Anatoly Lebed
Anatoly Lebed | |
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Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Lebed | |
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| Born | Anatoly Vyacheslavovich Lebed Анатолий Вячеславович Лебедь 10 May 1963 Valga, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 27 April 2012 (aged 48) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Profession | Paratrooper |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Russia |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army Russian Army Russian Airborne Forces |
| Years of service | 1981–1994 1999–2012 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Commands | 45th Guards Spetsnaz Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Soviet–Afghan War Kosovo War War in Dagestan Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War |
Anatoly Vyacheslavovich Lebed (Russian: Анатолий Вячеславович Лебедь; 10 May 1963 – 27 April 2012) was a Russian Airborne Forces officer. He was a recipient of the Hero of the Russian Federation and was a lieutenant colonel in the Airborne Forces, and commanded the 45th Guards Spetsnaz Regiment, the special operations unit of the Airborne Forces.