– present ) ▁Category : 1 9 8 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Army ▁General ▁Y ev gen i ▁F . ▁Ivan ov ski ▁( M arch ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁served ▁in ▁numerous ▁high ▁commands ▁following ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁including ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Military ▁District ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Group ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Forces ▁in ▁Germany ▁from ▁ 2 0 . ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 2 5 . ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁National ity ▁- ▁Bel arus . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁the ▁USS R , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁General . ▁His ▁next ▁command ▁was ▁ ▁Bel or uss ian ▁Military ▁District ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Gr ound ▁Forces . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁inspect or ate ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Def ense ▁of ▁the ▁USS R . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of