Vladimir Vladimirovich Granitov was born on April 4, 1915, in Saint Petersburg. His father was an officer of the 13th Leib Grenadier Erivan Regiment and a participant in the White movement. In 1920, five-year-old Vladimir moved with his mother to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, where his father later arrived.

In exile, he graduated from the Russian gymnasium in 1930, then received an engineering education and underwent military training at the ROVS. Before the Germans arrived in Belgrade, by order of White General Barbovich, he was promoted to ensign, and after the formation of the Russian Corps, he led the 1st platoon of the 1st cadet company.

During World War II, Granitov was one of the most prominent officers of the Russian Corps, received serious injuries, was awarded six times, and finished the war with the rank of lieutenant. On November 1, 1945, the corps was officially disbanded, after which Vladimir Vladimirovich lived with his family in Munich until 1948, and then moved to safer Argentina.

In South America, Lieutenant Granitov joined the local ROVS branch and was a member of the Union of Officers of the Russian Corps. In 1960, he and his wife moved to the USA and settled in San Francisco, where he continued his public activities in the White emigration.

Vladimir Vladimirovich earned a living as an engineer designing railway bridges. In addition, he voluntarily participated in the construction of Orthodox churches, including the Resurrection Cathedral in Buenos Aires, the Kazan Church in San Francisco, and the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Santa Rosa, California.

In 1982, he retired, after which he consulted young colleagues and devoted most of his time to public activities. In 1988, he became the last head of the Russian All-Military Union and the last leader of the Union of Officers of the Russian Corps.

After the collapse of the USSR, he was one of the first to visit his homeland and was shocked by what he saw. Granitov was actively involved in charity work in the USA, helping war veterans, but in Russia, he saw that no one was needed. He brought several hundred beds and two hundred wheelchairs to Moscow.

Vladimir Vladimirovich visited Russia four times for charitable and ideological visits, meeting people of different generations, speaking, and giving interviews, sharing his views on the future of Russia. In a 1998 interview with the newspaper 'Nashi Vesti', he expressed the opinion on the necessity of getting rid of communist influence.

In the spring of 1995, Lieutenant Granitov visited Liechtenstein, where he participated in a thanksgiving service for the 50th anniversary of the rescue of the 1st Russian National Army of General Smyslovsky. The event was attended by the general's widow, the son of the Prince of Liechtenstein, and Baron Eduard Falz-Fein.

After the service, Vladimir Vladimirovich delivered a thank-you speech, reminding how England abandoned the Cossacks and Russians to perish in the USSR, and noted the bravery of the small principality, which showed an example of honor.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Granitov passed away on May 20, 1999, and was buried at the Serbian Orthodox Cemetery in California.