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Sergey Sokolov (commander)
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Sergey Sokolov (commander)

Sergey Sokolov, Russian marshal and politician, Soviet Minister of Defence (d. 2012)
Sergey Leonidovich Sokolov (Russian: Серге́й Леони́дович Соколо́в; 1 July 1911 – 31 August 2012) was a Soviet military commander, Hero of the Soviet Union, and served as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 22 December 1984 until 29 May 1987.

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