Vladimir Lobov

Vladimir Lobov
Birth nameVladimir Nikolayevich Lobov
Born (1935-07-22) 22 July 1935 (age 89)
Buraevo, Burayevsky District, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Years of service1954–1992
Rank Army General
CommandsChief of the General Staff
Central Asian Military District
Battles / warsInvasion of Czechoslovakia
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner
Order of Kutuzov II
Order of the Red Star
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR II
Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR III
Spouse(s)Valentina Fyodorovna

Vladimir Nikolayevich Lobov (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Ло́бов; born 22 July 1935) is a former Soviet and Russian military commander, who was Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces in 1991, General of the Army, Doctor of Military Sciences and People's Deputy of the USSR from 1989 to 1991.