Vladimir Sviridov (military commander)

Vladimir Petrovich Sviridov (Russian: Владимир Петрович Свиридов; Belarusian: Уладзімір Пятровіч Свірыдаў; December 7, 1897 - May 3, 1963) was a Soviet military commander and lieutenant general of artillery, who played an important role in the Soviet occupation of Central Europe after the War.