Galaktion Alpaidze
Soviet lieutenant general (1916–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Galaktion Yeliseyevich Alpaidze (Georgian: გალაქტიონ ალფაიძე, Russian: Галактио́н Елисе́евич Алпаи́дзе; 7 November 1916 [O.S. 25 October] – 2 May 2006) was a Russian military officer of Georgian ethnicity in the former Soviet Army whose career saw military actions in the eastern front of the World War II.
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Born | (1916-11-07)7 November 1916 Kursebi, Russian Empire (now in Tqibuli District, Georgia) |
Died | 2 May 2006(2006-05-02) (aged 89) Moscow, Russian Federation |
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Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
Service/ | Soviet Army |
Years of service | 1938–1975 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union USSR State Prize |
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Besides his career in the army, Alpaidze was a program manager in the former Soviet space program and was a director of the Plesetsk Cosmosdrome from 1963–1975 and was a recipient of the Hero of the Soviet Union, and 1977 laureate of the USSR State Prize.