Matvei Zakharov

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Matvei Zakharov
Native name	Матве́й Васи́льевич Заха́ров
Born	(1898-08-17)August 17, 1898 Voylovo village, near Tver, Russian Empire
Died	January 31, 1972(1972-01-31) (aged 73) Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Red Army
Years of service	1917–1971
Rank	Marshal of the Soviet Union (1959-1971)
Commands	General Staff Academy Leningrad Military District Chief of the General Staff
Battles / wars	October Revolution Russian Civil War World War II
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Hero of Czechoslovakia Order of Lenin (5) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of the October Revolution Order of Suvorov, 1st Class (2) Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class (2) Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 1st Class Order of the Red Star
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Matvei Vasilevich Zakharov (Russian: Матве́й Васи́льевич Заха́ров; August 17, 1898 – January 31, 1972) was Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of the General Staff, and Deputy Defense Minister.