Gennady Troshev


Gennady Troshev
Native name
Геннадий Николаевич Трошев
Born(1947-03-14)14 March 1947
East Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany[a]
Died14 September 2008(2008-09-14) (aged 61)
Perm, Russia
AllegianceSoviet Union
Russia
Years of service1969–2002
RankColonel General
Unit58th Army
North Caucasus Military District
Battles / warsFirst Chechen War
Invasion of Dagestan (1999)
Second Chechen War
AwardsHero of Russia
Other workAdvisor to the President of the Russian Federation for Cossacks affairs

Gennady Nikolayevich Troshev (Russian: Геннадий Николаевич Трошев; 14 March 1947 – 14 September 2008) was a Russian colonel general and a former commander of the North Caucasus Military District, including Chechnya, during the Second Chechen War. He was awarded a Hero of Russia award.
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