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Semyon Timoshenko

Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and one of the most prominent Red Army commanders during the Second World War.

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politics · Soviet military commander (1895–1970) · military officer · politician · soldier · also Semyon Timoshenko, Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko, Semën Konstantinovič Timošenko, Timoshenko

Born 6 February 1895 · Died 31 March 1970 · Q191702

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Awarded Order of Lenin (1970).
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Won Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR (1968).
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1970· 10 entries

Jun 15, 1970Documented record84% confidence

Semyon Timoshenko

Awarded Order of Lenin (1970).

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Mar 31, 1970Documented record86% confidence

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Died 1970-03-31.

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c. 1970Exact date was not recorded in the sourceDirect quote68% confidence

Semyon Timoshenko

“We have fine troops, they are inured.”

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c. 1970Exact date was not recorded in the sourceDirect quote68% confidence

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“It is possible that the Germans will attack, and it is necessary that the fleet be in readiness.”

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c. 1970Exact date was not recorded in the sourceDirect quote68% confidence

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“The Red Army must keep its powder dry and be in constant mobilization and preparedness.”

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“Peoples of all the warring countries are trying to put an end to the war, to establish peace. And we believe that they will get peace. And the sooner they get peace the better.”

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Semyon Timoshenko

“The Russians have learned much in this hard war in which the Finns fought with heroism.”

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“It is necessary to keep in mind the possibility of simultaneously conducting two, if not three, offensive operations of various fronts on a theater of war with the intention of strategically shaking the enemy's entire combat capability as extensively as possible.”

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“We intend to check up on the fitness of our small units...If each such particle attains real efficiency and brings genuine military skill to our large units, our troops, should they be called upon to fight, will carry out their operations without sustaining heavy losses.”

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“No actions are to be taken against the Germans without our consent.”

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1968· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1968Documented record84% confidence

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Won Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR (1968).

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Jun 15, 1968Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of the October Revolution (1968).

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1965· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1965Documented record84% confidence

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Won Gold Star medal (1965).

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Jun 15, 1965Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).

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1960· 1 entry

1960Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Was appointed Inspector-General of the Defence Ministry, a largely honorary post

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1955· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1955Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of Lenin (1955).

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1947· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1947Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1947).

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1945· 4 entries

Jun 15, 1945Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of Lenin (1945).

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Jun 15, 1945Documented record84% confidence

Semyon Timoshenko

Awarded Order of Victory (1945).

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Jun 15, 1945Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1945).

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1945Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Timoshenko attended the Yalta Conference

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1944· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1944Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1944).

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Jun 15, 1944Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1944).

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1943· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1943Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1943).

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1941· 1 entry

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Zhukov praised Timoshenko's conducts at Smolensk sector, claimed that he had done everything he could and gained the trust of the soldiers

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1940· 4 entries

Jun 15, 1940Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1940).

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Jun 15, 1940Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of Lenin (1940).

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Jun 15, 1940Documented record84% confidence

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Won Gold Star medal (1940).

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Jan 1, 1940Documented record84% confidence

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Career landmark: People's Commissar for Defense (1940–1941).

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1939· 1 entry

1939Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Was given command of the entire western border region and led the Ukrainian Front during the Soviet invasion of eastern Poland

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1938· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1938Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of Lenin (1938).

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1930· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1930Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1930).

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1921· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1921Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1921).

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1920· 2 entries

Jun 15, 1920Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1920).

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Jun 15, 1920Documented record84% confidence

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Awarded Honorary Revolutionary Weapon (1920).

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1917· 1 entry

1917Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Sided with the Bolsheviks, joining the Red Army in 1918 and the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1919

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1914· 1 entry

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Was drafted into the army of the Russian Empire and served as a cavalryman on Russia's western front in the First World War

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1895· 1 entry

Feb 6, 1895Documented record86% confidence

Semyon Timoshenko

Born 1895-02-06.

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