Who commanded the Belarusian front in WWII. Fronts of the Great Patriotic War

No. 37. Telegram from the commanders of the fronts to the Minister of War dated March 18, 1917 V. urgently, c. secret. 2116. 2216. 2203. Today, at the military council of all front commanders under my chairmanship, it was unanimously decided: 1) the armies are willing and able to attack, 2) an offensive is quite possible. This

Front commanders(In alphabet order)

Brief biographical notes

1. Army General (1941) Apanasenko Joseph Rodionovich. 1890-1943, Russian, peasant worker, in the CPSU(b) since 1916, in the Red Army since 1917, education: VAF in 1932, ensign before the revolution, in civil war division commander.

2. Colonel-General (1942) Artemyev Pavel Artemyevich. 1897-1979, Russian, peasant worker, in the CPSU (b) since 1920, in the Red Army since 1918, education: VAF in 1938, speaks Polish, before the revolution, junior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war, military commissar of the regiment.

3. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955) Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich. 1897-1982, Armenian, employee, in the CPSU(b) since 1941, in the Red Army since 1920, education: VAGSh in 1938, ensign before the revolution, regiment commander during the civil war. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944,1977).

4. Lieutenant General (1942) Bogdanov Ivan Alexandrovich. 1898-1942, nationality unknown, origin unknown, in the CPSU (b) with ????, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1933, before the revolution non-commissioned officer, in the civil war - participant.

5. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935) Budyonny Semyon Mikhailovich. 1883-1973, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) since 1919, in the Red Army since 1918, education: VAF in 1932, before the revolution, senior non-commissioned officer, commander of the army during the civil war. Three times Hero of the Soviet Union (1958,1963,1968).

6. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943) Vasilevsky Alexander Mikhailovich. 1895-1977, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) since 1938, in the Red Army since 1919, education: VAGSh in 1937, speaks German, before the revolution staff captain, during the civil war assistant regiment commander. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944,1945).

7. Army General (1943) Vatutin Nikolai Fedorovich. 1901-1944, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) since 1921, in the Red Army since 1920, education: VAGSh in 1937, speaks English, during the civil war the commander of the department. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965). Killed in battle.

8. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935) Voroshilov Kliment Efremovich 1891-1969, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1903, in the Red Army since 1918, education: no, during the civil war, a member of the Military Council. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1956.1968), Hero of Socialist Labor (1960).

9. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Govorov Leonid Alexandrovich. 1897-1955, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) since 1942, in the Red Army since 1920, education: VAGSh in 1938, speaks German, before the revolution, lieutenant, in the civil war, commander of the art division. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).

10. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1961) Philip Ivanovich Golikov. 1900-1980, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, education: VAF in 1933, during the civil war, an instructor in the political department.

11. Colonel General (1943) Gordov Vasily Nikolaevich. 1896-1951, Russian, peasant worker, in the CPSU(b) since 1918, in the Red Army since 1917, education: VAF in 1932, speaks English, before the revolution, senior non-commissioned officer, regiment commander during the civil war. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).

12. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955) Andrey Ivanovich Eremenko. 1892-1970, Ukrainian, from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, education: VAF in 1935, speaks English, before the revolution, the head of the regiment's intelligence team, during the civil war, the regiment's chief of staff. Hero of the Soviet Union (1944).

13. Lieutenant General (1940) Efremov Mikhail Grigorievich. 1897-1942, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) since 1919, in the Red Army since 1917, education: VAF in 1933, before the revolution, junior non-commissioned officer in the civil war, commander of the division.

14. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943) Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich. 1896-1974, Russian, peasant worker, joined the CPSU(b) from 1919, joined the Red Army from 1918, education: command courses in 1930, junior non-commissioned officer before the revolution, squadron commander during the civil war. Four times Hero of the Soviet Union (1939, 1944, 1945, 1956).

15. Army General (1944) Zakharov Georgy Fedorovich. 1897-1957, Russian, serving from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) since 1919, in the Red Army since 1919, the formation of the VAGSh in 1939, speaks German, before the revolution, second lieutenant, in the civil war of the company commander.

16. Colonel General (1941) Kirponos Mikhail Petrovich. 1892-1941, Ukrainian, from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1927, during the civil war regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1940). Killed in action in the summer of 1941 near Kiev.

17. Colonel General (1943) Kovalev Mikhail Prokofievich. 1897-1967, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) since 1927, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1924, before the revolution, staff captain, in the civil war com. brigades.

