Nikolay Ivanovich Krylov | |
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Native name | Никола́й Ива́нович Крыло́в |
Birth name | Nikolai Ivanovich Krylov |
Born | 29 April 1903 Balashovsky Uyezd, Saratov Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Tamalinsky District, Penza Oblast, Russia) |
Died | 9 February 1972 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 68)
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Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Rank | Marshal of the Soviet Union |
Commands | 21st Army 5th Army Far Eastern Military District 15th Army Ural Military District Leningrad Military District Moscow Military District |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Nikolai Ivanovich Krylov (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Крыло́в; April 29, 1903 – February 9, 1972) was a Russian Marshal of the Soviet Union (from 1962). He was commander of the Strategic Missile Troops from 1963 to 1972.[1]