Marshall zhukov biography

Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet general who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet general who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Georgy Zhukov was a marshal of the Soviet Union, and the most important Soviet military commander during World War II.

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Marshal Georgi Zhukov: Hero of the Soviet Union

By Blaine Taylor

The German Wehrmacht had just invaded the Soviet Union in the predawn hours of June 22, 1941, and the chief of the Soviet General Staff, General Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, was calling the Kremlin in Moscow to alert dictator Josef Stalin, nicknamed “The Chief. “

“About three minutes later, Stalin picked up the receiver. I reported the situation and requested permission to start retaliation. Stalin was silent. The only thing I could hear was the sound of his

breathing,” Zhukov reported in his postwar memoirs. “‘Do you understand me?’ Silence again. At last Stalin said, ‘Come to the Kremlin with [Soviet Marshal Semyon K.] Timoshenko. Tell my Secretary to summon all Politburo members.”

The Georgian-born dictator was in a state of shock. He knew that the initial success of the German onslaught against the Soviet Union was due in full measure to his own 1937 purge of the Russian Army officer corps with more than 36,000 murdered. It was also the product of his belief in the promises of Adolf Hitler as stated in t

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Memoirs of Marshal Zhukov

September 29, 2024

It ended up being a lot drier of a book than I thought it would. The most interesting part to me was Zhukov's childhood. That was quite informative. The other main tidbit I found interesting was Zhukov mentioning how all of the ammo depots were moved too close to the front before the German invasion, which sounded oddly familiar.

Zhukov was tremendously dismissive of lend lease in this book. I think this was largely politically motivated given the Cold War climate. He mentioned how few airplanes, tanks, and artillery were sent. What he failed to mention was the food, raw materials, radios, and trucks. It seemed a bit suspect, given I would expect someone who was a former cavalry officer would vaguely be aware that having 2/3rds of your trucks (about 400,000) be given to you, and the remaining one third being a domestic Ford design, might in fact be useful. In general he was completely dismissive of the Western allies.

Not the worst book I've read, but I was expecting a bit more than political propaganda. If you still want to read thi

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Marshal Zhukov, stranitsy biografii

Biopic film about Marshall Georgi Zhukov, the legendary hero of the First World War, then the authoritative commander of the Red Army during World War II, then the Soviet Defence Minister un... Read allBiopic film about Marshall Georgi Zhukov, the legendary hero of the First World War, then the authoritative commander of the Red Army during World War II, then the Soviet Defence Minister under Nikita Khrushchev. He is portrayed by actor-narrator Mikhail Ulyanov, who has a striki... Read allBiopic film about Marshall Georgi Zhukov, the legendary hero of the First World War, then the authoritative commander of the Red Army during World War II, then the Soviet Defence Minister under Nikita Khrushchev. He is portrayed by actor-narrator Mikhail Ulyanov, who has a striking facial resemblance with Zhukov.

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Somewhat conventional biopic is recommended for those interested in the subject matter

Interesting biopic about Soviet Marshall Georgi Zhukov, the main military leader behind the epic