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Nikolai Ogarkov
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков; 30 October 1917 – 23 January 1994) was a prominent Soviet military personality. He 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 became widely known in the West when he became the Soviet military's spokesman following the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Moneron Island in September 1983. He was dismissed as Chief of the General Staff on 6 September 1984.
Ogarkov was born on 30 October 1917 in the village of Molokovo, Tver Governorate, to a peasant family. In 1931, he moved to the Soviet Far East, where his elder brother completed his military service. From the age of 14, Ogarkov began on his own work as a seller's apprentice at a closed military cooperative.
In April 1933, he returned to his hometown, where for 1.5 years he worked as an accountant, secretary of the district council of trade unions, etc. In 1934 he left for the Moscow region, to study at the working faculty of the energy industry in the village of Kudinovo, after which he studied at the V.V.Kuibyshev Moscow Civil Engineering Institute. After school he worked as an accountant and secretary of the district council of trade unions.
Ogarkov joined the Red Army in 1938 and graduated from the Astrakhan Rifle and Machinegun School. In 1941, he graduated from the Military Engineering Academy named after Kuibyshev and was awarded the rank of Military Engineer of the 3rd Rank.
Following the start of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Ogarkov was stationed at the construction of a fortified area near the Łomża region as a regimental engineer within the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 17th Infantry Division of Western Front.
From October 1941 to February 1942, he served as a Senior Fortification Engineer of the 2nd Department in the engineering department of the Karelian Front and from February 1942, he served as a Regimental Engineer of a Rifle Regiment in the 289th Rifle Division.
In June 1942, Ogarkov served as a Brigade Engineer of the 61st Naval Rifle Brigades and from December 1942, he served as an assistant to the chief of staff of the Engineering Troops of the 32nd Army. In August 1943, he served as assistant to the chief of the Operational Department of the Headquarters of the Engineering Troops of the Karelian Front. From May 1944, he was appointed as Division Engineer of the 122nd Rifle Division in Karelsky. In November 1943, Ogarkov was assigned to the 2nd Ukrainian and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts. During World War II, he participated in the defense of Karelia, and Vyborg-Petrozavodsk, Petsamo-Kirkenes, Budapest and Vienna offensives. In October 1944, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree.
On April 11, 1945, during a battle, while leading sapper units, Ogarkov was wounded and met the end of the war in the hospital. In July, he returned to his division, but three months later, in connection with its disbandment, Lieutenant Colonel Ogarkov was appointed assistant chief of staff of the Engineering Troops of the 27th Army of the Carpathian Military District. On the same year, he joined the Communist Party of Soviet Union.
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Nikolai Ogarkov
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Russian: Николай Васильевич Огарков; 30 October 1917 – 23 January 1994) was a prominent Soviet military personality. He 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 became widely known in the West when he became the Soviet military's spokesman following the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Moneron Island in September 1983. He was dismissed as Chief of the General Staff on 6 September 1984.
Ogarkov was born on 30 October 1917 in the village of Molokovo, Tver Governorate, to a peasant family. In 1931, he moved to the Soviet Far East, where his elder brother completed his military service. From the age of 14, Ogarkov began on his own work as a seller's apprentice at a closed military cooperative.
In April 1933, he returned to his hometown, where for 1.5 years he worked as an accountant, secretary of the district council of trade unions, etc. In 1934 he left for the Moscow region, to study at the working faculty of the energy industry in the village of Kudinovo, after which he studied at the V.V.Kuibyshev Moscow Civil Engineering Institute. After school he worked as an accountant and secretary of the district council of trade unions.
Ogarkov joined the Red Army in 1938 and graduated from the Astrakhan Rifle and Machinegun School. In 1941, he graduated from the Military Engineering Academy named after Kuibyshev and was awarded the rank of Military Engineer of the 3rd Rank.
Following the start of Operation Barbarossa in 1941, Ogarkov was stationed at the construction of a fortified area near the Łomża region as a regimental engineer within the 1st Infantry Regiment of the 17th Infantry Division of Western Front.
From October 1941 to February 1942, he served as a Senior Fortification Engineer of the 2nd Department in the engineering department of the Karelian Front and from February 1942, he served as a Regimental Engineer of a Rifle Regiment in the 289th Rifle Division.
In June 1942, Ogarkov served as a Brigade Engineer of the 61st Naval Rifle Brigades and from December 1942, he served as an assistant to the chief of staff of the Engineering Troops of the 32nd Army. In August 1943, he served as assistant to the chief of the Operational Department of the Headquarters of the Engineering Troops of the Karelian Front. From May 1944, he was appointed as Division Engineer of the 122nd Rifle Division in Karelsky. In November 1943, Ogarkov was assigned to the 2nd Ukrainian and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts. During World War II, he participated in the defense of Karelia, and Vyborg-Petrozavodsk, Petsamo-Kirkenes, Budapest and Vienna offensives. In October 1944, he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree.
On April 11, 1945, during a battle, while leading sapper units, Ogarkov was wounded and met the end of the war in the hospital. In July, he returned to his division, but three months later, in connection with its disbandment, Lieutenant Colonel Ogarkov was appointed assistant chief of staff of the Engineering Troops of the 27th Army of the Carpathian Military District. On the same year, he joined the Communist Party of Soviet Union.
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