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{{Infobox person|name=Ivan Stepanovich Konev|native_name=Иван Степанович Конев|image=Ivan Stepanovich Konev.jpg|image_size=250px|birth_date=28 December 1897|birth_place=[[Lodeyno]], [[Nikolsky District (1796–1918)|Nikolsky District]], [[Vologda Governorate (1796–1929)|Vologda Governorate]], [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Russian Empire]]|death_date=21 May 1973|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[RSFSR]], [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]]|death_cause=Cancer|nationality=Russian}} | {{Infobox person|name=Ivan Stepanovich Konev|native_name=Иван Степанович Конев|image=Ivan Stepanovich Konev.jpg|image_size=250px|birth_date=28 December 1897|birth_place=[[Lodeyno]], [[Nikolsky District (1796–1918)|Nikolsky District]], [[Vologda Governorate (1796–1929)|Vologda Governorate]], [[Russian Empire (1721–1917)|Russian Empire]]|death_date=21 May 1973|death_place=[[Moscow]], [[RSFSR]], [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]]|death_cause=Cancer|nationality=Russian}} | ||
'''Ivan Stepanovich Konev''' (28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a prominent [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] general, [[ | '''Ivan Stepanovich Konev''' (28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a prominent [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet]] general, twice [[Hero of the Soviet Union]], and [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]] from 20 February 1944 until his death in May 1973. Konev was one of the most important [[Workers' and Peasants' Red Army|Red Army]] generals of the [[World War II|Great Patriotic War]] and played a significant role in the liberation of [[Eastern Europe]]. | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
=== Early life === | === Early life === | ||
Konev was born into a peasant family in Lodeyno, Vologda Governorate, | Konev was born into a peasant family in Lodeyno, Vologda Governorate, of the Russian Empire on 28 December 1897. Konev was conscripted to fight in [[First World War|World War I]] in 1916.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|year=1979|title=The Great Soviet Encyclopedia|title-url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Konev%2c+Ivan|chapter=Konev, Ivan Stepanovich}}</ref> | ||
=== Interwar period === | === Interwar period === | ||
During the [[Russian Civil War]], Konev fought against [[Alexander Kolchak]]'s [[White Army]] while also helping suppress the [[Kronstadt mutiny]]. After the Civil War, Konev studied at the [[Frunze Military Academy|M. V. Frunze Military Academy]], graduating in | During the [[Russian Civil War]], Konev fought against [[Alexander Kolchak]]'s [[White Army]] while also helping suppress the [[Kronstadt mutiny]]. After the Civil War, Konev studied at the [[Frunze Military Academy|M. V. Frunze Military Academy]], graduating in 1934, before serving various posts in the [[Caucasus]] and the [[Russian Far East|Far East]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
=== Second World War === | === Second World War === | ||
In the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Konev commanded the Nineteenth Army and was subsequently commander of the troops of the Western Front (from September 1941 to October 10 and from August 1942 to February 1943), the Kalinin Front (from Oct. 17, 1941), the Northwestern Front (from March 1943), the Steppe Front (from July 1943), the Second Ukrainian Front (from October 1943), and the First Ukrainian Front (from May 1944 to May 1945). The troops under Konev’s command participated in the battles of Moscow and Kursk, in the liberation of the Right-bank and Western Ukraine, and in the East Carpathian, Vistula-Oder, Berlin, and Prague operations.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Postwar === | === Postwar === | ||
Afterwards, Konev served as Chief of the [[Soviet Army]] from 1946 to 1950 and [[Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organisation|Supreme Commander of the Warsaw Pact]] from 1955 to 1960. He used the latter position to put down the [[reactionary]] [[Hungarian counterrevolution of 1956|Hungarian Uprising of 1956]]. Konev had connections with many [[Western world|Western]] leaders, having personally met [[Omar Bradley]] and representing the Soviet delegation to [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]]'s funeral in 1965.<ref>[[Laurence Dodds]] (2015).: ''As it happened: The state funeral of Winston Churchill, January 30, 1965''. [[The Daily Telegraph]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150130113555/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11375818/As-it-happened-The-state-funeral-of-Winston-Churchill-January-30-1965-live.html Archived] from [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11375818/As-it-happened-The-state-funeral-of-Winston-Churchill-January-30-1965-live.html the original] on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-03.