Prince Archil Gelovani (November 14, 1915 – August 19, 1978) of the princely House of Gelovani

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 was a Soviet

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 Georgian

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 military commander, Marshal of Engineering Troops (маршал инженерных войск; 1977). Gelovani joined the Soviet army

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 in 1939. During World War II

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, he was responsible for fortifying and reconstructing the Black Sea

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 ports. He then served on various top military engineering posts, including being a Deputy Minister of Defence

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 for Construction and Billeting of Troops from 1974 until his death. An avenue in Georgia's capital Tbilisi

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has been named after Marshal Gelovani.