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Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko ( Russian: Семён Константинович Тимошенко; Ukrainian: Семен Костянтинович Тимошенко, romanized :Semen Kostiantynovych 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 was a Soviet general who helped the Red Army withstand German forces during the early part of World War II. Having fought in World War I and the Russian Civil War, Timoshenko held several regional military commands during the 1930s.
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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.
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At the beginning of the First World War he served as a cavalryman in the Russian Army on the Eastern Front. Timoshenko was a Bolshevik and supported the forces that overthrew Tsar Nicholas II. After the Russian Revolution he joined the Red Army and took part in the Russian Civil War.
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.
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.
Learn about the life and career of Semyon Timoshenko, a prominent Soviet military leader who fought against Germany in the Great Patriotic War. Find out his biography, achievements, awards, and roles in various fronts and operations.