18. General - lieutenant (1943) Kozlov Dmitry Timofeevich. 1896-1967, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1928, speaks English, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war com. shelf.

19. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Konev Ivan Stepanovich. 1897-1973, Russian, from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1934, speaks English, before the revolution, a fireworker, in the civil war, the chief of staff of the army. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945).

20. Lieutenant General (1940) Fedor Yakovlevich Kostenko. 1896-1942, Ukrainian, origin unknown, in the CPSU (b) since 1921, in the Red Army since 1918, education academic courses in 1941, participant in the civil war.

21. Colonel General (1941) Fedor Isidorovich Kuznetsov. 1898-1961, Russian, from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) from 1939, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1926, speaks French, before the revolution, ensign, during the civil war regimental commander.

22. Army General (1945) Kurochkin Pavel Alekseevich. 1900-1989, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1920, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAGSh in 1940, speaks English, before the revolution an officer, during the civil war regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).

23. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich. 1897-1967, Ukrainian, from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) since 1926, in the Red Army since 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1930, speaks French and Spanish, before the revolution, corporal, in the civil war, early. machine gun team. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1945, 1958).

24. Army General (1944) Maslennikov Ivan Ivanovich. 1900-1954, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1924, in the Red Army since 1917, the formation of the VAF in 1935, during the civil war regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).

25. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Meretskov Kirill Afanasyevich. 1898-1968, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) since 1917, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the Red Army Army in 1921, before the revolution, officer, in the civil war, chief of staff of the brigade. Hero of the Soviet Union (1940).

26. General of the Army (1941) Pavlov Dmitry Grigorievich. 1899-1941, Russian, from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1928, before the revolution, private, during the civil war, assistant regiment commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1937). Executed by military tribunal in July 1941.

27. Army General (1944) Petrov Ivan Efimovich. 1896-1958, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1918, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1931, before the revolution, an ensign, in the civil war, a military commissar. brigades. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).

28. Army General (1953) Popov Markian Mikhailovich. 1902-1969, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1921, in the Red Army from 1920, the formation of the VAF in 1936, speaks English, during the civil war platoon commander .. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).

29. Army General (1944) Purkaev Maxim Alekseevich. 1894-1953, Mordvin, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1919, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1936, speaks German, French, before the revolution, an ensign in the civil war com. shelf.

30. Colonel General (1943) Reiter Max Andreevich. 1886-1950, Latvian, from the peasantry, in the CPSU (b) from 1922, in the Red Army from 1919, the formation of the VAF in 1935, speaks German, before the revolution, colonel, in the civil war com. shelf.

31. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Rokosovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich. 1896-1968, Pole, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1919, in the Red Army since 1917, the formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1929, speaks German, before the revolution non-commissioned officer, in the civil war com. shelf. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1944,1945).

32. Lieutenant General (1940) Ryabyshev Dmitry Ivanovich. 1894-1985, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) since 1917, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution, private, in the civil war com. brigades.

33. General - lieutenant (1944) Sobennikov Petr Petrovich. 1894-1960, Russian, one of the employees, in the CPSU (b) from 1940, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of KUVNAS in 1927, speaks French, cornet before the revolution, during the civil war the chief of staff of the division.

34. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1946) Sokolovsky Vasily Danilovich. 1897-1968, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1931, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the Red Army Army Army in 1921, during the civil war, the chief of staff of the division. Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).

35. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1940) Timoshenko Semyon Konstantinovich. 1895-1970, Russian, from the peasants, in the CPSU (b) from 1919, in the Red Army from 1918, the formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1930, before the revolution, private, in the civil war com. brigades. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1940, 1965).

36. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944) Tolbukhin Fedor Ivanovich. 1894-1949, Russian, from employees, in the CPSU (b) since 1938, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1934, before the revolution, staff captain, in the civil war, early. operational department of the army. Speaks Polish, German. Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).

37. Army General (1940) Tyulenev Ivan Vladimirovich. 1892-1978, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1918, in the Red Army since 1917, the formation of the Red Army Army in 1922, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war com. brigades. Hero of the Soviet Union (1978).

38. Army General (1955) Fedyuninsky Ivan Ivanovich. 1900-1977, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1930, in the Red Army since 1919, the formation of KUVNAS in 1941, did not participate in the First World War, an ordinary soldier in the civil war. Hero of the Soviet Union (1939).

