Boris Snetkov

Boris Vasilievich Snetkov (Russian: Борис Васильевич Снетков; 27 February 1925 – 18 September 2006) was a Soviet Army and briefly Russian Ground Forces Army General.

Boris Snetkov
Snetkov in 1945
Born(1925-02-27)27 February 1925
Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died18 September 2006(2006-09-18) (aged 81)
Moscow, Russia
Allegiance
  • Soviet Union
  • Russia
Service/branch
  • Red Army (later Soviet Army)
  • Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1942–1992
RankArmy general
Commands held
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards
  • Order of Lenin
  • Order of the October Revolution

Snetkov fought in World War II as a self-propelled artillery officer and during the Cold War rose to command positions. He commanded the 1st Guards Tank Army and served as first deputy commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany during the 1970s. Snetkov led the Siberian Military District and the Leningrad Military District in the 1980s and in 1987 became commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSFG), which in 1989 became the Western Group of Forces as the Cold War wound down. Snetkov was removed from command of the group in December 1990 and transferred to the Group of Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defense, before retiring in 1992.

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