Zhamyangiyn Lhagvasuren

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Zhamyangiyn Lhagvasuren
Жамьянгийн Лхагвасурэн
Minister of Defense of the Mongolian People's Republic
In office
28 June 1959 – July 1969
LeaderYumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Preceded by
Succeeded byBatyn Dorj
Personal details
Born(1912-03-25)25 March 1912
Saikhan, Bulgan, Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
Died13 May 1982(1982-05-13) (aged 70)
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic
CitizenshipMongolian People's Republic
Political partyMongolian People's Party
ProfessionSoldier
Military service
Allegiance Mongolian People's Republic
Branch/serviceState emblem of the People's republic of Mongolia.svg Mongolian People's Army
Years of service1936—1982
RankColonel General

Colonel General Zhamyangiyn Lhagvasuren (Mongolian: Жамьянгийн Лхагвасурэн) was a Mongolian statesman and military leader in the Mongolian People's Republic. From 1939 to 1980, he was a member of the Presidium of the Central Committee and a candidate member, and then a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. In 1940-1947 he was a deputy of the Small Khural, and in 1951 he became a member of the Great People's Khural.

Biography[]

Early life and World War Two[]

He was born into a family of a military officers.[1] At the age of 20, he voluntarily entered the service in the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, serving in the 15th Cavalry Division. In 1935 he became a member of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. For two years (1935-1937) he received military education in Moscow, graduating from courses at the Lenin Military-Political Academy. After graduation, until 1938, he continued to serve at the academy as the head of a group of Mongolian cadets.[2]

Upon returning to Mongolia in January 1939, he was appointed head of the Political Council and Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army. He took part in the Battles of Khalkhin Gol in 1939 and also participated in the hostilities of the Soviet–Japanese War.[3][4] During the battles, he, in his position as Corps Commissar of the MPRA, was Marshal Georgy Zhukov's deputy in command of the Mongolian cavalry. Towards the end of the war, he also served with General Issa Pliyev in the of the Transbaikal Front.[5] In 1944, he became one of the first generals of the Mongolian Army.[6]

Post-war[]

In 1951, he graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow. Beginning in 1955, he became Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army. In this position, he was responsible for the renovation works at the Sükhbaatar's Mausoleum.[7] In 1956, he headed the committee for physical culture and sports, and became the first president of the Mongolian National Olympic Committee. For a decade, he was the Minister of People's Troops (in 1968 the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Defense) and commander-in-chief of the Mongolian People's Army. In this position, he undertook a significant reorganization of the Mongolian military. After ten years of work in July 1969 he was summoned to a meeting of the Politburo and was dismissed.

Later he served for two years as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bulgaria and Poland. He was then elected Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Great People's Khural. He retired in March 1982 at the age of 70 and died two months later of a heart attack.

Legacy[]

In 2012, Mongolia celebrated the centenary of his birth.[8] The 167th Military Unit of the Mongolian Ground Force is named after him.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Батлан Хамгаалах Яам — ЖАМЪЯНГИЙН ЛХАГВАСҮРЭН
  2. ^ "Бидний бахархал – ҮБХИС" (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ^ "Ж.Лхагвасүрэн жанжны "Халхын гол" ном дахин хэвлэгдлээ". MONTSAME News Agency. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  4. ^ "Начальник Полевого штаба МНРА комдив Ж. Цэрэн и корпусной комиссар Ж. Лхагвасурэн". waralbum.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  5. ^ Конно-механизированная группа Забайкал��ского фронта. Сайт «Танковый фронт».
  6. ^ "Бхя Монгол Улсад Генерал Цол Бий Болсны 70 Жилийг Тэмдэглэн Өнгөрүүллээ".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "История Улан-Батора: Мавзолей Сухэ-Батора и центральная площадь".
  8. ^ "Хурандаа генерал Лхагвасүрэн — page". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  9. ^ "Зэвсэгт хүчний 167 дугаар ангийг Цэргийн гавьяаны одонгоор шагнав | News.MN". News.MN - Мэдээллийн эх сурвалж (in Mongolian). 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
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