Ilya Starinov

Ilya Grigoryevich Starinov Илья Григорьевич Старинов
Nickname(s)	Grandfather of Spetsnaz
Born	2 August [O.S. 20 July] 1900 Voinovo, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	18 November 2000(2000-11-18) (aged 100) Moscow, Russia
Service / branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1918–1956
Rank	Colonel
Battles / wars	Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War World War II Winter War Eastern Front
Awards	Order of Lenin (2x) Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner (5x) Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class Order of Courage

Colonel Ilya Grigoryevich Starinov (Russian: Илья Григорьевич Старинов; 2 August [O.S. 20 July] 1900, village of Voynovo, today's Oryol Oblast – 18 November 2000) was a Soviet military officer, the most famous Soviet saboteur.