Ivan Konev
Ivan Stepanovich Konev was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, responsible for taking much of Axis-occupied Eastern Europe.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Lodeyno
- Educated at
- M.V. Frunze Military Academy
- Awards
- 🏆 Order of the White Lion🏆 Hero of the Soviet Union🏆 Order of Lenin🏆 Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"🏆 Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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Trending topics shown first"As for me, I had to know exactly what the situation was in Dukla Pass. Moscow had demanded it."
"We plan alone but we fulfill our plans together with the enemy, as it were, in accordance with his opposition."
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Timeline
1897
Born
Birth1973
Died
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