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Andrey Yeryomenko
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Marshal of the Soviet Union (1892-1970)
Key facts
- Native name
- Russian : Андрей Иванович Ерёменко
- Born
- ( 1892-10-14 ) October 14, 1892, Markivka , Kharkov Governorate , Russian Empire (now Ukraine )
- Died
- November 19, 1970 (1970-11-19) (aged 78), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Buried
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- Allegiance
- Russian Empire (1913–1917), Russian SFSR (1917–1922), Soviet Union (1922–1958)
- Branch
- Imperial Russian Army , Red Army
- Service years
- 1913–1958
- Rank
- Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Commands
- North Caucasus Military District , Western Front , Bryansk Front , 4th Shock Army , Stalingrad Front , Kalinin Front , 1st Baltic Front , Separate Coastal Army , 2nd Baltic Front , 4th Ukrainian Front , Carpathian Military District
- Conflicts
- World War I Romanian campaign Russian Civil War World War II Soviet invasion of Poland Great Patriotic War Battle of Smolensk Battle of Moscow Toropets–Kholm offensive Battle of Stalingrad Operation Uranus Battle of Nevel Crimean offensive Baltic offensive Moravia–Ostrava offensive Prague offensive
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union , Hero of Czechoslovakia , Order of Lenin (5), Order of the Red Banner (4), Order of the October Revolution , Order of Suvorov , 1st Class (3), Order of Kutuzov , 1st Class
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andriy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Republic
- Place of birth
- Markivka
- 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
- 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- infantry
- Military rank
- non-commissioned officer
- Image
- Маршал Советского Союза Герой Советского Союза Андрей Иванович Ерёменко.jpg
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- Commons category
- Andrey Yeremenko
- date of birth
- 1892-10-14
- date of death
- 1970-01-01
- place of burial
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Western Front
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- start of work period
- 1913-00-00
- end of work period
- 1958-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrey Ivanovich Yeryomenko (Russian: Андре́й Ива́нович Ерёменко; Ukrainian: Андрій Іванович Єрьоменко; October 14 [O.S. October 2] 1892 – November 19, 1970) was a Soviet general during World War II and Marshal of the Soviet Union. During the war, Yeryomenko commanded the Southeastern Front (later renamed the Stalingrad Front) during the Battle of Stalingrad in summer 1942 and planned the successful defense of the city. He later commanded the armies responsible for the liberation of Western Hungary and Eastern Czechoslovakia in 1945.
Military career
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