Anatoly Zinevich | |
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Native name | Анатолій Зіневич |
Born | Proskuriv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | 20 November 1932
Died | 1 August 2000 Yerevan, Armenia | (aged 67)
Buried | |
Allegiance | Soviet Union Nagorno-Karabakh Armenia |
Service | Soviet Army Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army |
Years of service | 1953—1997 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | 40th Army 7th Army |
Battles / wars | Soviet–Afghan War Ethio-Somali War First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Awards |
Anatoly Vladimirovich Zinevich (Russian: Анатолий Владимирович Зиневич; Ukrainian: Анатолій Володимирович Зіневич; Armenian: Անատոլի Վլադիմիրի Զինևիչ; 20 November 1932 – 1 August 2000) was a Soviet, and later Armenian General-Lieutenant of Ukrainian origin, for whom "Armenia became the second homeland."[1] He was one of the commanders of Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army.