Pyotr Georgievich Luschew
Pyotr Georgievich Luschew ( Russian Пётр Георгиевич Лушев * 18th October 1923 in Poboischtsche, Ujesd Jemezk , Arkhangelsk Governorate ; † 23. March 1997 in Moscow ) was a Soviet army general and 1985-1986 Supreme Commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSSD ). As the last commander-in-chief of the Warsaw Treaty , he sealed the withdrawal of the GDR's National People's Army (NVA) from this military alliance in September 1990 .
Life
Luschew came from a peasant family and attended the middle school in Arkhangelsk .
Second World War
From August 1941 he served in the Red Army and completed officer training courses in 1942. During the Great Patriotic War against Germany , he commanded a rifle platoon from June 1942 , served as a battalion adjutant and fought in the 19th Rifle Division on the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts .
post war period
After completing further officer courses in 1947, Luschew became chief of staff and battalion commander. In 1951 he joined the CPSU . From 1954, after graduating from the Military Academy for Armored Forces , he commanded tank regiments in Leningrad , Kiev and the Urals military district and was deputy division commander . In 1966 he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff and studied there in 1973 in higher academic courses.
Panzer General Luschew was stationed in Dresden as 1st deputy commander of the 1st Guard Panzer Army from 1969 to 1971 and was in command of this unit from 1971 to 1973. In August 1973, he became 1st deputy commander-in-chief of the Group of Soviet Armed Forces in Germany (GSSD) and headed the following military districts in the following years:
- Volga , from June 1975
- Central Asia, from 1977
- Moscow, from November 1980
On November 2, 1981, Colonel General Luzhev was promoted to Army General.
By order (No. 10752) of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR he was awarded on October 17, 1983 for
"... the great contribution to increasing the combat readiness of the armed forces, competent leadership of units and units, personal courage and bravery in the fight against the German-fascist conquerors during the Great Patriotic War ..."
the title Hero of the Soviet Union , associated with the presentation of the Order of Lenin . From July 6, 1985 to July 11, 1986, Luzhev commanded the GSSD and then worked as the first deputy of the Defense Minister of the USSR. At the same time he held the last post of commander-in-chief of the United Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty from 1989 to 1991, before the alliance was dissolved. In 1981 he was elected to the Central Committee of the CPSU and was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1979 to 1989 and from 1989 to 1991 People's Deputy of the USSR.
Luschew lived in Moscow and was buried in the Novodevichy Cemetery after his death .
In honor of Luzhev, a memorial plaque was set up at the secondary general education school No. 95 in Arkhangelsk.
GDR turning point
On September 24, 1990, Luschew and the Minister for Disarmament and Defense of the GDR Rainer Eppelmann signed the protocol on the separation of the NVA from the Warsaw Treaty. It also stipulated that with the accession of the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany, any mutual claims would be excluded, confidential documents would be destroyed and sensitive weapons such as missile defense systems or radars would be immediately handed over to the USSR. This made a further step towards German reunification possible.
Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (1983)
- Order of Lenin (2 ×)
- Order of the Great Patriotic War 1st class
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of the Red Star (2 ×)
- Order for service at home in the armed organs of the USSR 3rd class
- other medals from the USSR and other countries
Web links
- Video of the MDR : The NVA is released from the Warsaw Treaty , accessed on March 28, 2011
- Luzhev's biography on Heroes of the Country (Russian) , accessed March 28, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Radio Free Europe ( Memento of 30 January 2012 at the Internet Archive ) A new commander in chief for the Warsaw Pact (English) , accessed 28 March 2011
- ^ André Spangenberg: Liquidation instead of dissolution in Das Parlament issue 37/2010 , accessed on March 28, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Luzhev, Pyotr Georgievich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Лушев, Пётр Георгиевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet army general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Poboishche |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 1997 |
| Place of death | Moscow |