Anatoly Kontsevoy

Lieutenant General

Anatoly Kontsevoy
Kontsevoy in 2024
Native name
Анатолий Георгиевич Концевой
Born (1968-09-08) 8 September 1968 (age 56)
Gomel Oblast, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Service / branch
Years of service1989–present
Commands
Alma mater

Anatoly Georgiyevich Kontsevoy (Russian: Анатолий Георгиевич Концевой, born 8 September 1968) is a Belarusian-born Russian Airborne Forces officer who has been the chief of staff and first deputy commander of the Airborne Forces since 2022.

Early life and education

Kontsevoy was born in 1968 in Gomel Region, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union. He graduated from the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School in 1989, the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2008, and the General Staff Academy in 2019.[1]

Military career

Kontsevoy at the Ryazan Airborne Command School, 2013
Kontsevoy with President Vladimir Putin, 2022

Between 1989 and 2001 he held commands at the platoon, company, and battalion level, before being appointed as the commander of the 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade, a post he held from 2002 to 2006.[1]

Kontsevoy was the deputy director of the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School from 2008 to 2012, and from 14 September 2012 until 2 September 2017, he was the director of the school. Starting in 2017 he attended the General Staff Academy.[2]

Kontsevoy became the deputy commander of the Airborne Forces in 2019, after graduating from the General Staff Academy,[1] and in 2022 became the chief of staff and first deputy commander.[3][4]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Концевой Анатолий Георгиевич, генерал-майор" [Kontsevoy Anatoly Georgiyevich, Major General] (in Russian). Ryazan Oblast Portal.
  2. ^ "Генерал-майор Концевой покинул пост начальника РВВДКУ имени Маргелова" [Major General Kontsevoy leaves post of director of RVVDKU named after Margelov]. Novaya Gazeta - Ryazan (in Russian). 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Военнослужащим ВДВ вручили государственные награды в зоне спецоперации" [VDV servicemen received state awards in the special operation zone]. TASS (in Russian). 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Алексей Наумец назначен заместителем командующего ВДВ России" [Alexei Naumets designated deputy commander of VDV of Russia]. Argumenty i Fakty - Pskov (in Russian). 21 April 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the 45th Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
2002–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Command School
2012–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces
2019–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Russian Airborne Forces
2022–present 		Incumbent