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Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov [a] (Russian: Георгий Константинович Жуков, pronounced [ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪdʑ‿ˈʐukəf] ⓘ; 1 December 1896 – 18 June 1974) was a Soviet general who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Zhukov was introduced to Coca-Cola during, or shortly after, World War II by his counterpart in Western Europe, Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was also a fan of the drink. [2] As Coca-Cola was regarded in the Soviet Union as a symbol of American imperialism , [ 3 ] Zhukov was apparently reluctant to be photographed with or reported as consuming such ...
English: The unconditional surrender of the German Wehrmacht is signed on 8 May 1945 in Karlshorst by Marshall of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov, in representation of the Red Army High Command, by the Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrey Vyshinsky (to the left of Zhukov), and by the General of the Army Vasily Sokolovsky (to the right).
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Vladimir Menshov) Marshal Zhukov arrives in Odessa as head of the Military District in the summer of 1946. He appears several times throughout the story, having ordered Operation "Masquerade" (see synopsis) and also having ordered military training in Moldavia, although this is a ploy.
Kuznetsov returned four days later with several new sketches, of which Stalin chose one entitled "Victory". He asked Kuznetsov to slightly alter the design, and on the 5th of November a prototype was finally approved. The order was officially adopted on November 8, 1943, and was first awarded to Georgy Zhukov, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, and Joseph ...
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov. Description: Russian-Soviet military officer and politician: Date of birth/death: 19 November 1896 (in Julian calendar) 18 June 1974 :
A lieutenant colonel serving in the U.S. Army Cyber Command at Fort Eisenhower was recently arrested in a Hall County undercover sting operation. Rene Godfrey Gamara, 44, of Bonaire, is charged ...
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov. Description: Russian-Soviet military officer and politician: Date of birth/death: 19 November 1896 (in Julian calendar) 18 June 1974 :