39. General - Colonel (1943) Frolov Valery Alexandrovich. 1895-1961, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1919, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1932, before the revolution, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war, commander of the battalion.

40. Colonel General (1943) Khozin Mikhail Semenovich. 1896-1979, Russian, from workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1918, in the Red Army since 1918, education of the Academic Courses for the improvement of the command staff in 1930, before the revolution, ensign, in the civil war brigade commander.

41. Colonel General (1955) Cherevichenko Yakov Timofeevich. 1894-1976, Ukrainian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1919, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the civil war division commander.

42. Army General (1944) Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich. 1906-1945, Ukrainian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1939, in the Red Army since 1924, the formation of VAMM in 1936, speaks French. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1943,1944). He died in action on February 18, 1945 in a battle near the city of Alytus (Lithuania).

43. Colonel General (1943) Chibisov Nikandr Evlampievich. 1892-1959, Russian, from the workers, in the CPSU (b) since 1939, in the Red Army since 1918, the formation of the VAF in 1935, before the revolution, staff captain, in the civil war brigade commander. Hero of the Soviet Union (1943).

Front commanders. It was on their ability to manage large military groups that success or failure in operations, battles and battles depended. The list includes all generals who permanently or temporarily served as front commander. 9 military leaders from among those on the list died during the war.
1. Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny
Reserve (September-October 1941) North Caucasian (May-August 1942)

2. Ivan Khristoforovich (Hovhannes Khachaturovich) Baghramyan
1st Baltic (November 1943-February 1945)
3rd Belorussian (April 19, 1945 - until the end of the war)
On June 24, 1945, I. Kh. Bagramyan led the combined regiment of the 1st Baltic Front at the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow.

3. Joseph Rodionovich Apanasenko
Since January 1941, the Commander of the Far Eastern Front, on February 22, 1941, I. R. Apanasenko was awarded military rank army General. During his command of the Far Eastern Front, he did a lot to strengthen the defense capability of the Soviet Far East.
In June 1943, I. R. Apanasenko, after numerous requests to be sent to the active army, was appointed deputy commander of the Voronezh Front. During the battles near Belgorod on August 5, 1943, he was mortally wounded during an enemy air raid and died on the same day.

4. Pavel Artemevich Artemiev
Front of the Mozhaisk line of defense (July 18-July 30, 1941)
Moscow Reserve Front (October 9-October 12, 1941)
He commanded the parade on Red Square on November 7, 1941. From October 1941 to October 1943, he was commander of the Moscow Defense Zone.


5. Ivan Aleksandrovich Bogdanov
Front of reserve armies (July 14-July 25, 1941)
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he was appointed commander of the front of the reserve armies. Since November 1941, the commander of the 39th Reserve Army in Torzhok, since December, the deputy commander of the 39th Army of the Kalinin Front. In July 1942, after the evacuation of the commander of the 39th Army, Ivan Ivanovich Maslennikov, Ivan Alexandrovich Bogdanov, who refused to evacuate, took over the leadership of the army and led a breakthrough from the encirclement. July 16, 1942, when leaving the encirclement near the village of Krapivna, Kalinin region, he was wounded. Having withdrawn 10,000 fighters from the encirclement, on July 22 he died from his wounds in the hospital.

6. Alexander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky
3rd Belorussian (February-April 1945)


7. Nikolai Fedorovich Vatutin
Voronezh (July 14-October 24, 1942)
Southwestern (October 25, 1942-March 1943)
Voronezh (March-October 20, 1943)
1st Ukrainian (October 20, 1943 - February 29, 1944)
On February 29, 1944, N.F. Vatutin, together with his escort, drove out in two cars to the location of the 60th Army to check on the progress of preparations for the next operation. As G.K. Zhukov recalled, at the entrance to one of the villages, “the cars came under fire from the UPA sabotage group. N.F. Vatutin, jumping out of the car, joined the officers in a shootout, during which he was wounded in the thigh. The seriously wounded commander was taken by train to a Kyiv hospital. The best doctors were called to Kyiv, among them - the chief surgeon of the Red Army N. N. Burdenko. Vatutin received a through wound of the thigh with crushing of the bone. Despite surgery and the use of the latest penicillin during treatment, Vatutin developed gas gangrene. A council of doctors headed by Professor Shamov proposed amputation as the only way to save the wounded, but Vatutin refused. It was not possible to save Vatutin, and on April 15, 1944, he died in the hospital from blood poisoning.


