Died 1967-03-31.
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Rodion Malinovsky
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He served as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1967, during which he oversaw the strengthening of the Soviet Army.
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politics · Marshal of the Soviet Union (1898–1967) · politician · military officer · writer · marshal · also Rodion Malinovsky, Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky, Malinovsky
Born 10 November 1898 · Died 31 March 1967 · Q204338
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1967· 5 entries
“Service is service, wherever it occurred. The defense of the fatherland is no small thing.”
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“The Soviet Army, Air Force and Navy are strong enough to thwart any attempts of imperalist reaction to disrupt the peaceful labor of our people or the unity and solidarity of the socialist camp.”
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“Playing down the effective capacity of the USSR to deal a counterblow to the aggressor and exaggeration of their transoceanic capabilities...do not testify to the presence of common sense among the U.S. military.”
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“Don't touch us, gentlemen imperialists, don't threaten us for you yourselves will fall into the abyss which you are so diligently preparing for us and burn to cinders in nuclear inferno.”
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1965· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic (1965).
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1963· 1 entry
Awarded Star of the Republic of Indonesia (1963).
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Sukhbaatar (1961).
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1958· 3 entries
Won Gold Star medal (1958).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1958).
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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1958).
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1957· 2 entries
Replaced the ousted Georgy Zhukov as Minister of Defence, a position he served until his death
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Career landmark: Minister of Defence (1957–1967).
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1953· 1 entry
Khrushchev became the Soviet leader and, during the De-Stalinization process and the consolidation of his power in the Kremlin, he promoted Malinovsky to Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Ground Forces and First Deputy to
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1950· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic (1950).
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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1950).
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1948· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the National Flag (1948).
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1946· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Merit of Hungarian Freedom (1946).
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Won Medal "For the Victory over Japan" of Mongolia (1946).
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Awarded Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit (1946).
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1945· 7 entries
Awarded Order of the White Lion (1945).
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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1945).
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Awarded Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945 (1945).
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Won Gold Star medal (1945).
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Awarded Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1945).
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Awarded Order of Victory (1945).
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1944· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1944).
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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1944).
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1943· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1943).
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Awarded Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (1943).
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1941· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1941).
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1938· 1 entry
Returned to Moscow, being awarded the top Soviet decorations, the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner, in recognition of his service in Spain; he was appointed a senior lecturer at the Frunze Military Acade
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1937· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1937).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1937).
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1936· 1 entry
Malinovsky volunteered to fight for the Republicans against the right-wing nationalists of General Francisco Franco and their Italian and German allies
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1930· 2 entries
Studied at M.V. Frunze Military Academy (1927–1930).
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And during the next seven years he rose to the Chief of Staff of the 3rd Cavalry Corps, where his commander was Semyon Timoshenko (a protégé of Joseph Stalin)
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1927· 1 entry
Malinovsky was sent to study at the elite Frunze Military Academy
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1926· 1 entry
Became a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, membership of which was a prerequisite for promotion in the military
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1919· 1 entry
Where he joined the Red Army in the Civil War against the White Army and fought with distinction in Siberia
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1916· 1 entry
As a member of the Western Front Russian Expeditionary Corps
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1898· 1 entry
Born 1898-11-10.
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