Biography Andrey Serdyukov

Serdyukov Andrey Nikolaevich-commander of the airborne troops, colonel general. Born on March 4 years in the village of Uglegorsky Tatsinsky district of the Rostov region. He graduated from high school. In the army from the year. In the year he graduated from the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School named after the Lenin Komsomol, in the year-the Military Academy of M.

In the years-the commander of the reconnaissance platoon, deputy commander of the parachute-paramedic company, the commander of the parachute refinery. In the years-the chief of staff-deputy commander of the parachute-"battalion, the commander of the parachute-long battalion. From the year-Deputy Commander of the Parachute-Passenger Regiment, and from the year-the commander of the parachute-parallel regiment.

From the year-the commander of the landing and script. Since the year-deputy commander of the Guards Airborne Division, from the year-the commander of the separate guards motorized rifle brigade, and from the year-the commander of the Guards Airborne Division.

From the year-deputy commander of the 5th Army of the Far Eastern Military District since the year-the Eastern Military District, and from the year-the commander of the 5th Army of the Eastern Military District. Since February - Deputy Commander of the Troops of the Southern Military District, since October - chief of staff - First Deputy Commander of the Troops of the Southern Military District, and since December - commander of the reserve of the Southern Military District.

From October 4 to June 16-commander of the airborne troops of the Airborne Forces. Took part in hostilities in the territory of the North Caucasus region during the first-and the second-Chechen campaigns; in measures related to the protection of the rights and life of Crimean citizens, the referendum, the entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation according to its results; In a military operation on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic against the International Islamic Sunni Extremist terrorist organization Islamic State, the Russian troops managed to defeat the formations of terrorists in the southern regions of the Idlib province and take control of the Syrian troops of the country.

By decree of the President of the Russian Federation “closed” in February for courage and heroism manifested during the performance of military duty, Colonel General Serdyukov Andrei Nikolaevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation with the award of a special distinction-the Golden Star medal. In June, he was dismissed from the post of commander of the Airborne Forces.

From December to November - again the commander of the grouping of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Syrian Arab Republic. Military titles: Lieutenant General was awarded the orders “For Merit to the Fatherland” of the 3rd degree with swords and the 4th degree with swords, Alexander Nevsky, courage Honored Military Specialist of the Russian Federation.