Timofei Strokach

Timofei Strokach
Тимофій Строкач
Minister (People's Commissar) of the Interior of the Ukrainian SSR
In office
16 January 1946 – 16 March 1953
Preceded byVasiliy Ryasnoi
Succeeded byPavlo Meshyk
In office
3 July 1953 – 31 May 1956
Preceded byPavlo Meshyk
Succeeded byAleksei Brovkin
Commander of the Soviet Border Troops
In office
28 May 1956 – 8 March 1957
Preceded byPavel Zyryanov
Succeeded byPavel Zyryanov
Commander of the Soviet Interior Troops
In office
9 June 1956 – 8 March 1957
Preceded byAlexander Sirotkin
Succeeded bySemyon Donskov
Personal details
Born(1903-03-04)4 March 1903
Belotserkovitsy, Primorskaya Oblast, Russian Empire
Died15 August 1963(1963-08-15) (aged 60)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Resting placeBaikove Cemetery[1]
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union
Alma materOGPU Border College
Signature
Military service
AllegianceSoviet Union
Branch/service
RankLieutenant general
Battles/wars

Timofei Amvrosievich Strokach (Russian: Тимофей Амвросиевич Строкач; Ukrainian: Тимофій Амвросійович Строкач, romanizedTymofiy Amvrosiiovych Strokach; 4 March 1903 – 15 August 1963) was a prominent military figure of the Soviet NKVD and KGB.

  1. ^ "Строкач Тимофей Амвросиевич". kiev-necropol.narod.ru. Retrieved 25 July 2022.