Biography of Mikhail Grigoryev

The commander of the 23rd special forced brigade, the 43 RA commander was born on October 23. In the year he entered the artillery Academy. Dzerzhinsky, successfully ended it and met the Great Patriotic War in the Belarusian military district commander of the battery of the howitzer artillery regiment. In July, he was appointed commander of a separate guards mortar division, and from that moment until the last day his life was associated with reactive artillery, the formation and development of strategic missile forces.

Since December, M. Grigoryev, deputy commander of the Guards mortar brigade, and since February, the summer major has formed the 7th Guards Heavy mortar brigade. Since the year, M. Grigoryev has been working at the artillery headquarters of the Armed Forces by a senior researcher to summarize the experience of war and develop the problems of combat use of reactive artillery.

In January of the year, M. Grigoryev forms the South Brigade of Special Purpose in Kamyshin - the first missile unit in the combat composition of the armed forces, in the service of which were domestic missile systems R -1 and P in the GG. Grigoryev studies at the Higher Military Academy of K. Voroshilov now the Military Academy of the General Staff, after which he is appointed first deputy head of the Rostov Higher Artillery missile and engineering school.

Since June, Colonel M. Grigoryev headed the formation, construction and commissioning of the first strategic missile compound in the country of intercontinental missiles - the Angara facility in the area of ​​the Plesetsk railway station of the Arkhangelsk region. Then this missile facility was changed by the Plesetsk training ground, Major General M. Grigoryev was appointed first deputy commander of the Vinnitsa missile army in May.

The Caribbean crisis began. In the absence of the main part of the leadership of the army, which was reserved for Cuba, M. Grigoryev took possession of a complex situation in the army, ensured continuous management of formations and units of the army and long -term maintenance of troops in a warhead state. Being the first deputy commander of the 43 RA, in the year M.

Grigoryev was appointed chairman of the State Commission for Testing of the Inter -Continental Rocket Complex of the Voivodes on the American classification of Satan. This direction in the creation of missile equipment Mikhail Grigoryevich, being the commander of 43 RA and the first deputy commander in chief of the Strategic Missile Forces, oversaw until the end of his career.

M. Grigoriev was awarded the title Laureate of the Lenin Prize in the year to work on the creation of the rocket complex R. Grigoryev. From June 20 to April 25, Lieutenant General M. Grigoryev commander of the Rocket Army, which was stationed in the territory of three republics of the former USSR - Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. She had 13 missile divisions in her combat composition. For example, regiments and divisions in 35 RD of Ordzhonikidze were scattered across the North Caucasus in Dagestan, North Ossetia, Chechnya and were from each other at a distance of several hundred kilometers, which created difficulties in managing the commander.

The army was stationed on the territory of the five military districts of Odessa, Belarusian, Carpathian, Kyiv, and North Caucasus. In this situation, the commander had to be a diplomat in order to coordinate issues of interaction between the types of armed forces, as well as the supply of army troops through the relevant services of military districts. With the start of the construction of new launchers with UR missiles, the issues of alienation of lands for their placement, as these are not areas of desert and taiga, but the territories of the Odessa, Nikolaev, Kirovograd, Vinnitsa and Khmelnitsky regions, where the lands are fertile and each hectare is registered.

Thanks to the high human qualities of the commander, all misunderstandings managed with party and state leaders of these areas to shoot without conflicts and in a timely manner. In the army of the army, the construction of military starting positions with ground launchers ends, the construction of mine launchers for missiles P and P with a complex of underground and ground structures of technical positions began.

To protect combat starting positions, new firing structures and electrified barriers are built. Various technical means are created to detect the enemy. Grigoryev was a strong -willed, energetic and demanding commander - an innovator. He knew the missile technology perfectly from its very first samples. Being the chairman of the State Commission for the Testing of Rockets P, his issues emanating from the depths of knowledge of the elements of technology and methods of its use, often referred to the end of scientists and representatives of the industry of defense industries developing equipment for missile forces.

In their memoirs, colleagues in their memoirs note that they respected Mikhail Grigoryevich not only as a commander, Colonel General, but also as a person who has the courage of thinking, excellent “iron” logic, clarity of argumentation, magnificent erudition and, moreover, an excellent sense of humor.This person was able to think promptly and strategically, in engineering and constructively quickly find the right solution and at the same time deeply, in a reason to analyze a particular problem.