8. Kliment Efremovich Voroshilov
Leningrad (5-mid September 1941)

9. Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov
Leningradsky (June 1942-May 1945)
2nd Baltic (February-March 1945)


10. Philip Ivanovich Golikov
Bryansk (April-July 1942)
Voronezh (October 1942-March 1943)

11. Vasily Nikolaevich Gordov
Stalingradsky (July 23-August 12, 1942)

12. Andrey Ivanovich Eremenko
Western (June 30-July 2, 1941 and July 19-29, 1941)
Bryansk (August-October 1941)
Southeast (August-September 1942)
Stalingradsky (September-December 1942)
Southern (January-February 1943)
Kalininsky (April-October 1943)
1st Baltic (October-November 1943)
2nd Baltic (April 1944-February 1945)
4th Ukrainian (from March 1945 until the end of the war)


13. Mikhail Grigorievich Efremov
Central (August 7-end of August 1941)
Since the evening of April 13, all communication with the headquarters of the 33rd Army has been lost. The army ceases to exist as a single organism, and its separate units make their way to the east in scattered groups. April 19, 1942 in battle, commander M. G. Efremov, who fought as real hero, was seriously wounded (having received three wounds) and, not wanting to be captured, when the situation became critical, he called his wife, who served as his medical instructor, and shot her and himself. Together with him, the commander of the artillery of the army, Major General P.N. Ofrosimov, and almost the entire headquarters of the army were killed. Modern researchers note the high spirit of steadfastness in the army. The Germans were the first to find the body of M. G. Efremov, who, having deep respect for the courageous general, buried him with military honors in the village of Slobodka on April 19, 1942. The 268th Infantry Division of the 12th Army Corps recorded on the map the place of death of the general, the report came to the Americans after the war and is still in the NARA archive. According to Lieutenant General Yu. A. Ryabov (a veteran of the 33rd Army), the body of the commander was brought on poles, but the German general demanded that he be transferred to a stretcher. At the funeral, he ordered the prisoners from Efremov's army to be put in front of German soldiers and said: “Fight for Germany the way Efremov fought for Russia”


14. Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov
Reserve (August-September 1941)
Leningradsky (mid-September-October 1941)
Western (October 1941-August 1942)
1st Ukrainian (March-May 1944)
1st Belorussian (from November 1944 until the end of the war)
May 8, 1945 at 22:43 (May 9 0:43 Moscow time) in Karlshorst (Berlin) Zhukov received from Hitler's Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel unconditional surrender troops of Nazi Germany.

On June 24, 1945, Marshal Zhukov took over the Victory Parade of the Soviet Union over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, which took place in Moscow on Red Square. Marshal Rokossovsky commanded the parade.

APANASENKO IOSIF RODIONOVICH (1890-1943), Russian. Worker, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1917, in the party since 1918. Formation of the VAF in 1932. During WWI he was an ensign, in the Civil War he was a division commander. General of the Army (1941). He commanded the Far Eastern Front 01/14/1941 - 04/25/43.

ARTEMIEV PAVEL ARTEMIEVICH (1897-1979), Russian. Worker, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1920. Formation of the VAF in 1938. He spoke Polish. During WWI, junior non-commissioned officer, in the Civil War - regiment commander. Colonel General (1942). Commanded: Mozhaisk line of defense 07/18/41 - 07/30/41; Moscow Reserve Front 09.10.41 - 12.10.41; Moscow defense zone 03.12.41 - 01.10.43.

BAGHRAMYAN IVAN HRISTOFOROVICH (1897-1982), Armenian. From employees. In the Red Army since 1920, in the party since 1941. Formation of the VAGSh in 1938. He spoke French. During WWI - an ensign, in the Civil War - regiment commander. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955). Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1977). Commanded: 1st Baltic Front 11/20/43 - 02/24/45; 3rd Belorussian Front 04/27/45 - 08/15/45.

BOGDANOV IVAN ALEKSANDROVICH (1897-1942), Russian. From peasants. In the Red Army since 1918. Formation of the VAF in 1933. In WWI - non-commissioned officer, member of the Civil War. Lieutenant General (1942). He commanded the Front of the reserve armies 07/17/41 - 07/29/41.

