Aleksandr Vasilevsky

Also known as Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky, Alexander Vasilevsky, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Vasilevsky, Alexander Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky, Alexander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky

Marshal of the Soviet Union (1895-1977)

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Aleksandr Vasilevsky was a high-ranking Soviet military commander who served as Marshal of the Soviet Union and played a major role in leading Soviet forces during World War II. He is historically significant because his strategic decisions and military leadership contributed substantially to the Soviet victory against Nazi Germany, making him one of the most important figures in Soviet military history.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Aleksandr
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russia
Place of birth: Vichuga
Place of death: Moscow
Occupation: memoirist
Educated at: Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Russian
Participant in: 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Conflict: Soviet–Japanese War
Military branch: Soviet Ground Forces
Military rank: Marshal of the Soviet Union
Image: Marshal of the USSR 1980 CPA 5117.jpg

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Commons category: Aleksandr Vasilevsky
date of birth: 1895-09-30
date of death: 1977-12-05
place of burial: Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Commons gallery: Александр Михайлович Василевский
member of: Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
commander of (DEPRECATED): Soviet Armed Forces
allegiance: Soviet Union
name in native language: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Василе́вский
start of work period: 1915-00-00
ethnic group: Russians
end of work period: 1957-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (30 September [O.S. 10 September] 1895 – 5 December 1977) was a Soviet general who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. During World War II, he served as the chief of the General Staff and deputy Minister of Defense, and later served as Minister of Defense from 1949 to 1953.

Born in central Russia, Vasilevsky began his military career in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I and earned the rank of captain by 1917. After the October Revolution of 1917 and the start of the Russian Civil War, he was conscripted into the Red Army and took part in the Polish-Soviet War. Following the war, Vasilevsky quickly rose through the ranks, and in 1931 was appointed to the Directorate of Military Training. In 1939, after Joseph Stalin's Great Purge, he was appointed deputy chief of operations of the Red Army.

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