Gelovani Archil

Gelovani Archil ( 1915-1978), The first Marshal in the history of So viet Defense Engineering, born inSpatagori village of Georgia. In 1936 he graduated from the Industrial Institute of Georgia; in 1939 he finished the Leningrad Navy School. As of 1939 A. Gelovani served in the army. During WW II he was in charge of building of military, naval and fortification structures. Starting from 1945 he held different top positions in the Black Sea Engineering Department. In 1949 he was appointed to the post of the Deputy Chief of the Main Department of Navy; in 1953 he was promoted to the post of the Chief of the Main Department of Navy and Assistant in the field of engineering to the Commander of the Black Sea Navy. In 1964- 69, A. Gelovani served as the Deputy (Engineering) Commander of Rocket Forces and member of Military Council; in 1969-71, he was the First Deputy Chief of Engineering Department of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. In 1971-74, he served as the Chief of the State Commission of Experts of the Defense Ministry of the USSR; in 1974-78, he was the Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR in the field of Military Engineering and Quartering. A. Gelovani was Laureate of Lenin Prize (1968) and State Prize (1977); Honorary Engineer of Ukraine (1962) and RSFSR (1971),

A. Gelovani is buried at the Novodevichye Cemetery in Moscow.