</ref> Konev | Afterwards, Konev served as Chief of the [[Soviet Army]] from 1946 to 1950 and [[Supreme Commander of the Unified Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty Organisation|Supreme Commander of the Warsaw Pact]] from 1955 to 1960. He used the latter position to put down the [[reactionary]] [[Hungarian counterrevolution of 1956|Hungarian Uprising of 1956]].<ref name=":0" /> Konev had connections with many [[Western world|Western]] leaders, having personally met [[Omar Bradley]] and representing the Soviet delegation to [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|British]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Winston Churchill]]'s funeral in 1965.<ref>[[Laurence Dodds]] (2015).: ''As it happened: The state funeral of Winston Churchill, January 30, 1965''. [[The Daily Telegraph]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150130113555/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11375818/As-it-happened-The-state-funeral-of-Winston-Churchill-January-30-1965-live.html Archived] from [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/winston-churchill/11375818/As-it-happened-The-state-funeral-of-Winston-Churchill-January-30-1965-live.html the original] on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-03.</ref> | ||
Konev died on 21 May 1973 in Moscow and was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:1897 births]] | |||
[[Category:1973 deaths]] | |||
[[Category:Heroes of the Soviet Union]] | |||
[[Category:Marshals of the Soviet Union]] | [[Category:Marshals of the Soviet Union]] | ||
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[[Category:People's commissars and ministers of the Soviet Union]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner]] | |||
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of the Red Star]] | |||
[[Category:Red Army soldiers]] | [[Category:Red Army soldiers]] | ||
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Ivan Stepanovich Konev Иван Степанович Конев | |
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| Born | 28 December 1897 Lodeyno, Nikolsky District, Vologda Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 May 1973 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Nationality | Russian |
Ivan Stepanovich Konev (28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a prominent Soviet general, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, and Marshal of the Soviet Union from 20 February 1944 until his death in May 1973. Konev was one of the most important Red Army generals of the Great Patriotic War and played a significant role in the liberation of Eastern Europe.
Life[edit | edit source]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Konev was born into a peasant family in Lodeyno, Vologda Governorate, of the Russian Empire on 28 December 1897. Konev was conscripted to fight in World War I in 1916.[1]
Interwar period[edit | edit source]
During the Russian Civil War, Konev fought against Alexander Kolchak's White Army while also helping suppress the Kronstadt mutiny. After the Civil War, Konev studied at the M. V. Frunze Military Academy, graduating in 1934, before serving various posts in the Caucasus and the Far East.[1]
Second World War[edit | edit source]
In the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Konev commanded the Nineteenth Army and was subsequently commander of the troops of the Western Front (from September 1941 to October 10 and from August 1942 to February 1943), the Kalinin Front (from Oct. 17, 1941), the Northwestern Front (from March 1943), the Steppe Front (from July 1943), the Second Ukrainian Front (from October 1943), and the First Ukrainian Front (from May 1944 to May 1945). The troops under Konev’s command participated in the battles of Moscow and Kursk, in the liberation of the Right-bank and Western Ukraine, and in the East Carpathian, Vistula-Oder, Berlin, and Prague operations.[1]
Postwar[edit | edit source]
Afterwards, Konev served as Chief of the Soviet Army from 1946 to 1950 and Supreme Commander of the Warsaw Pact from 1955 to 1960. He used the latter position to put down the reactionary Hungarian Uprising of 1956.[1] Konev had connections with many Western leaders, having personally met Omar Bradley and representing the Soviet delegation to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965.[2]
Konev died on 21 May 1973 in Moscow and was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Great Soviet Encyclopedia: 'Konev, Ivan Stepanovich' (1979).
- ↑ Laurence Dodds (2015).: As it happened: The state funeral of Winston Churchill, January 30, 1965. The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-03.