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'''Ivan Konev''' (born 1897) was a [[Soviet]] Field Marshal who led Red Army forces on the [[Eastern Front]] during [[World War II]].  Konev participated in many of the major military operations on the Eastern Front.  In July 1943, he helped to achieve a huge victory at the [[Battle of Kursk]].  In July 1944, his forces advanced into [[Poland]] and captured tens of thousand of [[Germans]].  In January 1945, his forces took part in the [[Vistula-Oder Operation]], liberating the city of Krakow and the Nazi camp at [[Auschwitz]].  In April 1945, his forces advanced towards [[Berlin]], but Konev was ordered to turn south to liberate [[Czechoslovakia]] instead.  Konev died in 1973.
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'''Ivan Konev''' (born 1897) was a [[Soviet]] Field Marshal who led Red Army forces on the [[Eastern Front]] during [[World War II]].  Konev participated in many of the major military operations on the Eastern Front.  In July 1943, he helped to achieve a huge victory at the [[Battle of Kursk]].  In July 1944,during the [[Lvov-Sandomierz Operation]], his forces advanced into [[Poland]] and captured tens of thousands of [[Germans]].  In January 1945, his forces took part in the [[Vistula-Oder Operation]], liberating the city of Krakow and the Nazi camp at [[Auschwitz]].  In April 1945, his forces advanced towards [[Berlin]], but Konev was ordered to turn south to liberate [[Czechoslovakia]] instead.  Konev died in 1973.
    
[[Category:World War II Commanders]]
 
[[Category:World War II Commanders]]
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