BUDONNY SEMYON MIKHAILOVICH (1883 - 1973), Russian. From peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1919. In WWI, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the Civil War - commander of the army. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935). Hero of the Soviet Union (1958, 1963, 1968). Commanded: Reserve Front 09/13/41 - 10/08/41; North Caucasian Front 05/20/42 - 09/03/42.

VASILEVSKY ALEXANDER MIKHAILOVICH (1895-1977), Russian. From employees. In the Red Army since 1919, in the party since 1938. Formation of the VAGSh in 1937. Owned German. In WWI - staff captain, in the Civil War - assistant regiment commander. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943). Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945). Commanded: 3rd Belorussian Front 02/20/45 - 04/26/45.

VATUTIN NIKOLAI FYODOROVICH (1901-1944), Russian. From peasants. In the Red Army since 1920, in the party since 1921. Formation of the VAGSh in 1937. Owned English language. He did not participate in WWI, in the Civil War he was a squad leader. General of the Army (1943). Hero of the Soviet Union (1965). Commanded: Voronezh Front 07/14/42 - 10/22/42; Southwestern Front 10/25/42 - 03/27/43; Voronezh Front 03/28/43 - 10/20/43; 1st Ukrainian Front 10/20/43 - 03/02/44.

VOROSHILOV KLIMENT EFREMOVITCH (1881-1969), Russian. From workers. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1903. He had no military education. He did not participate in WWI, in the Civil War he was a member of the Military Council. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935). Hero of the Soviet Union (1956, 1968, 1960 (Hero of Socialist Labor)). Commanded: Leningrad Front from 09/05/41 - 09/12/41.

GOVOROV LEONID ALEKSANDROVICH (1897-1955), Russian. From employees. In the Red Army since 1920, in the party since 1942. Formation of the VAGSh in 1938. He spoke German. In WWI - a lieutenant, in the Civil War - commander of an artillery battalion. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Commanded: Leningrad Front 06/10/42 - 07/24/45.

GOLIKOV FILIP IVANOVITCH (1900-1980), Russian. From peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1918. The formation of the VAF in 1933. He did not participate in the WWI, in the Civil War he was an instructor in the political department. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1961). Commanded: Bryansk ( II) front 04/02/42 - 07/07/42; Voronezh Front 07/09/42 - 07/14/42 and from 10/22/42 - 03/28/43.

GORDOV VASILY NIKOLAEVICH (1896-1951), Russian. Worker, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1917, in the party since 1918. The formation of the VAF in 1932. In the WWI, a senior non-commissioned officer, in the Civil War - regiment commander. Colonel General (1943). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Commanded: Stalingrad Front 23.07.42 – 12.08.42.

EREMENKO ANDREI IVANOVICH (1892-1970), Ukrainian. From peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1918. The formation of the VAF in 1935. In the WWI, the commander of the intelligence of the regiment, in the Civil War - the chief of staff of the regiment. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1955). Hero of the Soviet Union (1944). Commanded: Western Front 06/30/41 - 07/02/41 and from 07/19/41 - 07/29/41; Bryansk Front 08/16/41 - 10/13/41; Stalingrad ( I) front 08/13/42 - 09/30/42; South-Eastern Front 08/07/42 - 09/30/42; Stalingrad ( II) front 09/30/42 - 12/31/42; Southern( II) front 01.01.43 - 02.02.43; Kalinin Front 04/25/43 - 10/20/43; 1st Baltic Front 10/20/43 - 11/19/43; 2nd Baltic Front 04/23/44 - 02/04/45; 4th Ukrainian( II) front 03/26/45 - 07/31/45.

EFREMOV MIKHAIL GRIGORIEVICH (1897-1974), Russian. From a farmer's family. In the Red Army since 1917, in the party since 1919. The formation of the VAF in 1933. In WWI, a junior officer (?), In the Civil War - division commander. Lieutenant General (1940). Commanded: Central (I)front 08/07/41 - 08/25/41.

ZHUKOV GEORGY KONSTANTINOVICH (1896-1974), Russian. Worker, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1919. He graduated from Kom. courses in 1930. In WWI - junior non-commissioned officer, in the Civil War - squadron commander. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1943). Hero of the Soviet Union (1939, 1944, 1945, 1956). Commanded: Reserve ( I) front 07/30/41 - 09/12/41; Reserve( I) front 08.10.41 - 12.10.41; Leningrad Front 09/13/41 - 10/10/41; Western front 10/13/41 - 08/26/42; 1st Ukrainian Front 03/02/44 - 05/24/44; 1st Belorussian Front 11/16/44 - 06/10/45.

