Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union (1897–1968)
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Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky
Vasily Sokolovsky in 1946
Military Governor of Soviet Occupied Germany
In Office 1946–1949
Preceded by
Georgy Zhukov
Succeeded by
Vasily Chuikov
Personal details
Born
(1897-07-21)July 21, 1897 Kozliki, Russian Empire
Died
May 10, 1968(1968-05-10) (aged 70) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Resting place
Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow
Awards
Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (8) Order of the Red Banner (2) Order of the October Revolution Order of Suvorov, 1st Class (3) Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class (3)
Military service
Allegiance
Soviet Russia (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1962)
Branch/service
Red Army
Years of service
1915–1962
Rank
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1946-1962)
Commands
43rd Rifle Division Western Front Chief of the General Staff
Battles/wars
Russian Civil War
World War II
Battle of Moscow
Battle of Kursk
Operation Kutuzov
Battle of Smolensk
Orsha Offensives
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Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (Russian: Васи́лий Дани́лович Соколо́вский; July 21, 1897 – May 10, 1968) was a Soviet general, military theorist, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and a commander of Red Army forces during World War II. As Georgy Zhukov's chief of staff, Sokolovsky helped plan and execute the Battle of Berlin. He also served as head of the Soviet Forces in East Germany and the Soviet Chief of the General Staff.
Born to a Belarusian peasant family in Grodno in the Russian Empire, Sokolovsky joined the Red Army in 1918 and served with distinction in Central Asia during the Russian Civil War. He held a number of staff positions, eventually becoming Deputy Chief of the General Staff at the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union. In late 1941, he helped coordinate the Soviet counter-offensive at the Battle of Moscow and drove German forces from the capital. As commander of the Soviet Western Front, he then took part in the Battle of Kursk and Operation Kutuzov. In April 1944, Sokolovsky was named chief of staff of the 1st Ukrainian Front under Georgy Zhukov, a position he served until the end of the war. In that capacity, he helped execute Zhukov's capture of Berlin.
After the war, Sokolovsky was named deputy commander-in-chief of the Soviet Forces in Germany until July 1946, when he was promoted to commander-in-chief and head of the Soviet Military Administration; he was also named a Marshal of the Soviet Union. In 1949, Sokolovsky became the Soviet Deputy Minister of Defense, and in 1952 he was made Chief of the General Staff. He had effectively retired by 1960 but achieved renewed international fame with his volumes on military strategy. Sokolovsky died in 1968 at the age of 70.
Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (Russian: Васи́лий Дани́лович Соколо́вский; July 21, 1897 – May 10, 1968) was a Soviet general, military theorist, Marshal...
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held in the Warsaw Pact or as Soviet Defence Ministers. These included Sokolovsky, Grechko, Yakubovsky, Kulikov, Ogarkov, Akhromeev, and Yazov. All Marshals...
Control Council (ACC) met for the last time on 20 March 1948, when VasilySokolovsky demanded to know the outcome of the London Conference and, on being...
became its military governor on 10 June 1945. He was replaced with VasilySokolovsky on 10 April 1946. After an unpleasant session of the main military...
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officers more senior than Zakharov who did not speak, such as Marshal Sokolovsky kept quiet because they opposed the decision. In April 1960, Zakharov...
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eastern face of the Orel salient while the Western Front, commanded by VasilySokolovsky, attacked from the north. The Western Front's assault was led by the...
to the Soviets. Under the direction of Chuikov and Soviet General VasilySokolovsky (Chief of staff of the 1st Ukrainian Front), Weidling put his order...
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Soviet representative alerted the MGB. Action was swift. Marshal VasilySokolovsky, who had replaced Zhukov, protested, and his representatives at the...
Control Council had no further purpose. On 20 March 1948, Marshal VasilySokolovsky walked out of the meeting of the council and no further Soviet representative...
leading Soviet officials in East Berlin – Semyonov, Pavel Yudin and VasilySokolovsky – had reached the same conclusions in a report describing and analysing...
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