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Ivan Stepanovich Konev (Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев, IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ ˈkonʲɪf]; 28 December 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, responsible for taking much of Axis-occupied ...
Ivan Nikitich Konev (Russian: Иван Никитич Конев; 5 January 1899 – 19 November 1983) was a Soviet major general during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Konev led the 3rd Guards Airborne Division through most of the war and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of the division ...
- Konev was born to a peasant family in 1897. In the region then known as the Vologda Governate (Kirov Oblast as of 1936), Konev was born on December 28, 1897.
- He fought in the Russian Revolution. After being demobilized from the Tsar’s army in 1917 because of the beginning of the Revolution, Konev was fighting for the Red Army by 1919.
- Though a successful Red Army officer, Konev experienced several disappointments during the German invasion in World War II. One such battle was the Rzhev Salient, when the Red Army had managed to push the Germans several dozen kilometers back from Moscow and were attacking the East, North, and South sides of the German position.
- He was an avid practitioner of Maskirovka. Maskirovka was the name the Russian’s gave to their practices of deception and counter-intelligence in the field of battle.
In 1941, Ivan Konev was under threat of a military tribunal and execution. But, by 1945, he became one of the Red Army’s best commanders.
- Boris Egorov
May 17, 2024 · Ivan Stepanovich Konev (born Dec. 28 [Dec. 16, Old Style], 1897, Lodeino, near Veliky Ustyug, Russia—died May 21, 1973, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was one of the outstanding Soviet generals in World War II, who was a leader of the offensive against the Germans.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
On orders from Soviet Premier Josef Stalin, the offensive that resulted in the capture of the Nazi capital of Berlin in April 1945, developed into a race between the army groups of two Soviet commanders, Marshal Georgy Zhukov and Marshal Ivan Konev.
Ivan Konev was one of the most outstanding Soviet generals of World War II. He participated in many of the major military operations against the Germans on the Eastern Front. Ivan Konev was born into a peasant family in Lodeino, Russia.
