18-03-2008, 04:24 PM
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 | Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky I have been trying to find out information about Marshal Rokossovsky, but there's very little out there. I'm sure I read somewhere (possibly Beevor?) that he was married to a famous Russian folk singer who was exiled to Siberia after falling out of favour. Or have I got the wrong Marshal?  I managed to find these very interesting photos though, from the Imperial war Museum Archive, I've added the written info underneath:  Left to right: The Commander of the 7th Armoured Division, Major General L O Lyne; Marshal V Sokolovsky of the Red Army; the Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief of the Red Army, Marshal G Zhukov; Colonel General Melinius of the Red Army; the Commander of the 21st Army Group, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery; an interpreter from the Royal Engineers; and Marshal K Rokossovsky of the Red Army at the Brandenberg Gate after a ceremony in which Field Marshal Montgomery decorated the Russian Generals.  The Commander of the 2nd Belorussian Front, Marshal K Rokossovsky is invested as a Knight Commander of the British Empire by the Commander of the 21st Army Group, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Three other Russian generals were decorated on this occasion including the Deputy Supreme Commander in Chief of the Red Army, Marshal G Zhukov. I had no idea these Russian Marshals/Generals had been decorated by the British!
__________________  The Motherland, bent over her daughter's ashes, Sings this tender maternal song About Zoya, the girl, who has become a legend, Who died and was born for eternal life. Dimitri Shostakovich Song for Zoya (1944) The War in the East Last edited by Zoya; 18-03-2008 at 06:52 PM. |
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18-03-2008, 04:32 PM
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| Great photos Zoya and point back to a time when the Allies worked together for the greater good to defeat Germany. Mind you I do believe that the Russians took all the awards bestowed upon them but never reciprocated. Or did they?
__________________ "The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse." - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino) |
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18-03-2008, 05:14 PM
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| Heres his Wiki entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Rokossovsky The man had a charmed life. He was sent to a gulag during the purges and managed to not only be released but got back into a top level command! Zoya, just realised you have his name misspelt!!!
__________________ "The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse." - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino) |
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18-03-2008, 06:31 PM
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| Zoya, The four who were decorated in Berlin were as you know Zhukov and Rokossovskiy but also Sokolovskiy and Vasilevskiy, Have some info on Rokossovskiy somewhere will dig it out but i think the Wiki entry has him just about covered Paul
__________________ Nikto ne Zabyt . Nichto ne Zabyto. Let no one forget . Let nothing be forgotten. http://www.frontline-battlefield-tours.com/ Last edited by Korps Steiner; 18-03-2008 at 06:35 PM. Reason: additional info |
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18-03-2008, 06:37 PM
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| Yep, Zoya, spell his name correctly, please  In my town we have street called in name of Vatutin and his little memorial, I live near this street. 
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18-03-2008, 06:45 PM
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 Can someone please correct the title of the thread to save me any further embarrassment!!! The Imperial War Museum got it wrong too...take a look! I'm not the only klutz! Welcome the Imperial War Museum's Collections Home Page : FIELD MARSHAL MONTGOMERY DECORATES RUSSIAN GENERALS AT THE BRANDENBURG GATE IN BERLIN, GERMANY, 12 JULY 1945 It's ok, I fixed it!
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18-03-2008, 08:11 PM
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__________________ "The Eastern front is like a house of cards. If the front is broken through at one point all the rest will collapse." - General Heinz Guderian "With amazement and disappointment, we discovered in late October and early November that the beaten Russians seemed quite unaware that as a military force they had almost ceased to exist." - General Blumentritt "In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen me fight so hard." Lieutenant General Wilhelm Bittrich - Commander of II SS Panzer Korps - (Commenting on the British Paratroopers at Arnhem) - September 1944 "Had Clark given more heed to Juin's views...the savage battles of Cassino would probably never have been fought and the venerable house of St Benedict would have been unscathed" Rudolf Böhmler - 1st Fallschirmjäger Division - 1944 (After the bombing of Monte Cassino) | |
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