USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Georgy Zhukov, in full Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, (born December 1 [November 19, Old Style], 1896, Kaluga province, Russia-died June 18, 1974, Moscow), marshal of the Soviet Union, the most important Soviet military commander during World War II.

Detailed explanation-2: -With good reason, many military historians consider Georgy Zhukov to have been the greatest general of World War II. No other military leader played so central a role in so many battles that determined the war’s outcome, from the defense of Leningrad and Stalingrad to the conquest of Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -What made Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov a great general? Simply put, he was the greatest Soviet commander of World War II because he mastered the concept and practice of combined-arms warfare well before the war with Germany began.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marshal Georgy Zhukov (December 1, 1896–June 18, 1974) was the most important and most successful Russian general in World War II. He was responsible for the successful defense of Moscow, Stalingrad, and Leningrad against German forces and eventually pushed them back to Germany.

Detailed explanation-5: -MOSCOW, June 18-Marsha Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, who led the Red Army intc Berlin, died today of a heart attack in the Kremlin Hospital unofficial Soviet sources reported. The Soviet military leader honored four times as a Hero of the Soviet Union, was 77 years old.