Ivan Konev

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Ivan Konev was a prominent Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union who played a key role in major Eastern Front operations during World War II, including the final offensives into Germany.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marshal of the Soviet Union
Soviet military commander
human
awardReceived Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Kutuzov
Order of Lenin
Order of Suvorov
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner
conflict Polish–Soviet War
Russian Civil War
Soviet–Japanese War
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Russia
Soviet Union
familyName Konev
givenName Ivan
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
memberOf Communist Party of the Soviet Union
militaryBranch Red Army
Soviet Army
militaryRank Marshal of the Soviet Union
notableFor leading major Red Army offensives on the Eastern Front in World War II
postwar command roles in Eastern Europe
role in the final offensives into Germany in 1945
notableWork capture of Dresden
command of Soviet forces in the Battle of Kursk
command of Soviet forces in the Battle of the Dnieper
command of the Berlin Offensive
command of the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
command of the Vistula–Oder Offensive
liberation of much of Poland and Czechoslovakia
participatedIn Battle of Kursk
Battle of Moscow
Battle of the Dnieper
Berlin Offensive
Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive
Prague Offensive
Vistula–Oder Offensive
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Commander-in-Chief of the Warsaw Pact armed forces
First Deputy Minister of Defense of the USSR
commander of the 1st Ukrainian Front
commander of the 2nd Ukrainian Front
commander of the Kalinin Front
commander of the Western Front
sexOrGender male


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