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Ivan Stepanovich Konev (1897–1973) was a Soviet military officer, politician, and marshal. Born in Lodeyno, he served in the Imperial Russian Army and later the Red Army, holding ranks including komdiv, comcor, general of the army, and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and served on its Central Committee as well as the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. Konev participated in World War I, the Russian Civil War, and the Battle of Smolensk. He was educated at the M.V. Frunze Military Academy.
Konev received several awards, including the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner, the Military Cross, and the Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945". He participated in the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Congresses of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His written works include *Zapiski komanduiushchego frontom*, *Za osvobozhdenie Chekhoslovakii*, *Year of victory*, *Sorok piatyǐ*, and *Lěto pjećaštyrceći*. He died of cancer in Moscow and was buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ivan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Lodeyno
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- M.V. Frunze Military Academy
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Participant in
- 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Conflict
- Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- Military branch
- Red Army
- Military rank
- non-commissioned officer
- Image
- Ivan Stepanovich Konev.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ivan Stepanovich Konev
- date of birth
- 1897-12-28
- date of death
- 1973-05-21
- place of burial
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- name in native language
- Иван Степанович Конев
- birth name
- Иван Степанович Конев
- start of work period
- 1916-00-00
- different from
- Ivan Nikitich Konev
- military unit
- Western Front
- ethnic group
- Russians
- end of work period
- 1962-00-00
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Ivan Stepanovich Konev (Russian: Иван Степанович Конев, IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ ˈkonʲɪf]; 28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, responsible for taking much of Axis-occupied Eastern Europe.
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