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Konev, Ivan Stepanovich

Date of birth:
December 28th, 1897 (Lodeino/Vologda Governorate, Russia)
Date of death:
May 21st, 1973 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

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Awarded on:
August 16th, 1936
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1938
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1938
Jubilee Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Polkovnik (Colonel General)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, Stepnogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, Steppe Front)
Awarded on:
April 9th, 1943
Orden Kutuzova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Polkovnik (Colonel General)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, Stepnogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, Steppe Front)
Awarded on:
July 28th, 1943
Orden Kutuzova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General Polkovnik (Colonel General)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, Stepnogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, Steppe Front)
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1943
Orden Suvorova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 2 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 2nd Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
February 20th, 1944
Marshalskaya Zvezda
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 2 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 2nd Ukranian Front)
Awarded on:
May 17th, 1944
Orden Suvorova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 2 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 2nd Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
May 1st, 1944
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1944

Serial number 4600.
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1944

Goes with Gold Star nr. 4600.
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1944
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
February 21st, 1945
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
March 30th, 1945

Nr. 5.
Orden Pobeda
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
June 1st, 1945

Second Gold Star nr. 55.
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1945
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1945
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Unit:
Komanduyushchy voiskami, 1 Ukrainskogo fronta (Commander-in-Chief, 1st Ukrainian Front)
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1945
Medal
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1947
Medal
Awarded on:
December 27th, 1947
Orden Lenina
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1948
Jubilee Medal
Awarded on:
June 20th, 1949
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1956
Orden Lenina
Awarded on:
December 27th, 1957
Orden Lenina
Awarded on:
February 17th, 1958
Jubilee Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza (Marshall of the Soviet Union)
Awarded on:
May 7th, 1965
Yubileinaya medal
Awarded on:
December 27th, 1967
Orden Lenina
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1968
Orden Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii
Awarded on:
1968
Jubilee Medal
Awarded on:
December 28th, 1972
Orden Lenina

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