Viktor Samsonov
Viktor Samsonov | |
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| Native name | Виктор Николаевич Самсонов |
| Born | 10 November 1941 Dukhovnitskoye, Saratov Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 17 November 2024 (aged 83) Moscow, Russia |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Service | Soviet Navy Soviet Army Russian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1964–2002 |
| Rank | Army General |
| Commands | Chief of the General Staff Leningrad Military District |
| Battles / wars | Nagorno-Karabakh conflict First Chechen War |
| Alma mater | Far Eastern Higher Command School Frunze Military Academy General Staff Academy |
General of the Army Viktor Nikolayevich Samsonov (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Самсонов; 10 November 1941 – 17 November 2024) was Russian and Soviet military officer. He was the last Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1991 to 1992 and was in command of all military forces on the territory of the Russian SFSR after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was then the Chief of the General Staff of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Armed Forces from 1992 to 1993, Chief of Staff for Coordinating Military Cooperation of the CIS Member States from 1993 to 1996, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation from 1996 to 1997.