History and chronology of Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov in Russia

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Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov History of Russia


1896	Birth
Moscow Birth of Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, son of peasant parents born in Moscow
1919	Communist Party
Appointed Member of the Communist Party
1939	Battle of Khalkin Gol
Aug Khalkin Gol Defeats a Japanese force at Khalkin-Gol in Manchuria
1939	Battle of Khasan
20th Aug Khasan Defeats the Japanese in their attempt to invade Mongolia
1939	Battle of Nomonhan
20th Aug Nomonhan Attacks the Japanese in what began as a series of border skirmishes in May
26th Aug Nomonhan In 4 days 40,000 Japanese & 27,000 Russian soldiers have been killed
26th Aug Nomonhan Russian forces stop their attacks
31st Aug Nomonhan Destroys the IJA forces in & around Nomonhan, 45000 Japanese soldiers were killed
Sep Nomonhan After Nomonhan transfers 1700 tanks, 3 cavalry Divs, 15 rifle Divs & 1500 aircraft
Sep Nomonhan Victory over Japan at Nomonhan means that Russia does not have to fight a 2 front war
1939	Commander
Appointed Commander-in-Chief
1939	Invasion of Russia
11th May Nomonhan Japanese attacks on disputed border areas is renewed between Japanese and Russia
1939	Medal
Awarded for expelling the Japanese 6th Army from the Mongolian-Manchurian border
1939	Offensive
Khalkin Gol Distinguishes himself during the offensive in Mongolia against the Japanese 6th Army
1940	Commander
11th Sep Replaces Marshal Voroshilov on the Northern Front
1940	Siege of Leningrad
11th Sep Leningrad Takes over the defense of Leningrad
1941	Capture
Berlin Commands the Russian forces which capture Berlin
1941	Chief of Staff
Jan Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Red Army
1941	Deputy Supreme Commander
Appointed Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief
1941	Dismissal
Aug Kiev Dismissed by Stalin for adivising that Kiev should be evacuated
1941	Invasion of Russia
25th Feb Zhukov issues a secret directive naming Germany as a probable enemyand instructs frontier regions to make preparations
21st June Timoshenko & Zhukov co-sign the order to put all forces on alert
22nd June Kiel Ordered by Stalin to begin counter-offensve operations
24th June Kiel Sends the 8th & 15th mechanized corps on the offensive
1941	Reform
15th July Moscow Reduces armies to 5 or 6 divisions so they are more mobile & less of an aerial target
1941	Siege of Leningrad
13th Sep Leningrad Arrives in Leningrad to co-ordinate its defenses
13th Sep Leningrad By the end of the month the Germans give up storming the City & dig in for a siege
1941	Siege of Moscow
6th Oct Moscow Ordered by Stalin from Leningrad to create a new western front to defend Moscow
25th Nov Moscow Orders Rokossovsky to hold the line at Kryukovo with the remants his 16th Army
25th Nov Moscow Orders that "there be no further falling back"
6th Dec Moscow 1st Shock Army & the 16th Army attack the inner side of the German salient
6th Dec Moscow Launches an attack of the German inner salient with the 16th Army
1942	Battle of Stalingrad
19th Nov Stalingrad Leads the attack on the nth & sth flanks of the Germans
22nd Nov Stalingrad Captures the supply bridge at Kalach
23rd Nov Stalingrad The 300,000 force of the German Sixth Army is encircled
23rd Nov Stalingrad Zhukov begins attacking the German 5th Army & 4th Panzer Army in the rear
25th Dec Stalingrad Zhukov drives Hoth's army back across Kotelnikov
25th Dec Stalingrad Zhukov drives the German forces in the nth beyond the Chir & Aksay
1942	Deputy Supreme Commander
Stalingrad Appointed Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief by Stalin
1943	Battle of Stalingrad
31st Jan Stalingrad Since Zhkov's counter-attack 32 Axis Divs & 3 Axis Brigades have been destroyed
31st Jan Stalingrad The German 6th Army surrenders
1943	Iskra
12th Jan Lake Ladoga Launches Operation "Iskra" with the Leningrad garrison moving south along Lake Ladoga
18th Jan Lake Ladoga Links up with the Volkhov front to repel the Germans after their siege of Leningrad
1944	Capture
31st Aug Bucharest The Soviet Army enters Bucharest capital of Romania
1944	Ukranian Front
10th Mar Vinnista Konev's units make contact Zhukov threatening the remains of the 1st Panzer Army
1945	Allied Control Commission
Initial Member of the Allied Control Commission over Germany
1945	Anti Fascist Parties
Orders the creation of anti-fascist parties & trades unions in the German Soviet Zone
The anti-fascist parties are used for the spread of communism
1945	Capture
8th May Berlin Directs the capture of Berlin
1945	Surrender
8th May German military leaders sign documents of surrender in Zhukov's presence
9th May Prague German forces in Prague surrender to the Soviet Army
1946	Allied Control Commission
July Moscow Walks out of the Allied Control Commission
1946	Head Soviet Control Comm Zhukov
Moscow Appointed Head of the Soviet Control Committee
1953	Deputy Minister
Moscow Appointed First Deputy Minister of Defence
1953	Exile
Moscow Returns from exile after Stalin's death
1955	Minister of Defense
Appointed Minister of Defense
1955	Rule of Hungary
Moscow Orders occupation of Hungary after a debate in the Politburo
1956	Central Committee
Moscow Appointed Member of the Presidium of the Central Committee
1956	Dismissal
Moscow Dimissed for undermining the Communist Party's authority in the armed forces
1971	Medal
1st Dec Moscow Awarded the Medal of Lenin for the 6th time
1974	Death
Death of Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov