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Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko (Russian: Семён Константинович Тимошенко; Ukrainian: Семен Костянтинович Тимошенко, romanized: Semen Kostyantynovych Tymoshenko; 18 February [O.S. 6 February] 1895 – 31 March 1970) was a Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and one of ...
Semyon Timoshenko (born February 18 [February 6, Old Style], 1895, Furmanka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died March 31, 1970, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet general who helped the Red Army withstand German forces during the early part of World War II.
Apr 2, 1970 · Marshal Timoshenko, who be gan his military career as a conscript in Czar Nicholas II's army, rose to become second only to Josef Stalin in the mili tary hierarchy of the Soviet Union.
In his stead, on July 2, Stalin dispatched the top Red Army commander, Marshal Semyon K. Timoshenko, to take charge of the Western Front. Timoshenko’s reconstituted Western Front was created from second-echelon armies belonging to reserves of the high command.
Feb 12, 2017 · In 1938, he was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union and he was one of the few high ranking officers who escaped Stalin’s Great Purge. On September 17th, 1939, Timoshenko – in command of the 3rd Ukrainian front, crossed the Polish border and disarmed the weakened garrisons in eastern Poland.
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Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Soviet general who helped the Red Army withstand German forces during the early part of the Great Patriotic War.
Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and one of the most prominent Red Army commanders during the Second World War.
Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and one of the most prominent Red Army commanders during the Sec...
Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko (sĬmyôn´ kənstəntyē´nəvĬch tyēməshĕn´kə), 1895–1970, Soviet marshal. He served in the civil war of 1918–20 as a cavalry commander and subsequently rose in the Soviet army. He commanded the Soviet troops in their final victorious offensive in the Finnish-Soviet War (1940).
5 minute podcast on Semyon Timoshenko, a pivotal Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. Discover his journey from revolutionary fervor to masterminding Soviet defenses in WWII, shaping the Red Army, and the intricate dynamics with Stalin.
