MALINOVSKY, RODION


Meaning of MALINOVSKY, RODION in English

born Nov. 23, 1898, Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire

died March 31, 1967, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.

Soviet marshal prominent in World War II. A corps commander in 1941, he rose to army-group commands and played an important role in the Battle of Stalingrad , then commanded the Soviet drives into Romania (1944) and Austria (1945).

After the war he held command positions in the Soviet Far East (1945–55). As minister of defense (1957–67), he oversaw a buildup of Soviet military power.

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