Kirill Meretskov Military person

Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov (Russian: Кири́лл Афана́сьевич Мерецко́в; June 7, 1897 – December 30, 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, he was responsible for penetrating the Mannerheim Line as commander of the 7th Army. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union shortly afterwards.Meretskov was arrested at the start of World War II, but was released two months later. He returned to command the 7th Army and later the Volkhov Front during the Siege of Leningrad. He commanded the Karelian Front from February 1944, notably the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive. 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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Birth date	June 07, 1897
Birth place	Ryazan , Russian Empire
Date of death	December 30, 1968
Place of death	Moscow , Soviet Union , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
Resting place	Kremlin Wall Necropolis

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award	Legion of Merit Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Order of Suvorov Order of Victory Order of St. Olav
military operations	Russian Civil War Siege of Leningrad Winter War World War II Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive Soviet invasion of Manchuria
military command	Chief of the General Staff 7th Army Leningrad Military District Moscow Military District Volga Military District Karelian Front Soviet Far East Front Volkhov Front
service start	1916
service end	1964