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Kirill Meretskov
Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov was a Soviet military commander. Having joined the Communist Party in 1917, he served in the Red Army from 1920. During the Winter War of 1939–1940 against Finland, he had the task of penetrating the Mannerheim Line as commander of the 7th Army. He was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union shortly afterwards.
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politics · Soviet military commander (1897–1968) · politician · military officer · military commander · marshal · also Kirill Meretskov, Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov, Meretskov
Born 7 June 1897 · Died 30 December 1968 · Q48145
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1968· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the October Revolution (1968).
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Won Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR (1968).
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1967· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1967).
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1957· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1957).
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1948· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the National Flag (1948).
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Won Medal "For Liberation of Korea'' (1948).
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1947· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1947).
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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1947).
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1946· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the Cloud and Banner (1946).
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Awarded Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (1946).
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Won Medal "For the Victory over Japan" of Mongolia (1946).
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1945· 5 entries
Won Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945).
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Awarded Order of Victory (1945).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav (1945).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1945).
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In the Far East, where he was selected to lead the 1st Far East Front during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria, under the overall command of Aleksandr Vasilevsky
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1944· 4 entries
Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1944).
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Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1944).
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Awarded Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (1944).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1944).
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1943· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1943).
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And on January 18, Soviet forces linked up, breaking the blockade
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Slowly expanding the corridor, and making other small gains
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1941· 2 entries
Or sentenced by the Special Council of the NKVD and executed on February 23, 1942
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When Operation Barbarossa started, Meretskov was appointed permanent adviser to Stavka
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1940· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1940).
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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1940).
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Meretskov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union
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1939· 1 entry
Was appointed commander of the Leningrad Military District
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1938· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1938).
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Won Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" (1938).
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1937· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1937).
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1928· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1928).
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1921· 1 entry
Graduated from the Military Academy (later the M
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1897· 1 entry
Born 1897-06-07.
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