Historical person
Georgy Zhukov
1896–1974
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov rose from cavalry service in the Russian imperial army to senior command in the Red Army. He defeated Japanese forces at Khalkhin Gol in 1939 and became Chief of the General Staff shortly before Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.
During the Second World War Zhukov played leading roles in the defence of Moscow, the battles around Leningrad and Stalingrad, Operation Bagration and the final advance on Berlin. After the war he served in occupied Germany and later became Soviet defence minister, though his political position repeatedly shifted under Stalin and Khrushchev.
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring Georgy Zhukov (3 books)
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