Ivan Koniev
| Ivan Stepanovich Konev | |
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Konev in 1945.
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| Native name | Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев |
| Born |
28 December 1897 Lodeyno, Russian Empire |
| Died | 21 May 1973 (aged 75) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried at | Kremlin Wall Necropolis |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire (1916–1917) Soviet Union (1917–1962) |
| Service/branch |
Imperial Russian Army (1916–1917) Soviet Army (1917–1962) |
| Years of service | 1916–1962 |
| Rank | Marshal of the Soviet Union |
| Commands held |
2nd Rifle Division 2nd Red Banner Army Transbaikal Military District Kalinin Front Western Front 2nd Ukrainian Front 1st Ukrainian Front |
| Battles/wars |
World War I Russian Civil War World War II Hungarian revolution of 1956 |
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Ivan Stepanovich Konev (Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Ко́нев; 28 December [O.S. 16 December] 1897 – 21 May 1973) was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and helped in the capture of Germany's capital, Berlin.
In 1956, as the Commander of Warsaw Pact forces, Konev led the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution by Soviet armoured divisions.
Konev was born on 28 December 1897 into a peasant family near Podosinovets in Vologda Governorate (now Kirov Oblast). He had little formal education and worked as a lumberjack.
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