Brief biography of Rokossovsky

Konstantin Rokossovsky name of the legendary Marshal, who commanded the Don Front during the Great Patriotic War, is firmly connected with the history of the hero city.

It was he who was the creator of the Uranus plan - the Stalingrad offensive operation, which lasted from November 19 to February 2. The future military leader was born in the year in Poland, the family of the auditor of the Warsaw railway of Ksaveria Rokossovsky and Belarusian Antonina Ovsyannikova. In the year, he was drafted into the royal army, where he soon distinguished himself.

During the reconnaissance operation, the young soldier ran into a German patrol. Not bewildered, he rushed to the attack and, amazing one of the opponents, broke through his own. So Rokossovsky received the first combat award and the title of corporal. In the year, Konstantin Rokossovsky joined the Red Army. Soon he rose to the commander of the cavalry regiment, that is, he studied soldier science thoroughly.

By the way, already becoming a marshal, Rokossovsky never forgot about the soldier's overcoat and always took care of ordinary fighters. During defensive battles in the year, I was the army under the command of Rokossovsky to break out of the deadly “boiler” near Vyazma. Soon, stubborn battles near Moscow began, where the commander’s talent strengthened, and was marked by the country's leadership.

For the battle of Moscow, Konstantin Konstantinovich was awarded the Order of Lenin. In September, Lieutenant General Rokossovsky was appointed commander of the Stalingrad Front. After the defeat of the Manstein grouping, the headquarters of the Supreme High Command instructed him to lead the operation to eliminate the encircled group of Paulus. The operation, under the code name "Ring" lasted from January 10 to February 2.

For the brilliant operation, Colonel General was awarded the Order of Suvorov of the 1st degree. Then Rokossovsky became the commander of the Central Front, who played a decisive role in the battle of Kursk. In cooperation with Zhukov and Vasilevsky, he developed the operation “Bagration”, thanks to which the territory of Belarus, Eastern Poland and part of the Baltic states were liberated from fascism.

In the victorious OM, it was he, the legendary Marshal, took the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow. Volgograd residents remember the legendary Marshal, whose talent allowed to win the Battle of Stalingrad. In the year, on the eve of the Flight of the Great Victory, in the city center - at the intersection of the street named after Chuykova - a monument was erected to the hero of the Battle of Stalingrad.