ZAKHAROV GEORGY FYODOROVICH (1897-1957), Russian. Employee, from the peasants. In the Red Army and the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1919. The formation of the VAGSh in 1939. In the WWI - second lieutenant, in the Civil War - company commander. General of the Army (1944). Commanded: Bryansk ( I) front 10/14/41 - 11/10/41; 2nd Belarusian ( II) front 06/07/44 - 11/17/44.

KIRPONOS MIKHAIL PETROVICH (1892-1941), Ukrainian. From peasants. In the Red Army and the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918. The formation of the VAF in 1927. He did not participate in WWI, in the Civil War he was a regiment commander. Colonel General (1941). Hero of the Soviet Union (1940). Commanded: Southwestern Front 06/22/41 - 09/20/41.

KOVALEV MIKHAIL PROKOFIEVICH (1897-1967), Russian. From peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1927. In WWI - staff captain, in the Civil War - brigade commander. Colonel General (1943). Commanded: Trans-Baikal Front 06/19/41 - 07/12/45.

KOZLOV DMITRY TIMOFEEVICH (1896-1967), Russian. employee. In the Red Army and the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918. The formation of the VAF in 1928. In the WWI - an ensign, in the Civil War - regiment commander. Lieutenant General (1943). Commanded: Transcaucasian Front 08/23/41 - 12/30/41; Caucasian Front 12/30/41 - 01/28/42; Crimean Front 01/28/42 - 05/19/42.

KONEV IVAN STEPANOVICH (1897-1973), Russian. From peasants. In the Red Army and the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918. The formation of the VAF in 1934. In the WWI - a fireworks, in the Civil War - the chief of staff of the army. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945). Commanded: Western Front 09/12/41 - 10/12/41; Kalinin Front 10.10.41 - 08.26.42; Western Front 08/26/42 - 02/27/43; Northwestern Front 03/14/43 - 06/22/43; Steppe front 07/09/43 - 10/20/43; 2nd Ukrainian Front 10/20/43 - 05/21/44; 1st Ukrainian Front 12/18/44 - 06/10/45.

KOSTENKO FYODOR YAKOVLEVICH (1896-1942), Ukrainian. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1921. Education - Academic advanced training courses for command personnel in 1941. He did not take part in WWI, he took part in the Civil War, but there is no data. Lieutenant General (1940). Commanded: Southwestern (I)front 12/18/41 - 04/08/42.

KUZNETSOV FYODOR ISIDOROVICH (1898-1961), Russian. Employee, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the party since 1939. Formation of the VAF in 1926. He spoke French. In WWI - an ensign, in the Civil War - regiment commander. Colonel General (1941). Commanded: North-Western Front 06/22/41 - 07/03/41; Central (I)front 26 .07.41 – 07.08.41.

KUROCHKIN PAVEL ALEKSEEVICH (1900-1989), Russian. Worker. In the Red Army since 1918, in the CPSU (b) since 1920. The formation of the VAGSh in 1940. In WWI - an officer (?), In the Civil War - regiment commander. General of the Army (1959). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Commanded: North-Western Front 08/23/41 - 10/05/42 and from 06/23/43 - 11/20/43; 2nd Belorussian Front 02/24/44 - 04/05/44.

MALINOVSKY RODION YAKOVLEVICH (1900-1967), Ukrainian. Employee, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1919, in the party since 1926. Formation of the VAF in 1930. He spoke French and Spanish. In the WWI - a corporal, in the Civil War - the head of a machine-gun team. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945, 1958). Commanded: Southern ( I) front 12/24/41 - 07/28/42; Southern( II) front 02.02.43 - 03.22.43; Southwestern( II) front 03/27/43 - 10/20/43; 3rd Ukrainian Front 05/22/44 - 06/10/45; 2nd Ukrainian Front 05/22/44 - 06/10/45; Transbaikal Front 07/12/45 - 10/01/45.

MASLENNIKOV IVAN IVANOVICH (1900-1954), Russian. Employee, from the workers. In the Red Army since 1917, in the party since 1924. He did not participate in WWI, in the Civil War he was a regiment commander. General of the Army (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). II) front 01/24/43 - 05/13/43; 3rd Baltic Front 04/21/44 - 10/16/44.

