Awarded Order of the October Revolution (1968).
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Vasily Sokolovsky
Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky was a Soviet general, military theorist, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and a commander of Red Army forces during World War II. As Georgy Zhukov's chief of staff, Sokolovsky helped plan and execute the Battle of Berlin. He also served as head of the Soviet Forces in East Germany and the Soviet Chief of the General Staff.
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culture · Soviet general (1897–1968) · military officer · politician · author · military leader · also Vasily Sokolovsky, Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky, Sokolovsky
Born 9 July 1897 · Died 10 May 1968 · Q48032
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1968· 2 entries
Died 1968-05-10.
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1967· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Lenin (1967).
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Won Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (1967).
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1965· 1 entry
Won Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1965).
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1962· 1 entry
Of Military Strategy, a book that contained rare detail on Soviet thinking about war, particularly nuclear war
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1960· 1 entry
Sokolovsky became the Inspector-General of the Ministry of Defense
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1957· 2 entries
Won Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" (1957).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1957).
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1956· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (1956).
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1952· 1 entry
Career landmark: deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1952–1961).
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1949· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1949).
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Sokolovsky became the Soviet Deputy Minister of Defense, and in 1952 he was made Chief of the General Staff
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Became the Soviet Union's Deputy Minister of Defense, a position he held until 1952, when he was made the Chief of the General Staff
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1948· 2 entries
Won Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy" (1948).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1948).
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1947· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1947).
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1945· 4 entries
Won Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945).
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Awarded Order of Lenin (1945).
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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
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Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1945).
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1944· 3 entries
Won Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" (1944).
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Awarded Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (1944).
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Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1944).
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1943· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Kutuzov, 1st class (1943).
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Awarded Order of Suvorov, 1st class (1943).
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1942· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1942).
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1941· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Lenin (1941).
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1938· 1 entry
Won Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" (1938).
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1928· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the Red Banner (1928).
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1921· 1 entry
And became the chief of staff of a division stationed in Turkmenistan
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1919· 1 entry
But was frequently called up by the Red Army and forced to leave his schoolwork
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1918· 1 entry
And served with distinction in Central Asia during the Russian Civil War
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1897· 1 entry
Born 1897-07-09.
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