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Kirill Meretskov
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Soviet marshal (1897–1968)
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Kirill Meretskov was a Soviet military officer and politician who served as a Marshal of the Soviet Union in the Red Army. Born in Zaraysk in 1897, he began his work period in 1916 and was educated at the M.V. Frunze Military Academy. He participated in the Russian Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, the Winter War, and World War II. His military career was marked by service in the Soviet Union, to which he held allegiance.
A member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Meretskov took part in the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st Congresses of the party. He received several awards, including the Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Victory, the Order of Lenin, and the Order of the October Revolution. He was also recognized in the Legion Of Merit collection. After his death in Moscow in 1968, he was buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
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Key facts
- Born
- 7 June [ O.S. 26 May ] 1897, Nazaryevo , Ryazan Governorate , Russian Empire
- Died
- 30 December 1968 (1968-12-30) (aged 71), Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Buried
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- Allegiance
- Soviet Russia (1917–1922) , Soviet Union (1922–1964)
- Service years
- 1917–1964
- Rank
- Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944–1964)
- Commands
- Volga Military District , Leningrad Military District , 7th Army , Chief of the General Staff , Volkhov Front , Karelian Front , Soviet Far East Front , Moscow Military District
- Conflicts
- Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War World War II Winter War Great Patriotic War Siege of Leningrad Svir–Petrozavodsk Offensive Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive Soviet–Japanese War Harbin–Kirin Operation
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union , Order of Victory
- Other work
- Chief of the General Staff , Deputy Commissar of Defense, Assistant Minister of Defense, Inspector-General of the Army
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kirill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Zaraysk
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- marshal
- Educated at
- M.V. Frunze Military Academy
- Political party
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Legion of Merit
- Participant in
- 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Field of work
- military affairs
- Conflict
- Soviet–Japanese War
- Military branch
- Red Army
- Military rank
- Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Image
- Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov 1.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1897-05-26
- date of death
- 1968-12-30
- place of burial
- Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- Commons category
- Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov
- place of detention
- Lefortovo Prison
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- name in native language
- Кирилл Афанасьевич Мерецков
- start of work period
- 1916-00-00
- end of work period
- 1968-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov (Russian: Кири́лл Афана́сьевич Мерецко́в; 7 June [O.S. 26 May] 1897 – 30 December 1968) was a Soviet military commander. Having joined the Communist Party in 1917, he served in the Red Army from 1920. During the Winter War of 1939–1940 against Finland, he had the task of penetrating the Mannerheim Line as commander of the 7th Army. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union shortly afterwards.
The NKVD arrested Meretskov at the start of the invasion of the Soviet Union. Released two months later, he returned to command the 7th Army and later the Volkhov Front during the 1941–1944 siege of Leningrad. He commanded the Karelian Front from February 1944, notably the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive of October 1944. From April 1945 he was assigned to the Far East, where he commanded a front during the Soviet invasion of Japanese Manchuria. During the war he reached the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
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