Anatoly Zinevich

Anatoly Zinevich
Native name
Анатолій Зіневич
Born(1932-11-20)20 November 1932
Proskuriv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died1 August 2000(2000-08-01) (aged 67)
Yerevan, Armenia
Buried
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Nagorno-Karabakh
 Armenia
Service / branch Soviet Army
Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army
Years of service1953—1997
RankLieutenant General
Commands40th Army
7th Army
Battles / warsSoviet–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.

  1. ^ "Ministry of Defense of Armenia, Historical Overview". Ministry of Defence of Armenia. Retrieved 17 January 2008.