army general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, as well as one of the instigators of the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Валентин Иванович Варенников (Russian)
Birth date	December 15, 1923
Birth place	Krasnodar
Date of death	May 06, 2009
Place of death	Moscow

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allegiance	Soviet Union
award	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of Military Merit (Russia) Order of the October Revolution Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star
military operations	World War II Soviet war in Afghanistan
military branch	Soviet Army
military command	Commander Land Forces Deputy Minister of Defence of the USSR
service start	1941
service end	1991