Georgi (Жу́ков) Zhukov
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Гео́ргий Константи́нович Konstantinovich (Жу́ков) Zhukov (1896 - 1974)

Marshall Гео́ргий Константи́нович Konstantinovich (Georgi) "Georgy Konstantinovich, Georgij Konstantinovič" Zhukov formerly Жу́ков aka Zhukov, Žukov
Born in Strelkovka, Maloyaroslavsky, Kaluga Governoratemap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1953 (to 1965) [location unknown]
Husband of — married 1965 [location unknown]
Father of [private daughter (1920s - unknown)], , and [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died at age 77 in Москва, Советский Союзmap
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Biography

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Georgi (Жу́ков) Zhukov is Notable.

Георгий was born in 1896. He passed away in 1974.

  • Marshall of the Soviet Union, decorated General, Minister of Defence, etc. Was on the cover of LIFE magazine (July 1944) and TIME magazine (May 1955)
  • s/o Konstantin Artemyevich Zhukov (orphaned, adopted by Anuska Zhukova)(cobbler) & Ustin'ya Artemievna ?? (peasant laborer)[1]
  • apprenticed to his maternal uncle, Mikhail, as a furrier[1]
    • studied with his cousin Alexander[1]
  • General
  • Member, Presidium of the Communist Party (later Politburo)
  • 1941 Chief, Red Army's General Staff.
  • 1943 Marshal of the Soviet Union
  • 1955 Minister of Defence
  • 1956 4th Hero of the Soviet Union title - 1st person to receive it 4 times
  • Received a gift of fishing tackle from President Eisenhower, which became his preferred set
  • m1 Alexandra Dievna Zuikova (1920 common-law wife, married in 1953, divorced in 1965)
    • Eva, Ella
  • m2 Galina Semyonova (officer, Medical Corps)
    • Maria
  • daughter Margarita, born of Maria Nikolaevna Volokova[1]
  • 1969 published his memoirs - became a best-seller
  • despite personal and family wishes, his ashes were buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis[1]
  • 1995 Statue erected, State Historical Museum
  • 1996 panikhida Orthodox memorial service conducted at his grave, the first such service in the history of the Kremlin Wall Necropolis[1]

Military Service

  • 1915 World War I: 10th Dragoon Novgorod Regiment
    • Cross of St. George
  • Russian Civil War: 1st Cavalry Army
    • Order of the Red Banner
  • 1938 Soviet–Japanese conflict: First Soviet Mongolian Army Group
    • declared a Hero of the Soviet Union
  • 1941 World War II
  • 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Wikipedia: Georgy Zhukov, accessed 13 Sept 2020.

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