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Nikolsky District, Vologda Oblast

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, Vologda Oblast

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) was a Soviet

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 military commander and full general since 1988.

He started his military career in 1950. Betekhtin graduated from:

• Kiev Military college of Self-propelled artillery
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   in 1953;
• Military Academy of Armoured Forces in 1961;
• General Staff Academy
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   in 1972;
• Higher academic courses of General Staff Academy in 1980

Anatoly Betekhtin became a full general of the Red Army

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. In June 1981, he was appointed as a head of the Odessa Military District

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; then, in January 1984, he headed the Baltic Military District

Baltic Military District

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. In 1987, Betekhtin became the commander of the Transbaikal Military District

Transbaikal Military District

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. From 1988 to 1992, he was the first deputy minister of the Soviet Land Forces.