Chinese name: Ivan Stepanovich Konev]
Foreign name: Иван Степанович Конев
Alias: Konev< /p>
Nationality: Soviet Union
Ethnicity: Russian
Birthplace: Lodeino Village
Birth Date: December 28, 1897
Date of death: May 21, 1973
Occupation: Military commander, strategist
Graduate school: Fu Longzhi Military Academy
Belief: Communism
Main achievements: Hero of the Soviet Union (x2)
Order of Lenin (x2)
Order of the Red Banner (x2)
Order of Suvorov, 1st class (x2)
Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (x2)
Representative works: "Notes of the Commander of the Front Army", "1945"
Military rank: Marshal of the Soviet Union, the most adept general in large group operations in the Soviet army - Konev
Ivan ·Stepanovich Konev, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1944), military commander and strategist. He was twice awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and was one of the recipients of the Soviet Union's highest military award, the Order of Victory. Because he led the army to fight in the Czech Republic and Mongolia, he was also awarded the title of Hero of Czechoslovakia and Mongolia. Born in the village of Lodeino (now part of Podosinovets District, Kirov Region). In 1916, he was drafted into the Russian army and participated in World War I. Joined the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1918. After the civil war began, he joined the Red Army and served successively as political commissar of the armored train, infantry brigade, division, and political commissar of the Far East Army and the headquarters of the People's Revolutionary Army of the People's Republic of China. He actively participated in counterinsurgency and operations against the Japanese intervention forces. After the civil war, he served as political commissar of the infantry corps and division political commissar.
In 1926, he graduated from the advanced training course for senior leaders of the Frunze Military Academy. Graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1934. Later he served as infantry division commander, corps commander, group army commander and military district commander. After the Soviet-German war broke out, he served as commander of the 19th Army and led his troops to participate in the Battle of Smolensk. Later, he successively served as commander of the Western Front, Kalinin Front, Northwestern Front, Steppe Front, and the 2nd and 1st Ukrainian Fronts, and participated in the organization and implementation of the Moscow Battle, the Kursk Battle, the Korsun-Shevchenkosky Battle, and the maintenance of The Battle of the Sva-Oder River, the Battle of Berlin, the Battle of Prague, etc. made significant contributions to the liberation of Kalinin, Belgorod, Kharkov and Polish territory, as well as the capture of Berlin and Prague. He is good at commanding large armies in combat, can correctly choose the main direction and timing of assault, and can boldly concentrate troops and weapons in the most important areas. He is especially good at using and maneuvering tank armor to maximize the power of tank armor. At the same time, Konev also attaches great importance to the coordinated operations of all services and arms and the display of the overall strength of all services and arms. In the battle to liberate the Czech Republic, he attacked vigorously and carefully, and took great pains to preserve many bridges, churches and other buildings. The Czechs were deeply grateful to him and built a monument specifically for him so that future generations would not forget to save their motherland. hero.