Valery Gerasimov

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General of the Army

Valery Gerasimov
File:Генерал армии Герасимов Валерий Васильевич.jpg
Native name
Вале́рий Васи́льевич Гера́симов
Born (1955-09-08) 8 September 1955 (age 69)
Kazan, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Allegiance  Soviet Union
 Russia
Service/branch Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg Russian Armed Forces
Years of service 1977–present
Rank RAF A F9GenArmy after2013.png General of the Army[1]
Awards Hero of the Russian Federation

Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (Russian: Вале́рий Васи́льевич Гера́симов; IPA: [vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲɪvʲɪtɕ gʲɪˈrasʲɪməf]; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian General, the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, and first Deputy Defence Minister, replacing Nikolay Makarov. He was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012.[2][3][4]

Some authors credit Gerasimov as the person behind a so-called "Gerasimov doctrine" – currently prevalent in Russian military strategy – combining military, technological, information, diplomatic, economic, cultural and other tactics, which are then deployed towards one set of strategic objectives. This "political warfare" is preferred due to its comparatively low cost.[5]

Education

Born in Kazan, he graduated from the Kazan Suvorov Military School (1971–1973), the Kazan Higher Tank Command School named after the Supreme Soviet of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1973–1977), the Malinovsky Military Armored Forces Academy (1984–1987), and the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (1995–1997).[4]

Commands

After graduating from the Kazan Higher Tank Command School Gerasimov was the commander of a platoon, company and battalion of the Far Eastern Military District. Later he was chief of staff of a tank regiment and then of a motorized rifle division in the Baltic Military District.[4] From 1993 to 1995 he was the commander of the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division in the Baltic Military District and then the North Western Group of Forces.[4][6]

After he graduated from the General Staff's academy he was First Deputy Army Commander in the Moscow Military District and commander of the 58th Army in the North Caucasus Military District during the Second Chechen War.[4] His involvement in the arrest of Yury Budanov led to praise from journalist Anna Politkovskaya.[3][4]

In 2006 he became commander of Leningrad Military District and moved to be the commander of Moscow Military District in 2009 and Central Military District in April 2012. On 23 December 2010 he became deputy Chief of the General Staff.[4]

File:May 2011 Parade - beginning.jpeg
General Gerasimov leading a Victory Day parade in Moscow and a ZiL 41044, 9 May 2011

He commanded the Victory Day parades in Moscow four times: 2009 to 2012.[3]

Appointment

Gerasimov was appointed Chief of General Staff following the dismissal of Defence Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov on 6 November 2012.[7] The previous Chief of General Staff, Army General Nikolay Makarov, was seen as close to Serduykov and was seen by commentators as likely to be replaced by new Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu. It has been reported that Makarov resigned, but he was formally dismissed by President Vladimir Putin. Other changes were the dismissal of Alexander Sukhorukov from the position of First Deputy Defence Minister and his replacement by Colonel General Arkady Bakhin, formerly commander of the Western Military District. Aerospace Defence Forces commander Colonel General Oleg Ostapenko was also promoted to Deputy Defence Minister. He was promoted to the highest rank in the Russian Army, General of the Army as of 2014.[2][7][8][9][10] On September 15, 2016 he and Turkish chief of staff General Hulusi Akar conducted a meeting on the future of Syria in the Ankara headquarter of the army. That meeting will possibly result in tightened dealings between Russia and Turkey.

File:Joseph Dunford, Hulusi Akar and Valery Gerasimov 170307-D-PB383-003 (33152412382).jpg
Gerasimov, Joseph Dunford and Hulusi Akar are discussing their nations’ operations in northern Syria, 6 March 2017

Sanctions

In April 2014 Gerasimov was added to the list of persons against whom the European Union introduced sanctions "in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine".[11]

Awards

40px Order of Military Merit
Orden for Service IV.png Merit for Motherland (4th grade)
Order service to the homeland3 rib.png Merit for Motherland in the USSR Armed Forces (3rd grade).[4]
CombatRibbon.png Medal for Battle Merit
60 years saf rib.png Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
70 years saf rib.png Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
40px Medal For Valour 1st Class
40px Medal "For strengthening of brotherhood in arms"
40px Medal For "200 years to the Ministry of Defence"
20YearsServiceUSSRRibbon.png Medal For "20 Years of Impeccable Service"
40px Medal For "15 Years of Impeccable Service"
40px Medal For "10 Years of Impeccable Service"
By-order friendship of nations rib.png Order of the Friendship of Peoples

Personal life

He is married and has a son.[12]

References

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Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
2012–current		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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  11. ↑ COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 433/2014 of 28 April 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
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