Mikhail Grigoryevich led a special notebook, where he recorded his observations, generalizations, conclusions, sentences for the future. He possessed technical erudition at the level of a major scientist, knowledge of not only the armed forces of our troops of missile equipment, but also samples of the technical equipment of the troops of the probable enemy. Mikhail Grigoryevich as a commander could teach a lesson on separate nodes of missile technology, including the installation of the head of the rocket, his subordinates.

Of great rarity in life, in military service, when people and subordinates are unanimous in the assessment of the commander, especially when grades and memories are only kind. Everyone was convinced of the extraordinary of this person, of his high business and human qualities. It was a truly talented general demanding, sometimes hot-tempered and hot, with a rude voice, but a caring person, commander, commander was hidden behind the harsh appearance.

Mikhail Grigoryevich never forgot to note the distinguished subordinates, be it in the daily activities of the troops, in military exercises or in testing of missile equipment. He hated lazy people, respected the hard workers. Mikhail Grigoryevich did not like to lose either in shooting from personal weapons, or while playing cards or chess, on billiards, nor fishing, this is his hobby, nor on hunting, and especially in official matters, when fundamental issues were resolved.

In the Vinnitsa army, General M. Grigoryev became a military leader of an operational-strategic scale, capable of leading one of the largest groups of missile forces. He grew up in a highly erudite military and statesman, deeply and comprehensively assessing the military-political situation, making optimal decisions and firmly implementing them. Having occupied the position of army commander, M.

Grigoryev skillfully overcame the difficulties that arose, created the relationship between creativity, independence and relaxedness among his subordinates, studied any issue in deeply and thoroughly, sought to solve it with the optimal benefit and the life of the army’s troops. In April of the year, Colonel M. M. M. Circle of his new duties included the most important issues of the activities of the troops, first of all, maintaining their high combat readiness, developing the prospects of the Strategic Missile Forces, and testing new samples of rocket and space technology.

The circle of responsibilities was quite extensive and required constant tension of spiritual and physical forces. In this position, the main qualities of M. Grigoryeva were clearly manifested: high professionalism, honesty, justice, respectability, faith in the future of missile forces, the ability to work with scientists and designers, with colleagues - deputies of the commander in chief, as well as with subordinates.

With all responsibility, he led the work of a number of commissions that resolved complex and diverse issues of the activities of the missile forces. Colonel General M. Grigoryev was a living history of missile troops, enjoyed the exceptional authority among outstanding designers of missile and space technology-S. Korolev, M. Yangel, V. Plosy, L. Nadiradze, V. Utkin and many others who appreciated his competence, decency, and the ability to achieve successfully issues in creating missile weapons.

Everyone who knew Mikhail Grigoryevich Grigoryev served with him, agree that this is a man of difficult fate, and no “system” and higher bosses could break him and rebuild his own way. In life and in his affairs, he always remained Grigoryev. He knew how to set him clear, righteous goals and sought their fulfillment. Sometimes he also said that with such a character as him, in the army to serve oh how difficult.

But he served for about forty years, leaving a bright mark and becoming the legend of the strategic missile forces. He was awarded two orders of Lenin, four orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, two orders of the Red Star, the Order “For the Service of the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR” of the 3rd degree, two foreign orders and more than 20 medals.

Mikhail Grigoryevich died on November 12 and was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow. Younger Bezhetsky district of the Tver region. Arkhangelskoye Krasnogorsk district of the Moscow region Moscow at the Novodevichy cemetery, Colonel General, First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Missile Forces, laureate of the Lenin Prize in the Armed Forces from July graduated from the Artillery Academy named after Dzerzhinsky, High Military Academy.

Voroshilova participant in the Great Patriotic War since June West, Kalininsky, Volkhovsky, Karelian and 2nd Belorian fronts: he went from the commander of the artillery battery to the commander of the Guards mortar brigade of the RVGK. C - senior researcher at artillery headquarters of the Soviet Army. C - commander of the special purpose brigade of the RVGK.C - Deputy, First Deputy Head of the Rostov Higher Artillery Engineering School.

At the appointment commander of the first compound of intercontinental ballistic missiles - the Angara object now the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the first deputy commander, and C - commander of the rocket army of G. In April, he was appointed First Deputy Commander -in -Chief of Strategic Missile Forces, a member of the Military Council of the Strategic Missile Forces was awarded: Orders of Lenin, Red Banner,, Patriotic War 1 of Art.

In May, he graduated from the Artillery Academy. Dzerzhinsky, sent to the Belarusian military district. Member of the Great Patriotic War. In May, he took office as commander of the Separate Guards Division of heavy mortars. At the beginning of the year, he formed a team of mortars.