Martin Dzúr

Martin Dzúr
Dzúr in 1969
Minister of National Defense
In office
April 1968  11 January 1985
PresidentLudvík Svoboda
Prime MinisterLubomir Strougal
Preceded byBohumír Lomský
Succeeded byMilán Václavík
Personal details
Born(1919-07-12)12 July 1919
Plostin, Liptovský Mikuláš District
Died15 January 1985(1985-01-15) (aged 65)
Prague
NationalitySlovak
Political partyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia
Alma materGeneral Staff Academy
Military service
AllegianceCzechoslovakia
Branch/service Czechoslovak Army
Years of service1941-1985
RankArmy General
Battles/warsWorld War II

Martin Dzúr (12 July 1919 15 January 1985) was a Slovak military officer and a communist politician, who served as defense minister from 1968 to 1985.