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detached. The units drawing into the city were attacked from different sides, isolated from each other and suffered loss. In such conditions, Obaturov self-dependently decided to stop the execution of the operational task by ordering units to assume all-round defense. During heavy street fighting, he succeeded in restoring the connection between units. Then in agreement with the Imre Nagy government the soviet command withdrew soviet forces from
Budapest and a few days later ordered the storming of the city. The division of Obaturov participated at full strength in this operation. During these operations, the division lost over 150 men, 13 tanks, 1 self-propelled artillery mounting, 9 armored personnel carriers. The division commander was decorated with the
382:. At the head of a task force Obaturov rapidly reached the battle zone and according to eyewitnesses of the events, played an important role in influencing the decisions of the Vietnamese command and political leadership relating to the field operations. Played an important role in halting the Chinese offensive within the border area, and inflicting substantial losses on the invader. By the end of March 1979, China withdrew its forces from all regions in Vietnam. In subsequent years, besides helping with the re-fitting and re-organization of the Armed Forces of
177:, Russia. His father was mobilized in the army and died in 1916 on the battlefront during World War I. The family counted five children. Following their mother's death in the early 20s the elder children became responsible for the household and Gennady began working in the field at age 9. In 1930 finished the seven years school for peasant youth. In 1933 finished the Gorky Cooperative Technical School. Worked in Vyatka as production head of the town workers cooperative catering department.
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Supreme Council of the USSR's 8th convocation (1970–1974). Twice elected as a deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine in the 1960s. Member of the All-Union Communist Party Bolsheviks since 1940. Was a member of the Communist Party of Ukraine Central Committee in the 1960-1970s.
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