▁head ▁of ▁the ▁M . ▁V . ▁F run ze ▁Military ▁Academy ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Group ▁of ▁Forces , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁served ▁as ▁First ▁Deput y ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Gr ound ▁Forces . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁became ▁First ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ense ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Nov ode v ich y ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁His ▁war ▁mem oir , ▁Ч ет ы ре ▁года ▁войны ▁(" F our ▁years ▁of ▁war "), ▁was ▁published ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁three ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Len in , ▁an ▁Order ▁of ▁October ▁Revolution , ▁five ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Red ▁B anner , ▁two ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Su vor ov ▁First ▁Class , ▁an ▁Order ▁of ▁K ut uz ov ▁First ▁Class , ▁and ▁an ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Star . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁In line ▁cit ations