Rodion Malinovsky Politician

Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky (Russian: Родио́н Я́ковлевич Малино́вский; 23 November 1898 – 31 March 1967) was a Soviet military commander in World War II and Defense Minister of the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and 1960s. He contributed to the major defeat of Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad and the Battle of Budapest. During the post-war era, he made a pivotal contribution to the strengthening of the Soviet Union as a military superpower.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 23, 1898
Birth name	Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky
Birth place	Odessa , Russian Empire
Nationality	Soviet people
Date of death	March 31, 1967
Place of death	Moscow , Soviet Union , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

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Office holder

awards	Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner Order of Kutuzov Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union) Order of Victory George Medal (Russia)
military operations	Russian Civil War Eastern Front (World War II) World War I
military branch	Soviet Army Imperial Russian Army
military command	Southern Front 2nd Ukrainian Front 3rd Ukrainian Front Transbaikal Military District Southwestern Front 2nd Guards Army Far Eastern Military District
military rank	Marshal of the Soviet Union
office	Minister of Defence
party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
service end	1967
service start	1914
successor	Andrei Grechko