An outstanding commander and statesman of the twentieth century, Marshal of the Soviet Union, four times Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of two orders "Victory", Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was born on December 1, 1896 in the village of Strelkovka Maloyaroslavetsky district of Kaluga province, in a poor peasant family. After studying at the parish school, he came to Moscow, where he began to study the furry craft, and soon became a master furrier himself. In 1915, Georgy Zhukov was drafted into
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An outstanding commander and statesman of the twentieth century, Marshal of the Soviet Union, four times Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of two orders "Victory", Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was born on December 1, 1896 in the village of Strelkovka Maloyaroslavetsky district of Kaluga province, in a poor peasant family. After studying at the parish school, he came to Moscow, where he began to study the furry craft, and soon became a master furrier himself. In 1915, Georgy Zhukov was drafted into the army and enlisted as a private in the cavalry regiment. In 1916, he was sent to the South-Western Front, fought as a scout and was twice awarded the "George" for participation in hostilities. Then Vice-Unter Officer Zhukov was transferred to the training team of the Novgorod Dragoon Regiment.
In October 1918, Zhukov joined the Red Army, in 1919 he fought on the approaches to Tsaritsyn. The following year he was appointed commander of a platoon, then a squadron, in 1922 he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner; since 1923 he was commander of a cavalry regiment, studied at the courses of the highest command, then became commander of a cavalry brigade. Since 1931, Zhukov worked in the People’s Commissariat of Defense as an assistant to the chief inspector of the cavalry of the Red Army, then he was the commander of the cavalry division and cavalry corps, and in 1938 he was appointed deputy commander of the troops of the Belarusian Special Military District. As commander of the 1st Army Group of Soviet Forces, which acted in conjunction with units of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, he successfully led the defeat of Japanese troops on the Khalkhin Gol River in 1939. Since June 1940, Zhukov commanded the troops of the Kiev Special Military District.
He met the Great Patriotic War as chief of the General Staff, and in August 1941, after a sharp conversation with Stalin, the military commander was appointed to command the Reserve Front. Soon, when the threat of capture loomed over Leningrad, Zhukov, who in September became commander of the Leningrad Front, managed to stop the German fascist troops. He then commanded the troops of the Western Front during the defense of Moscow and the defeat of the enemy in the Battle of Moscow. From August 1942, Zhukov became the first deputy defense commissioner and deputy (sole) commander-in-chief. Subsequently, G.K. Zhukov participated in the development of plans for major operations and coordinated the actions of the fronts near Stalingrad, to break the blockade of Leningrad, in the battles near Kursk and over the Dnieper. In March-May 1944, he commanded the 1st Ukrainian Front, in the summer of 1944 coordinated the actions of the 1st Ukrainian and 2nd Belorussian Fronts, and from November 1944 to May 1945 commanded the 1st Belorussian Front. On behalf of and on behalf of the Soviet Supreme Command, on May 8, 1945, Zhukov accepted the surrender of the armed forces of fascist Germany. On June 24, 1945, Marshal Zhukov hosted the historic Victory Parade on Red Square. In 1945-1946 he was Commander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Military Administration, Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces and Deputy Minister of the Armed Forces of the USSR. In 1946, fearing a commander who enjoyed great love among the people, Stalin appointed him commander of the troops of the Odessa Military District, and later the Urals. In March 1953, Zhukov was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense. By his authority he greatly contributed to the overthrow of Beria and the transfer of power to Khrushchev. In February 1955, the Marshal became Minister of Defense, but in October 1957, as a result of intrigues in the Soviet leadership, he was relieved of this post and in March 1955 was dismissed. In 1969, the APN publishing house published G.K. Zhukov’s book “Memories and Reflections”, which has since been republished more than once. Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov died on June 18, 1974, he was buried in Moscow on Red Square near the Kremlin wall.