Vasily Tonkoshkurov

Details

Instance of

human

Born

27 January 1960

Conflict

Soviet-Afghan War, Second Chechen War, Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war

Place of birth

Karaganda

Sex or gender

male

Occupation

military personnel

Citizenship

Soviet Union

Awards

Order of the Red Star, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "For Battle Merit", Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of Honour, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Order of Courage, Order of Military Merit, Zhukov Medal, Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", medal for military valour, Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"

allegiance

Russia

educated at

Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia, Tashkent Higher All-Arms Command School, M.V. Frunze Military Academy

military branch

Russian Ground Forces

military, police or special rank

colonel general, colonel general

start of work period

1977