Photo credit: a monument to Konstantin Rokossovsky / E. Samarin / press service of the mayor and government of Moscow / mos.ru (CC BY 4.0)
The 125th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Soviet commander Konstantin Rokossovsky, who took part in key battles of the Great Patriotic War and commanded the Victory Parade on Red Square, is celebrated in Russia, Channel One reports.
Konstantin Rokossovsky is one of the greatest Soviet marshals, whose contribution to the defeat of the Nazis during the Second World War cannot be overestimated. Rokossovsky developed and carried out brilliant military operations and was twice awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Rokossovsky joined the Russian army at the age of 18, as a volunteer during the First World War. In 1941, he was named lieutenant general, shortly after the Soviet army defended Moscow and came to the banks of the Ruza. Rokossovsky played key roles in the defense of Moscow (1941-1942) and the counter-offensives at Stalingrad (1942-1943) and Kursk (1943), as well as Operation Bagration.
More than 60 streets and squares around the world bear the name of Rokossovsky. Military operations that the commander prepared and carried out were included in the textbooks of military science.
