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Ivan Konev

1897 - 1973

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Ivan Stepanovich Konev (Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев, IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ ˈkonʲɪf]; 28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, responsible for taking much of Axis-occupied Eastern Europe. Born to a peasant family, Konev was conscripted into the Imperial Russian Army in 1916 and fought in World War I. In 1919, he joined the Bolsheviks and served in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War. After graduating from Frunze Military Academy in 1926, Konev gradually rose through the ranks of the Soviet military. By 1939, he had become a candidate to the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Konev is the 87th most popular military personnel (down from 86th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Russia (up from 97th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Military Personnel.

Ivan Konev was a Soviet military commander who led the Red Army to victory in World War II. He is most famous for his victory in the Battle of Berlin in 1945.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Ivan Konev ranks 87 out of 2,058. Before him are Nero Claudius Drusus, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Klaus Barbie, Wild Bill Hickok, and Vasily Arkhipov. After him are Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, José de San Martín, Subutai, Alexander Suvorov, Albert Kesselring, and Hans-Ulrich Rudel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Ivan Konev ranks 10. Before him are William Faulkner, Patrick Blackett, Amelia Earhart, Zakir Husain, Tadeusz Reichstein, and Cyril Norman Hinshelwood. After him are Subhas Chandra Bose, Thích Quảng Đức, Paavo Nurmi, Ludwig Erhard, Yun Posun, and Jiroemon Kimura. Among people deceased in 1973, Ivan Konev ranks 16. Before him are Pearl S. Buck, Fulgencio Batista, W. H. Auden, Walter Ulbricht, İsmet İnönü, and J. Hans D. Jensen. After him are Paavo Nurmi, Hans Kelsen, Henri Charrière, Abebe Bikila, John Ford, and Karl Ziegler.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Ivan Konev ranks 96 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904), Andrei Rublev (1360), Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851), Alexis of Russia (1629), Vasily Arkhipov (1926), and Mikhail Kalinin (1875). After him are Ivan III of Russia (1440), Michael of Russia (1596), Alexander Suvorov (1730), Mikhail Lomonosov (1711), Lev Kamenev (1883), and Alexander Alekhine (1892).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia

Among military personnels born in Russia, Ivan Konev ranks 5. Before him are Vasily Zaitsev (1915), Mikhail Kutuzov (1745), Stanislav Petrov (1939), and Vasily Arkhipov (1926). After him are Alexander Suvorov (1730), Mikhail Tukhachevsky (1893), Yevgeny Prigozhin (1961), Vasily Chuikov (1900), Pyotr Bagration (1765), Semyon Budyonny (1883), and Felix Steiner (1896).

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