MERETSKOV KIRILL AFANASIEVICH (1898-1968), Russian. From employees. In the Red Army since 1918, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1917. The formation of the Red Army Army Army in 1921. He did not participate in the WWI, in the Civil War he was an assistant to the chief of staff of the brigade. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1940). Commanded: Volkhovsky ( I) front 12/17/41 - 04/23/42; Volkhovsky( II) front 06/08/42 - 02/15/44; Karelian Front 02/22/44 - 11/15/44; Primorsky Group of Forces 15.04.45 - 04.08.45; 1st Far East 05.08.45 - 01.10.45.

PAVLOV DMITRY GRIGORYEVICH (1899-1941), Russian. From peasants. In the Red Army and the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1919. The formation of the VAF in 1928. In the WWI - private, in the Civil War - assistant regiment commander. General of the Army (1941). Hero of the Soviet Union (1937). Commanded: Western Front 06/22/41 - 06/30/41.

PETROV IVAN EFIMOVICH (1896-1958), Russian. employee. In the Red Army and the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918. The formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1931. In the WWI - an ensign, in the Civil War - a military commissar of a brigade. General of the Army (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Commanded: North Caucasian ( II) front 05/13/43 - 11/20/43; 2nd Belarusian ( II) front 04/24/44 - 06/06/44; 4th Ukrainian( II) front 05.08.44 - 26.03. 45.

POPOV MARKIAN MIKHAILOVICH (1902-1969), Russian. From employees. In the Red Army since 1920, in the CPSU (b) since 1921. The formation of the VAF in 1936. He did not participate in the WWI, in the Civil War he was a platoon commander. General of the Army (1953). Hero of the Soviet Union (1965). Commanded: Northern Front 06/24/41 - 08/26/41; Leningrad Front 08/27/41 - 09/05/41; Spare( III) front 04/10/43 - 04/15/43; Bryansk( III) front 06.06.43 - 10.10.43; Baltic Front 10/15/43 - 10/20/43; 2nd Baltic 10/20/43 - 10/23/43 and from 02/04/45 - 02/09/45.

PURKAYEV MAXIM ALEKSEEVICH (1894-1950), Mordvin. Worker, from workers. In the Red Army since 1918, in the CPSU (b) since 1919. Formation of the VAF in 1936. He spoke German and French. In WWI - an ensign, in the Civil War - regiment commander. General of the Army (1944). Commanded: Kalinin Front 08/26/42 - 04/25/43; Far Eastern 04/25/43 - 08/04/45; 2nd Far East 05.08.45 - 01.10.45.

REUTERS MAX ANDREEVICH (1886-1950), Latvian. Employee, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1919, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1922. Formation of the VAF in 1935. In WWI - colonel, in the Civil War - regiment commander. Colonel General (1943). Commanded: Bryansk ( II) front 09/28/42 - 03/12/43; Spare( II) front 03/12/43 - 03/23/43; Kursk front 03/23/43 - 03/27/43; Orel Front 03/27/43 - 03/28/43; Bryansk( III) front 03/28/43 - 06/05/43.

ROKOSSOVSKY KONSTANTIN KONSTANTINOVICH (1896-1968), Pole. From workers. In the Red Army since 1917, in the CPSU (b) since 1919. The formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1929. He spoke German. In WWI - a non-commissioned officer, in the Civil War - regiment commander. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1944, 1945). Commanded: Bryansk ( II) front 07/14/42 - 09/27/42; Don Front 09/30/42 - 02/15/43; Central( II) front 02/15/43 - 10/20/43; Belarusian( I) front 10/20/43 - 02/23/44; 1st Belorussian Front 02/24/44 - 04/05/44; Belorussian( II) front 04/06/44 - 04/16/44; 2nd Belorussian Front ( II) 17.11.44 – 10.06.45.

RYABYSHEV DMITRY IVANOVICH (1894-1985), Russian. Peasant, from peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1917. The formation of the VAF in 1935. In the WWI - private, in the Civil War - brigade commander. Lieutenant General (1940). Commanded: Southern (I)front 08/30/41 - 10/05/41.

SOBENNIKOV PETER PETROVICH (1894-1960), Russian. employee. In the Red Army since 1918, in the CPSU (b) since 1940. Formation of KUVNAS in 1927. He spoke French. In WWI - a cornet, in the Civil War - the chief of staff of the division. Lieutenant General (1944). Commanded: North-Western Front 07/04/41 - 08/23/41.

