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Konstantin Konstantinovich (Xaverevich) Rokossovsky (Polish: Konstanty Ksawerowicz Rokossowski, Russian: Константи́н Константи́нович (Ксаве́рьевич) Рокоссо́вский; December 21 [O.S. December 9] 1896 – August 3, 1968) was a Soviet officer of Polish origin who became Marshal of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Poland and served as Poland's Defense Minister from 1949 to 1956. He was among the most prominent Red Army commanders of World War II, especially renowned for his planning and executing of Operation Bagration, one of the most decisive Red Army successes of the Second World War.

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  • Konstantin Rokossovsky
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  • Konstantin Konstantinovich (Xaverevich) Rokossovsky (Polish: Konstanty Ksawerowicz Rokossowski, Russian: Константи́н Константи́нович (Ксаве́рьевич) Рокоссо́вский; December 21 [O.S. December 9] 1896 – August 3, 1968) was a Soviet officer of Polish origin who became Marshal of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Poland and served as Poland's Defense Minister from 1949 to 1956. He was among the most prominent Red Army commanders of World War II, especially renowned for his planning and executing of Operation Bagration, one of the most decisive Red Army successes of the Second World War.
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  • Contemporary reference
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Appearance
  • Bombs Away
Spouse
  • Julia Barminan
Name
  • Konstantin Rokossovsy
Title
  • Polish Minister of Defense
Cause of Death
  • Natural causes
Before
  • Michał Żymierski
Years
  • 1949(xsd:integer)
After
  • Incumbent as of most recent volume
  • Wojciech Jaruzelski
Affiliations
Children
  • Ariadna
Occupation
  • Soldier
Death
  • 1968(xsd:integer)
Birth
  • 1896(xsd:integer)
Nationality
  • Soviet Union
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  • Konstantin Konstantinovich (Xaverevich) Rokossovsky (Polish: Konstanty Ksawerowicz Rokossowski, Russian: Константи́н Константи́нович (Ксаве́рьевич) Рокоссо́вский; December 21 [O.S. December 9] 1896 – August 3, 1968) was a Soviet officer of Polish origin who became Marshal of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Poland and served as Poland's Defense Minister from 1949 to 1956. He was among the most prominent Red Army commanders of World War II, especially renowned for his planning and executing of Operation Bagration, one of the most decisive Red Army successes of the Second World War. Rokossovsky was born in Warsaw when it was part of the Russian Empire. He joined the Russian Army, and rose through ranks. In 1917, he joined the Bolsheviks and entered the Red Army. He acquitted himself well during the Russian Civil War. In the 1930s, he was caught up in the Great Purge when he was accused of being a Polish traitor. Rokossovsky was one of the handful of people accused during the purge who managed to survive torture and mock trials without being executed. The outbreak of World War II effectively rescued him, as the desperate Red Army needed experienced officers. He distinguished himself throughout, culminating in Operation Bagration. After the war, Poland was firmly a Soviet satellite, Rokossovsky became Poland's Defense Minister in October, 1949. His connections to Poland were tenuous, and the Polish people perceived him as a Russian emissary. He spent the first years of his term cracking down on anti-Soviet activity. In 1956, the Polish government arranged for his exile from Poland to the USSR. He maintained various positions in the Soviet military until his death in 1968.
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