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Also known as Ivan Stepanovich Konev

Soviet military commander (1897-1973)

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Ivan Konev was a Soviet general who rose to prominence during World War II and became one of the Soviet Union's most successful military leaders. He is historically significant for his role in major Soviet victories against Nazi Germany and for commanding Soviet forces in the post-war occupation of Eastern Europe.

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Born
1897
Died
,
Works
5

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  • Lěto pjećaštyrceći
  • Sorok piatyǐ
  • Year of victory [by] I. Konev
  • Za osvobozhdenie Chekhoslovakii
  • Zapiski komanduiushchego frontom

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  • As for me, I had to know exactly what the situation was in Dukla Pass. Moscow had demanded it.
  • We plan alone but we fulfill our plans together with the enemy, as it were, in accordance with his opposition.
  • I do not want to give any orders to the airmen, but get hold of a Komsomol air unit, and say I want volunteers for the job.
  • Our neighbors use searchlights, for they want more light. I tell you, Nikolai Pavlovich, we need more darkness.

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Ivan Stepanovich Konev
date of birth
1897-12-28
date of death
1973-05-21
name in native language
Иван Степанович Конев
birth name
Иван Степанович Конев
start of work period
1916-00-00
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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