Ivan Konev

Ivan Konev

  • Order of Lenin (2)
  • Order of the Red Banner (2)
  • Order of Suvorov, 1st Class (2)
  • Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class (2)
  • Order of Victory
  • Order of the Bath
  • Legion of Merit

Ivan Stepanovich Konev (Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев; 28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973), was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and helped in the capture of Germany's capital, Berlin.

In 1956, as the Commander of Warsaw Pact forces, Konev led the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution by Soviet armoured divisions.

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