Pyotr Lushev

Pyotr Georgievich Lushev
Lushev in 1980
Native name
Пётр Гео́ргиевич Лу́шев
Born18 October 1923
Poboishche village, Yemetsky Uyezd, Arkhangelsk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died23 March 1997(1997-03-23) (aged 73)
Moscow, Russia
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service / branchSoviet Army
Years of service1941–1992
RankArmy General
Commands1st Guards Tank Army
Volga Military District
Central Asian Military District
Moscow Military District
Soviet Forces in Germany
Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization
Battles / wars
Awards

Pyotr Georgievich Lushev (Russian: Пётр Гео́ргиевич Лу́шев; 18 October 1923 – 23 March 1997) was an Army General of the Soviet Army during the Cold War who was the last Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organization. Lushev was made a Hero of the Soviet Union on his birthday in 1983.