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Ivan Konev

Soviet Unionb. 28 December 1897 · d. 21 May 1973Add to favourites

Commanded the Western, Steppe and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts (Kursk, Belgorod–Kharkov, Korsun), then the 1st Ukrainian Front from May 1944: Lvov–Sandomierz, the Vistula–Oder offensive, Berlin and Prague.

Roles and commands

26 Aug 1942 – 27 Feb 1943Commander Western FrontWestern Front →
9 Jul 1943 – 24 May 1944Commander Steppe / 2nd Ukrainian FrontSteppe / 2nd Ukr. →
24 May 1944 – 10 Jun 1945Commander 1st Ukrainian FrontVoronezh / 1st Ukr. →

Events

5 July 1943Battle of Kursk
27 January 1945Liberation of Auschwitz
16 April 1945Battle of Berlin

Sources

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