In which everyone can try on the uniform of a general from the time of the most destructive war in human history. True, in order to reach this rank, you will have to take part in hundreds of battles and bury thousands of soldiers, but nothing can be done about it: the more lead the soldiers receive in their chests, the more orders appear on the general’s chest - this pattern also works in.
The path to success in WWII Generals begins with a plane crash. The surviving sergeant, that is, you, immediately takes command of the remnants of the detachment, destroys the enemies who have flown to the corpse of the plane, and after several shootouts finds an abandoned military base, which will become a reliable support for a future war. The development of the base is not much different from that in other browsers: new buildings, regular upgrades of old ones, ordering new units, arrangement of defensive structures - the young sergeant has a lot of things to do, and even more plans.
Money and experience for development are earned by completing missions, most of which tell about very real events of World War II. Depending on the selected block (Red Army, Wehrmacht and Allies are available), the nature of the tasks changes. This means that if you choose the German side, you will not be able to take the side of the Poles in the defense of Warsaw, much less take part in the assault on Berlin.
The most interesting thing about Generals of the Second World War is the combat system. Unlike most other strategies, battles in Generals are not automatic. Each battle in the game takes place on a separate map with its own terrain, cities, bridges and other landscape elements. Three types of units are available to the user: , infantry and artillery, which play the role of rock, paper and scissors.
Improving the skills of troops is of great importance in the game. Each unit has 16 parameters, plus the game has full-fledged weapons, so if desired, any unit can be turned into real killers, especially if you assign a suitable officer to it.
You can always check the coolness of your army in. In general, the game is simply teeming with a variety of modes, starting from the usual Arena and ending with Bastion - a kind of analogue. And in Generals of the Second World War there is a Big Battle mode, in which 16 players can participate simultaneously. The winner of the Battle receives not only a lot of money, but also the title of Leader - manager of the entire military bloc. Well, for starters, the game offers World War - the main mass entertainment, where entire factions measure their strength.
August 31, 2014
The highest ranks of the military command have always been held in high esteem. But how long has this particular title existed? And who were the people who led the armies and fronts, making history during one of the most ambitious military conflicts of mankind?
Who are the generals of World War II?
Until 1940, there was no such rank in the air force of the Soviet Union. Its analogues were division commanders, corps commanders, army commanders, and commissars. True, in September 1935 the title of marshal appeared, which was awarded to five people. But before the war, only two of them remained alive.
In May 1940, for the first time, a little more than a thousand people were nominated for the rank of general and admiral. There were 1056 people in this rank. By May 1945, their number reached 5,597 people.
Among the dead and missing from 1940 to 1945 are 421 generals and admirals.
Let's take a closer look and name the outstanding military leaders.
Even if he is in the highest ranks, a soldier remains a soldier. And he is absolutely not immune from death on the battlefield or for the sake of maintaining honor. Although there were those who held a different opinion. But we will talk about them in the appropriate section.
So, not all the generals of World War II survived. I.R. Apanasenko, M.P. Kirponos, I.A. Bogdanov, F.Ya. Kostenko, M.P. Petrov, N.F. Vatutin and I.D. Chernyakhovsky died heroically under various circumstances. M.G. Efremov committed suicide so as not to fall to the Nazis alive, and D. G. Pavlov was repressed.
The remaining generals of World War II, a list of which would fill several pages, survived and significantly contributed to the victory of the Soviet Union in this conflict.
We will mention only a few. THEIR. Bagramyan was twice nominated for the rank of participant in many offensive operations.
CM. Budyonny is famous not only for his mustache, but also for the 3 Gold Star medals received over the years of battles. Participated in and for the Caucasus.
Four times nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, participant in many battles and operations.
He was awarded not only two gold stars. Also named in his honor is a heavy self-propelled artillery mount - “Klim Voroshilov”.
In general, to win battles of thousands, you need to have knowledge and experience in many areas. For example, to have a professional understanding of strategy and tactics, to know all the nuances of various troops, their ability to interact. An unbending will and quick decision-making are also needed. These and other qualities make senior officers military leaders who can command armies.
World War II generals also led air defense forces. Among them the following names can be mentioned: M.S. Gromadin, P.E. Gudymenko, and G.S. Zashikhin.
But not everyone put honor and loyalty to the Motherland above their own lives and interests. Among the latter, several people can be named.
G.N. Zhilenkov was captured by the Germans near the city of Vyazma. There he passed himself off as a private and served in the Wehrmacht as an ordinary driver until 1942. But by chance he was identified by a forester. After interrogation and a confirmed willingness to cooperate, Georgy Nikolaevich meets with Goebbels and he is appointed as Vlasov’s assistant.
In 1945 he was detained by the Americans. He reported himself to Soviet counterintelligence, hoping for cooperation, but after the trial he was sentenced to death. Execution by hanging was carried out in Butyrka prison.
