After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Vladimirov successively became senior officer in charge of the formation of march battalions in the Siberian Military District, chief of staff of a ski brigade, and a rifle brigade.

Postwar, Vladimirov became a lieutenant general, commanded a rifle corps, and was deputy chief of staff of the Soviet airborne.

[1] Vladimirov was born on 14 April 1905 in Alexandropol (today Gyumri) in Russian Armenia to the family of a civil servant.

In 1937, he became a senior teacher of tactics at the reserve officers' advanced training courses in Tomsk.

[1] After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Vladimirov became senior officer for the formation of march battalions in the Siberian Military District during July.

In December, Vladimirov was appointed commander of the 140th Separate Rifle Brigade, forming at Klyukvenny.

The division captured Schneidemuhl, where they found 30 trains loaded with food and military equipment.

On 6 April Vladimirov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his leadership.

He commanded a rifle corps and was deputy chief of staff of the Soviet airborne forces.

[1] In 2010, Vladimirov's memoirs were posthumously published by Yauza/Eksmo as Divisional Commander: From Sinyavino Heights to the Elbe (Russian: Комдив.