Vladimir Boldyrev


Vladimir Boldyrev
Boldyrev in 2005
Born (1949-01-05) 5 January 1949
Krasnoyarsky, Volgograd Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union (to 1991)
 Russia
Branch Soviet Army
 Russian Ground Forces
Years of service1978–2010
RankGeneral of the army
Commands
Battles / wars
Alma mater

Vladimir Anatolyevich Boldyrev (Russian: Владимир Анатольевич Болдырев; born 5 January 1949) is a retired Russian general of the army who served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces from 2008 to 2010. His other major commands included the 6th Army, the Siberian Military District, the North Caucasus Military District, and the group of Russian forces deployed to fight the Russo-Georgian War.