1962 May
Cuban Missile Crisis
Biryuzov joined a Soviet delegation that discussed the proposed missile deployment with Cuban leaders.
Cold War · October 1962 · permanent subject timeline
Sergei Biryuzov and the Cuban Missile Deployment
The Soviet strategic rocket commander involved in assessing and preparing the deployment. This page combines historical context with 4 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database Cuban Missile Crisis archive.
Historical context
Sergei Biryuzov and the Cuban Missile Deployment: overview and significance
What happened?
Marshal Sergei Biryuzov participated in Soviet discussions with Cuban leaders and was closely connected to the strategic rocket forces responsible for the missile deployment.
Why was it important?
His involvement links the political agreement with Cuba to the technical and military feasibility of placing Soviet ballistic missiles on the island.
World History Database records
Sergei Biryuzov and the Cuban Missile Deployment timeline
The records below are selected from the 195-record Cuban Missile Crisis archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1962
1962 1st June
Cuban Missile Crisis
Biryuzov surveyed Cuban terrain and concluded that Soviet missile units could be deployed secretly enough to support the proposed operation.
1962 10th June
Cuban Missile Crisis
Biryuzov reported favorably on the feasibility of deploying strategic missiles in Cuba after returning from the Soviet mission.
1962 28th October
Cuban Missile Crisis
Biryuzov's missile forces received orders to dismantle the Cuban launch sites and prepare the strategic missiles for return shipment.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database.
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database Cuban Missile Crisis records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
FRUS: Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath · JFK Library · U.S. National Archives
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