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Meretskov, Kirill Afanasyevich

Date of birth:
June 7th, 1897 (Nazaryevo/Ryazan Oblast, Russia)
Date of death:
December 30th, 1968 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

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Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1928
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1925-1943)
Awarded on:
January 3rd, 1937
Orden Lenina (1936-1943)
Awarded on:
March 2nd, 1938
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1925-1943)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Komandarm 2 ranga (Army Commander 2nd Rank)
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1940
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Komandarm 2 ranga (Army Commander 2nd Rank)
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1940
Orden Lenina (1936-1943)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General army (Army-General)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami Volkhovskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Volkhov Front)
Awarded on:
January 28th, 1943
Orden Suvorova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General army (Army-General)
Awarded on:
February 21st, 1944
Orden Suvorova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General army (Army-General)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
Awarded on:
June 29th, 1944
Orden Kutuzova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshal of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
Awarded on:
October 26th, 1944
Marshalskaya Zvezda
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
Awarded on:
November 2nd, 1944
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami Karelskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief Karelian Front)
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1944
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
February 21st, 1945
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshal of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami 1 Dalnevostochnogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief 1st Far Eastern Front)
Awarded on:
September 8th, 1945

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Orden Pobeda
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
1945
Sanct Olavs Orden Grand Cross
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
1946
Legion of Merit - Chief Commander (LoM - CC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
1946
Order of the Cloud and Banner with Special Grand Cordon (1st Class)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
1946
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1947
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
November 6th, 1947
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
1948
Order of the National Flag - 1st Class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
1948
Medal for the Liberation of Korea
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1957
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
June 6th, 1967
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)

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