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Line 1: − {{RefAppeal}}+ + + − '''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.
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'''Ivan Konev''' (1897-1973) 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.
==Further reading==
* David M. Glantz and Jonathan M. House. ''When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler'' (1998)
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[[Category:World War II Commanders]]
[[Category:World War II Commanders]]