MILITARY PERSONNEL
Vasily Sokolovsky
1897 - 1968

Vasily Sokolovsky
Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (Russian: Василий Данилович Соколовский; July 21, 1897 – May 10, 1968) was a Soviet general, military theorist, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and a commander of Red Army forces during World War II. As Georgy Zhukov's chief of staff, Sokolovsky helped plan and execute the Battle of Berlin. He also served as head of the Soviet Forces in East Germany and the Soviet Chief of the General Staff. Born to a Belarusian peasant family in Grodno in the Russian Empire, Sokolovsky joined the Red Army in 1918 and served with distinction in Central Asia during the Russian Civil War. He held a number of staff positions, eventually becoming Deputy Chief of the General Staff at the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vasily Sokolovsky is the 413th most popular military personnel (down from 390th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Poland (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Polish Military Personnel.
Vasily Sokolovsky is most famous for his video showing him playing Pokemon Go in a church in Yekaterinburg, Russia.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Vasily Sokolovsky ranks 413 out of 2,058. Before him are Kirill Meretskov, Erich Kempka, Vladimir Gelfand, Otto Kretschmer, Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, and Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. After him are Jean-Charles Pichegru, Günther Lütjens, Günther Prien, Sanada Yukimura, Thomas the Slav, and Huang Zhong.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKirill Meretskov
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 407
Erich Kempka
1910 - 1975
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 408
Vladimir Gelfand
1923 - 1983
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 409
Otto Kretschmer
1912 - 1998
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 410
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
1787 - 1862
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 411
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
1762 - 1833
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 412
Vasily Sokolovsky
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 413
Jean-Charles Pichegru
1761 - 1804
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 414
Günther Lütjens
1889 - 1941
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 415
Günther Prien
1908 - 1941
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 416
Sanada Yukimura
1567 - 1615
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 417
Thomas the Slav
800 - 823
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 418
Huang Zhong
148 - 220
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 419
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Vasily Sokolovsky ranks 51. Before him are John Franklin Enders, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Margaret Mahler, and Kirill Meretskov. After him are Joseph Berchtold, Leonid Govorov, Wilfred Bion, Vito Genovese, Vlado Chernozemski, and Emil Maurice. Among people deceased in 1968, Vasily Sokolovsky ranks 34. Before him are Alexandre Kojève, Pitirim Sorokin, Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, Howard Florey, Ivan Ribar, and Kirill Meretskov. After him are Alice Guy-Blaché, Lucio Fontana, Giovanni Messe, Vittorio Pozzo, Ramon Novarro, and Arnold Zweig.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsJohn Franklin Enders
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 45
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1967
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 46
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
COMPOSER
1897 - 1957
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 47
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
COMPANION
1897 - 1965
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 48
Margaret Mahler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 49
Kirill Meretskov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 50
Vasily Sokolovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 51
Joseph Berchtold
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1962
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 52
Leonid Govorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1955
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 53
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 54
Vito Genovese
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1969
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 55
Vlado Chernozemski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1934
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 56
Emil Maurice
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1972
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1968
Go to all RankingsAlexandre Kojève
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 28
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 29
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1968
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 30
Howard Florey
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 31
Ivan Ribar
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1968
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 32
Kirill Meretskov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 33
Vasily Sokolovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 34
Alice Guy-Blaché
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1968
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 35
Lucio Fontana
PAINTER
1899 - 1968
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 36
Giovanni Messe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1968
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 37
Vittorio Pozzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 38
Ramon Novarro
ACTOR
1899 - 1968
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 39
Arnold Zweig
WRITER
1887 - 1968
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 40
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Vasily Sokolovsky ranks 221 out of 1,694. Before him are Stanislaus Kostka (1550), Otto Kretschmer (1912), Karl Denke (1860), Paul Tillich (1886), Otto Klemperer (1885), and Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866). After him are Carl Wernicke (1848), Mieszko II Lambert (990), Leszek Kołakowski (1927), Catherine Opalińska (1680), Yisrael Kristal (1903), and Mordechai Anielewicz (1919).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsStanislaus Kostka
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1550 - 1568
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 215
Otto Kretschmer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1998
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 216
Karl Denke
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1924
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 217
Paul Tillich
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1965
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 218
Otto Klemperer
CONDUCTOR
1885 - 1973
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 219
Mykhailo Hrushevsky
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1934
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 220
Vasily Sokolovsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 221
Carl Wernicke
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 222
Mieszko II Lambert
POLITICIAN
990 - 1034
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 223
Leszek Kołakowski
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 224
Catherine Opalińska
COMPANION
1680 - 1747
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 225
Yisrael Kristal
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2017
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 226
Mordechai Anielewicz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1919 - 1943
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 227
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland
Among military personnels born in Poland, Vasily Sokolovsky ranks 21. Before him are Otto Liman von Sanders (1855), Rochus Misch (1917), Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (1889), Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (1885), Hermann Balck (1893), and Otto Kretschmer (1912). After him are Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878), Otto von Below (1857), Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919), Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (1889), Erich Fellgiebel (1886), and Rüdiger von der Goltz (1865).
Otto Liman von Sanders
1855 - 1929
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 15
Rochus Misch
1917 - 2013
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 16
Hans-Jürgen von Arnim
1889 - 1962
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 17
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
1885 - 1968
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 18
Hermann Balck
1893 - 1982
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 19
Otto Kretschmer
1912 - 1998
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 20
Vasily Sokolovsky
1897 - 1968
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 21
Alexander von Falkenhausen
1878 - 1966
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 22
Otto von Below
1857 - 1944
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 23
Elisabeth Volkenrath
1919 - 1945
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 24
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
1889 - 1968
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 25
Erich Fellgiebel
1886 - 1944
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 26
Rüdiger von der Goltz
1865 - 1946
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 27