Zhukov, Georgi (Konstantinovich)
A Dictionary of World History | Date: 2000
Zhukov, Georgi (Konstantinovich) (1896–1974) Soviet military leader, born in Russia. He was responsible for much of the planning of the Soviet Union's campaigns in World War II. He defeated the Germans at Stalingrad (1943), lifted the Siege of Leningrad (1944), led the final assault on Germany and the capture of Berlin (1945), and became commander of the Soviet zone in occupied Germany after the war.
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