Anatoly Kontsevoy
Anatoly Kontsevoy | |
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 Kontsevoy in 2024 | |
| Native name | Анатолий Георгиевич Концевой |
| Born | 8 September 1968 Gomel Oblast, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Years of service | 1989–present |
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Anatoly Georgiyevich Kontsevoy (Russian: Анатолий Георгиевич Концевой, born 8 September 1968) is a Belarusian-born Russian Airborne Forces officer who has been the chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Airborne Forces since 2022.
Early life and education
[edit]Kontsevoy was born in 1968 in Gomel Region, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union. He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1989, the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2008, and the General Staff Academy in 2019.[1]
Military career
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Between 1989 and 2001 he held commands at the platoon, company, and battalion level, before being appointed as the commander of the 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, a post he held from 2002 to 2006.[1]
Kontsevoy was the deputy director of the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School from 2008 to 2012, and from 14 September 2012 until 2 September 2017, he was the director of the school. Starting in 2017 he attended the General Staff Academy.[2]
Kontsevoy became the deputy commander of the Airborne Forces in 2019, after graduating from the General Staff Academy,[1] and in 2022 became the chief of staff and first deputy commander.[3][4]
Awards
[edit]- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class[1]
- Order of Courage[1]
- Order of Military Merit[1]
- Order "For Personal Courage"[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Концевой Анатолий Георгиевич, генерал-майор" [Kontsevoy Anatoly Georgiyevich, Major General] (in Russian). Ryazan Oblast Portal.
- ^ "Генерал-майор Концевой покинул пост начальника РВВДКУ имени Маргелова" [Major General Kontsevoy leaves post of director of RVVDKU named after Margelov]. Novaya Gazeta - Ryazan (in Russian). 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Военнослужащим ВДВ вручили государственные награды в зоне спецоперации" [VDV servicemen received state awards in the special operation zone]. TASS (in Russian). 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Алексей Наумец назначен заместителем командующего ВДВ России" [Alexei Naumets designated deputy commander of VDV of Russia]. Argumenty i Fakty - Pskov (in Russian). 21 April 2022.
Leadership of the Russian Airborne Forces | ||
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| Chiefs of Staff and First Deputy Commanders (since 1998) | ||
| First Deputy Commanders (until 1997) | ||
| Chief of Staff (until 1998) | ||
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Russian lieutenant generals
- Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order "For Personal Courage"
- Russian Airborne Forces personnel
- Personnel of the Soviet Airborne Forces
- Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia alumni
- Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
- Recipients of the Order of Courage (Russia)
- Russian people of Belarusian descent
- Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School alumni