Ivan Konev Military person

Ivan Stepanovich Konev (Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев; 28 December [O.S. 16 December] 1897 – 21 May 1973), was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and helped in the capture of Germany's capital, Berlin.In 1956, as the Commander of Warsaw Pact forces, Konev led the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution by Soviet armoured divisions.

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Ivan Konev
Birth dateDecember 28, 1897
Birth place
Russian Empire , Podosinovsky District
Date of deathMay 21, 1973
Place of death
Moscow , Soviet Union , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Resting place
Kremlin Wall Necropolis

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allegiance
(1917–1962)
Russian Empire (1916–1917)
award
Legion of Merit
Order of the Bath
Order of Lenin
Order of Kutuzov
Order of Victory
military operations
Russian Civil War
Eastern Front (World War II)
World War I
Hungarian Revolution of 1956
military branch
Red Army
Soviet Army
Imperial Russian Army
military command
2nd Ukrainian Front
Western Front
1st Ukrainian Front
2nd Red Banner Army
2nd Rifle Division
Kalinin Front
Transbaikal Military District
service start1916
service end1962

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