Valery Baranov (soldier)

Valery Baranov
Valery Baranov
Native name	Валерий Петрович Баранов
Born	16 November 1948; Tashla, Tashlinsky District, Orenburg Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia
Branch	Soviet Army; Russian Internal Troops
Years of service	1966–2008
Rank	Colonel general
Commands	2nd Guards Tank Division; 55th Army Corps; Joint Group of Forces in the North Caucasus;
Battles / wars	Second Chechen War
Awards	Order of Courage; Order of Military Merit; Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, 3rd class;

Valery Petrovich Baranov (Russian: Валерий Петрович Баранов; born 16 November 1948) is a retired colonel general of the Internal Troops of Russia.