Name Vitaly Raevsky Rank Major general | Died November 17, 2014 | |
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Years of service 1962 - 1995 (44 years 10 month) Commands held 56th Air Assault Regiment38th Guards Air Assault BrigadeAirborne Division of Northern Group of ForcesUkrainian Airmobile Forces Battles/wars Soviet war in Afghanistan | ||
Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy (February 25, 1949–17 November 2014) was a Ukrainian major general of the reserves, who formerly formed and commanded all of the Ukrainian Airmobile Forces and before then was in the Soviet Airborne Troops.
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Early career
Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy was born on February 25, 1949 in Khyriv, Lviv oblast Ukraine.
Education
In 1966 Vitaliy Raevskiy began his education at the Odessa Artillery Institute. Where he graduated in 1969. During the 1978-1981 he attended Frunze Military Academy. He also attended Voroshilov Military Academy of the USSR Army General Staff from 1989 until 1991.
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Awards and decorations
Vitaliy Anatoliovich Raevskiy earned the following decorations and awards:
References
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