Butochiyn Tsog

Butochiyn Tsog (Mongolian: Бутачийн Цог) was a Mongolian politician and military leader. He was the last Defense Minister of the Mongolian People's Republic from 1978 to 1985.

Biography
In 1937, he graduated from the Sumy Artillery School. During Battles of Khalkhin Gol, Soviet military leaders, such as Georgy Zhukov, and Nikolai Voronov. In 1945, he participated in the Liberation of East Prussia. After the end of World War II, he served in the Mongolian People's Army. He has held senior positions in the Mongolian Army, such as Chief of Staff, Deputy Minister of Defense, and Minister of Defense. In 1985 he retired and went to Moscow with his wife. In August 1989, Tsog arrived in the Mongolian capital to celebrate the golden jubilee (50th anniversary) of Khalkin Gol, where he died on the 10th of that month.

Personal life
He was married to Nataly Barsukovoy, an ethnic Russian. He had 2 children, Gennady and Svetlana, and 5 grandchildren Kocsis, Balazs, Hervert, Tsog and Beata.

Awards
USSR
 * Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (March 13, 1981)
 * 5 Orders of Sukhbaatar
 * 2 Orders of the Red Banner
 * 3 Orders of the Polar Star
 * Order "For Service in Battle"
 * Medal "We have won"
 * Medal "25 Years of People's Revolution"
 * Order of Lenin
 * Order of the Patriotic War
 * Medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
 * Medal "For Victory over Japan"
 * Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
 * Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
 * Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
 * Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"