Vasily Sokolovsky

✶July 21, 1897

†May 10, 1968

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About their life

Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky was a Soviet general, military theorist, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and a commander of Red Army forces during World War II. As Georgy Zhukov's chief of staff, Sokolovsky helped plan and execute the Battle of Berlin. He also served as head of the Soviet Forces in East Germany and the Soviet Chief of the General Staff.

Soviet marshal (1897–1968)

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