Georgi Zhukov

Marshall Zhukov at the 1945 Victory Day parade in Red Square.

Georgi Zhukov (1896-1974) was a military leader for the Soviet Union during World War II and afterwards. He was awarded the nation's highest honor, Hero of the Soviet Union. He is widely credited as one of the earliest and most successful proponents of manoeuver warfare.

Following the Battle of Khalkyn Gol in 1939 where his forces scored a decisive victory over the Japanese, Zhukov was made a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Siege of Moscow

Hitler's troops were defeated at Moscow during the winter of 1941-42 after Stalin appointed Georgy Zhukov as commander of the Red Army.

Battle of Stalingrad

The Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point in World War II. It was a decisive Soviet victory, as Zhukov's Don/Stalingrad front (mainly 62nd Army) crushed Wehtmacht Gen. Friedrich von Paulus's 6th Army. Germany suffered casualties that were simply irreplaceable.

Siege of Leningrad

Zhukov's forces lifted the Siege of Leningrad in 1944.

Battle of Berlin

Zhukov led the final attack on Germany and the ultimate capture of Berlin in 1945. A hero, after the war he commanded the Soviet zone in occupied Germany.

Modern "democratic" Ukraine

Statue of Marshall Zhukov, who defeated Adolf Hitler in the Battle of Berlin, being torn down by Ukrainian Nazis.

Ukrainian Nazis tore down the statue to Zhukov in Kharkiv in 2019.

In popular culture

In the film The Death of Stalin, he was portrayed by Jason Issacs.

See also

• Laib Gilchik
• Zhukov Partisan Unit, Yosef Brojde.