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Aleksandr Vasilevsky

Soviet Unionb. 30 September 1895 · d. 5 December 1977Add to favourites

Chief of the Soviet General Staff from June 1942 to February 1945 and principal planner of Stalingrad, Kursk and Bagration. Took over the 3rd Belorussian Front after Chernyakhovsky's death and captured Königsberg.

Roles and commands

26 Jun 1942 – 18 Feb 1945Chief of the General Staff
20 Feb 1945 – 26 Apr 1945Commander 3rd Belorussian Front3rd Bel. Front →

Events

17 July 1942Battle of Stalingrad
5 July 1943Battle of Kursk
22 June 1944Operation Bagration

Sources

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