Georgy Zhukov
Georgy Zhukov | |
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 Zhukov speakin in Moscow, Soviet Union in 1941. | |
| Meenister o Defence | |
| In office 9 Februar 1955 – 26 October 1957 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Bulganin |
| Precedit bi | Nikolai Bulganin |
| Succeedit bi | Rodion Malinovsky |
| Full member o the Politburo | |
| In office 29 Juin – 29 October 1957 | |
| Candidate member o the Politburo | |
| In office 27 Februar 1956 – 29 Juin 1957 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov Гео́ргий Константи́нович Жу́ков 1 December 1896 Strelkovka, Roushie Empire |
| Dee'd | 18 Juin 1974 (aged 77) Moscow, Roushie SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Naitionality | Soviet |
| Poleetical pairty | Communist Pairty o the Soviet Union |
| Spoose(s) | Alexandra Dievna Zuikova (1920–1953) Galina Alexandrovna Semyonova (1965–1973) |
| Bairns | Era Zhukova (born 1928) Margarita Zhukova (1929–2011) |
| Profession | Sodger |
| Religion | Roushie Orthodox |
| Awairds |  |
| Signatur |  |
| Militar service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/brainch | Roushie Imperial Airmy Soviet Airmy |
| Years o service | 1915–1957 |
| Rank | Marshal o the Soviet Union |
| Commands | Kiev Militar Destrict Chief o the General Staff Wastren Front 1st Beloroushie Front Odessa Militar Destrict |
| Battles/wars | Warld War I Roushie Ceevil War Soviet–Japanese Border War (Battles o Khalkhin Gol) Soviet occupation o Bessarabie an Northren Bukovina Great Patriotic War |
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Roushie: Гео́ргий Константи́нович Жу́ков; 1 December [A.S. 19 November] 1896 – 18 Juin 1974), wis a Soviet career officer in the Reid Airmy who, in the course o Warld War II, played a role in leadin the Reid Airmy drive throu much o Eastren Europe tae liberate the Soviet Union an ither naitions frae the occupation o the Axis Powers an, ultimately, tae conquer Berlin. He is the maist decoratit general officer in the history o the Soviet Union an Roushie.
Categeries:
- Heroes o the Soviet Union
- 1896 births
- 1974 daiths
- Fowk frae Zhukovsky Destrict, Kaluga Oblast
- Fowk frae Kaluga Governorate
- Bolsheviks
- Politburo o the Central Committee o the Communist Pairty o the Soviet Union members
- Soviet Meenisters o Defence
- Marshals o the Soviet Union
- Buirials at the Kremlin Waw Necropolis
- Quadruple Heroes o the Soviet Union
- Recipients o the Cross o St. George
- Chief Commanders o the Legion o Meerit
- Recipients o the Order o Lenin, sax times
- Recipients o the Order o Veectory
- Recipients o the Order o Suvorov, 1st cless
- Recipients o the Order o the Reid Banner, three times
- Recipients o the Order o the October Revolution
- Grand Croix o the Légion d'honneur
- Honorar Knichts Grand Cross o the Order o the Bath
- Grand Crosses o the Order o the White Lion
- Recipients o the Militar Order o the White Lion
- Recipients o the Marshal's Starn
- Recipients o the Czechoslovak War Cross
- Recipients o the Cross o Grunwald, 1st cless
- Recipients o the Virtuti Militari (1943–89)
- Recipients o the Order o Polonia Restituta (1944–89)
- Grand Crosses o the Virtuti Militari
- Commanders wi Starn o the Order o Polonia Restituta
- Recipients o the Croix de Guerre (Fraunce)
- Recipients o the Order o Sukhbaatar
- Heroes o the Mongolie Fowkrepublic
- Recipients o the Order o the Reid Banner (Mongolie)
- Roushie memoirists
- Roushie militar personnel o Warld War I
- Roushie fowk o Warld War II
- Soviet militar personnel o Warld War II