SOKOLOVSKY VASILY DANILOVICH (1897-1968), Russian. From peasants. The formation of the Red Army Army Army in 1921. He did not participate in the WWI, in the Civil War he was the chief of staff of the division. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1946). Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Commanded: Western Front 02/28/43 - 04/15/44.

TIMOSHENKO SEMYON KONSTANTINOVICH (1895-1970), Russian. From poor peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1919. The formation of the Higher Attestation Commission in 1930. In the WWI - private, in the Civil War - brigade commander. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1940). Hero of the Soviet Union (1940, 1965). Commanded: Western Front 07/02/41 - 07/19/41 and from 07/30/41 - 07/19/41; Southwestern ( I) front 09/30/41 - 12/18/41 and from 04/08/42 - 07/12/42; Stalingrad ( I) front 07/12/42 - 07/23/42; North-Western Front 10/05/42 - 03/14/43.

TOLBUKHIN FYODOR IVANOVICH (1894-1949), Russian. Employee, from the peasants. In the Red Army since 1918, in the CPSU (b) since 1938. Formation of the VAF in 1934. He spoke German and Polish. In the WWI - a staff captain, in the Civil War - the head of the operational department of the army. Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1965). Commanded: Southern ( II) front 03/22/43 - 10/20/43; 4th Ukrainian Front 10/20/43 - 05/15/44; 3rd Ukrainian Front 05/15/44 - 06/15/45.

TYULENEV IVAN VLADIMIROVICH (1892-1978), Russian. Worker. In the Red Army since 1917, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918. Formation of the Red Army Army Army in 1922. In WWI - ensign, in the Civil War - brigade commander. General of the Army (1940). Hero of the Soviet Union (1978). Commanded: Southern ( I) front 06/25/41 - 08/30/41; Transcaucasian( II) front 05/15/42 - 08/25/45.

FEDYUNINSKY IVAN IVANOVICH (1900-1977), Russian. Worker. In the Red Army since 1919, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1930. The formation of the KUVNAS in 1941. He did not participate in WWI, in the Civil War he was a private. General of the Army (1955). Hero of the Soviet Union (1939). Commanded: Leningrad Front 10/11/41 - 10/26/41.

FROLOV VALERY ALEKSANDROVICH (1895-1961), Russian. Worker, from workers. In the Red Army since 1918, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1919. Formation of the VAF in 1932. In WWI - senior non-commissioned officer, in the Civil War - battalion commander. Colonel General (1943). Commanded: Karelian Front 09/01/41 - 02/21/44.

KHOZIN MIKHAIL SEMYONOVICH (1896-1979), Russian. Worker. In the Red Army and the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1918. Education Academic advanced training courses for command personnel in 1930. In the WWI - an ensign, in the Civil War - a brigade commander. Colonel General (1943). Commanded: Leningrad Front 10/27/41 - 06/09/42.

CHEREVICHENKO YAKOV TIMOFEEVYCH (1894-1976), Ukrainian. Worker. In the Red Army since 1918, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1919. Formation of the VAF in 1935. In WWI - senior non-commissioned officer, in the Civil War - division commander. Colonel General (1941). Commanded: Southern ( I) front 10/05/41 - 12/24/41; Bryansk ( II) by the front 12/24/41 - 04/02/42.

CHERNYAKHOVSKY IVAN DANILOVICH (1906-1945), Ukrainian. Worker. In the Red Army since 1924, in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks since 1928. The formation of the VAMM in 1936. He did not participate in WWI and Civil War. General of the Army (1944). Hero of the Soviet Union (1943, 1944). Commanded: 3rd Belorussian Front 04/24/44 - 02/18/45.

CHIBISOV NIKANDR EVLAMPIEVICH (1892-1959), Russian. From workers. In the Red Army since 1918, in the CPSU (b) since 1935. Formation of the VAF in 1935. In WWI - staff captain, in the Civil War - brigade commander. Colonel General (1943). Hero of the Soviet Union (1943). Commanded: Bryansk (II)front 07/07/42 - 07/13/42.

Notes:

VAF - Military Academy named after M. Frunze.

VAGSh - Military Academy of the General Staff.

VARKKA - Military Academy of the Red Army.

KUVNAS - Advanced training courses for senior officers.

VAMM - Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization of the Red Army.

HAC - Higher Academic Courses.

(I) - front of the first formation;

(II) - front of the second formation;

(III) - front of the third formation.

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