Sergey Biryuzov

Sergey Biryuzov
Born(1904-08-21)21 August 1904
Skopin, Russian Empire
Died19 October 1964(1964-10-19) (aged 60)
near Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Buried
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service / branchRed Army
Years of service1922–1964
Rank Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955–1964)
Commands37th Army
Soviet Air Defence Forces
Strategic Missile Troops
Battles / warsWorld War II
Cuban Missile Crisis
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin (5)
People's Hero of Yugoslavia
Order of the Red Banner (3)
Order of Suvorov
Order of Kutuzov (2)
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky

Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov (Russian: Серге́й Семёнович Бирюзо́в; 21 August 1904 – 19 October 1964) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Chief of the General Staff.