Andrei Grechko Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Andrei Grechko, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Russia.

4 records1967–19734 events1 places

Chronological biography

1967

Vietnam Military Aid1967

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Marshal · Soviet defence minister · Moscow

Becomes defence minister as Soviet military support to North Vietnam continues

1971

Politburo Membership9 April 1971

Government / Government of Soviet Union · Minister of Defence · Moscow

Continues as defence minister during Brezhnev's consolidated leadership.

1972

Air Defense Resupply1972

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · Marshal · Soviet defence minister · Moscow

Supports continued Soviet military resupply to North Vietnam during heavy US bombing

1973

Military AidOctober 1973

Warfare / Yom Kippur War · Defence Minister · Moscow

Supervises Soviet military resupply to Arab allies during the war.

Titles and roles

Defence Minister · Marshal · Soviet defence minister · Minister of Defence

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.