Batyn Dorzh

General of the Army Batyn Dorj (; 17 September 1914 — 23 July 1982) was a Mongolian statesman and military leader in the Mongolian People's Republic. He was one of the first 11 generals in Mongolia. Dorj is regarded as one of the most influential and consequential Mongolian government, military and social figures of the twentieth century.

Biography He was born in Mongolia in the Barzan area on the territory of the Aldarkhaan, in what was then the Bogd Khanate. The early 30s, he worked as a firefighter and collective farmer. Until 1940, he held various positions from platoon commander to commander of the 7th Cavalry Division on the western border, guarding the Aimags of mongolia from the troops of the Republic of China and Ospan Batyr's Armies.

From 1940 to 1948, he was Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the MPR, serving as Head of the Directorate of Border and Internal Troops. After graduating from the Frunze Military Academy in 1952, he was appointed commander of a separate cavalry brigade. In 1956, he was made the Minister of Military and Public Security, and then from 1959 to 1961, the Minister of Public Security. For most of the 1960s, he was in diplomatic work, consistently holding the posts of Ambassador to North Korea (1961–1963), East Germany (1963–1966), and Yugoslavia (1966–1968). During this period, he also had close relations with the leadership of Bulgaria and Poland.

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MPR

Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic (1974) On his 100th anniversary in 2012, efforts were launched to release memoirs and create research books in his honor.