Belorussian Military District. On 20 June 1949 Kolobov was awarded his third Order of the Red Banner. In July 1950 he became commander of the 86th Guards Rifle Division in the Odessa Military District. In October 1952 he was sent to East Germany as an advisor with an infantry division. In September 1953 Kolobov became senior military advisor to the chief of Territorial Administration of the Volkspolizei Barracks Units. On 5 November 1954, he was awarded the Order of Lenin a second time. In February 1956 he was senior military advisor to the commander of an infantry district. In October 1957, Kolobov became commander of the 4th Guards Army Corps in Tallinn. Between 1958 and 1960 he was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia. On 18 February 1958 he was promoted to Lieutenant general. Between 1959 and 1969 he was deputy chief of the Military-Political Academy. From 1959 to 1963 he was a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic for its 5th convocation. In May 1969, he retired. Kolobov lived in Moscow. On 6 April 1985, he was awarded a second Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class on the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II. He died on 13 November 1993 and was buried in the Mitino Cemetery. References Citations Bibliography 1907 births 1993 deaths People from Yaroslavl Oblast People from Pereslavsky Uyezd Soviet lieutenant generals Soviet military personnel of World War II Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of Suvorov, 2nd class Frunze Military Academy alumni Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union alumni