Sergey Akhromeyev

Sergey Fyodorovich Akhromeyev (Russian: Серге́й Фёдорович Ахроме́ев; May 5, 1923 – August 24, 1991) was a Soviet military figure, Hero of the Soviet Union (1982) and Marshal of the Soviet Union (1983).

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Fyodorovich and the family name is Akhromeyev.
Sergey Akhromeyev
Akhromeyev c. 1980s
Born(1923-05-05)May 5, 1923
Vindrey village, Torbeyevsky District, Mordovia, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
DiedAugust 24, 1991(1991-08-24) (aged 68)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried
Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Army
Years of service1942–1991
Rank Marshal of the Soviet Union (1983–1991)
Commands heldRifle Platoon
  • 197th Army Reserve Regiment

Motorized Battalion

  • 14th Self-Propelled Artillery Brigade

Tank Battalion

  • Eastern Front
  • 14th Separate Tank Regiment
  • 14th Heavy Tank-Self-Propelled Regiment

Tank Regiments

7th Tank Army
Soviet General Staff
Battles/warsWorld War II
Soviet–Afghan War
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

When he was the first deputy chief of staff of the Soviet Army, he formulated a military plan to invade Afghanistan. He later served as Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1984 to 1988 and as chief military adviser to General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. A member of the State Committee on the State of Emergency during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, Akhromeyev died by suicide after the failure of the coup.

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