Kirill Moskalenko

Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko
Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko
	Moskalenko c. 1950s
Born	11 May 1902; Grishino, Bakhmutsky Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died	17 June 1985 (aged 83); Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried	Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Years of service	1920–1985
Rank	Marshal of the Soviet Union
Commands held	38th Army; 40th Army; Moscow Military District; Strategic Missile Troops
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War; World War II Winter War; Great Patriotic War Defense of Kiev; Barvenkovo–Lozovaya offensive; Battle of Stalingrad; Battle of Kursk; Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh offensive; Third Battle of Kharkov; Battle of the Dnieper; Vistula–Oder offensive; Prague offensive; ; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Other work	Commander of Strategic Rocket Forces

Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko (Russian: Кирилл Семёнович Москаленко, Ukrainian: Кирило Семенович Москаленко, romanized: Kyrylo Semenovych Moskalenko; 11 May 1902 – 17 June 1985) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. A member of the Soviet Army who fought in both the Russian Civil War and World War II, he later served as Commander in Chief of Strategic Missile Forces.

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