5 January 1899 (N.S.) Sheshminskaya Krepost village, Bugulminsky Uyezd, Samara Governorate, Russian Empire
Died
19 November 1973(1973-11-19) (aged 74) Kuibyshev, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Russian Empire (1916–1917)
Soviet Union (1918–1955)
Rank
Major general
Commands held
8th Airborne Corps
3rd Guards Airborne Division
23rd Mechanized Division
106th Guards Airborne Division
Battles/wars
Russian Civil War
Polish-Soviet War
Battle of Khalkin Gol
World War II
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin (3)
Order of the Red Banner (4)
Order of Suvorov 2nd class
Order of Kutuzov 2nd class
Order of the Red Star
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 during the Second Jassy–Kishinev Offensive. Postwar, Konev continued to serve in the Soviet Army and became the deputy commander of multiple army corps.
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