V.F. Malyshkin was captured after the Vyazemsky Cauldron. He immediately expressed his desire to cooperate. He worked in the propaganda department and from 1943 became Vlasov’s assistant in this matter.
He was also detained by the Americans, handed over to the Soviet authorities and executed in Butyrka prison.
B.S. Richter, F.I. Trukhin also managed to serve both the Soviet and German sides.
Thus, we see that the generals of World War II did not always act heroically. They were ordinary people with their own fears and desires, but also with remarkable talents in the military sphere.
What was happening on the other side of the front? Which German generals of World War II became especially famous in battle?
Among them there are also those killed in battles. These are Gunther von Kluge, Feodor von Bock, Georg von Witzleben, Walter Model, Erwin Rommel and others.
Almost all of them were awarded the Order of the Iron Cross, which has been issued since 1939 for three or more successful dangerous operations.
Among the most successful commanders, it is worth noting Hermann Balck, Albert Kesselring, Walter Model, Ferdinand Schörner, who were four times knights of this order.
However, not everything went as smoothly as it might seem. Among the Wehrmacht command there were also people who disagreed with the course of events. In search of a better fate, they found themselves on the list of traitors to their homeland.
Vincent Müller, Lieutenant General. In June 1944, he was abandoned with the 4th Army near Minsk. Tippelskirch, the official commander of this unit, left all powers to him, fleeing with his headquarters.
As a result, not receiving support, supplies, provisions, and not even having simple maps with intelligence data, he was forced to stop resistance and surrender to Soviet troops.
As we see, many generals of World War II changed their views after they were captured without receiving support. Otto Korfes, for example, was captured at Stalingrad and surrendered in full dress. Subsequently, he collaborated with Soviet troops, for which his family in Germany was subjected to severe repression.
Bernard Bechler was also captured at Stalingrad. The main reason why officers began to cooperate with the enemy was that they blamed Hitler's shortsightedness.
It turns out that the generals of World War II were ready to serve their country and win battles, but their leadership did not always appreciate their zeal. Resentment, disappointment and other feelings pushed us to cooperate with the enemy.
Thus, in the article we figured out a little about who the generals were and talked about the outstanding military leaders of the Second World War.
The fate of millions of people depended on their decisions!
Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich (1896-1974)
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was born on November 1, 1896 in the Kaluga region, into a peasant family. During the First World War, he was drafted into the army and enrolled in a regiment stationed in the Kharkov province. In the spring of 1916, he was enrolled in a group sent to officer courses. After studying, Zhukov became a non-commissioned officer and joined a dragoon regiment, with which he participated in the battles of the Great War. Soon he received a concussion from a mine explosion and was sent to the hospital. He managed to prove himself, and for capturing a German officer he was awarded the Cross of St. George.
After the civil war, he completed the courses for Red commanders. He commanded a cavalry regiment, then a brigade. He was an assistant inspector of the Red Army cavalry.
In January 1941, shortly before the German invasion of the USSR, Zhukov was appointed chief of the General Staff and deputy people's commissar of defense.
He commanded the troops of the Reserve, Leningrad, Western, and 1st Belorussian fronts, coordinated the actions of a number of fronts, and made a great contribution to achieving victory in the battle of Moscow, in the Battles of Stalingrad, Kursk, in the Belarusian, Vistula-Oder and Berlin operations.
Four times Hero of the Soviet Union, holder of two Orders of Victory, and many other Soviet and foreign orders and medals.
Vasilevsky Alexander Mikhailovich (1895-1977)
Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Born on September 16 (September 30), 1895 in the village. Novaya Golchikha, Kineshma district, Ivanovo region, in the family of a priest, Russian. In February 1915, after graduating from the Kostroma Theological Seminary, he entered the Alekseevsky Military School (Moscow) and graduated from it in 4 months (in June 1915).
During the Great Patriotic War, as Chief of the General Staff (1942-1945), he took an active part in the development and implementation of almost all major operations on the Soviet-German front. From February 1945, he commanded the 3rd Belorussian Front and led the assault on Königsberg. In 1945, commander-in-chief of Soviet troops in the Far East in the war with Japan.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich (1896-1968)
Marshal of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Poland.
Born on December 21, 1896 in the small Russian town of Velikie Luki (formerly Pskov province), in the family of a Pole railway driver, Xavier-Józef Rokossovsky, and his Russian wife Antonina. After the birth of Konstantin, the Rokossovsky family moved to Warsaw. At less than 6 years old, Kostya was orphaned: his father was in a train accident and died in 1902 after a long illness. In 1911, his mother also died.
With the outbreak of World War I, Rokossovsky asked to join one of the Russian regiments heading west through Warsaw.
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he commanded the 9th Mechanized Corps. In the summer of 1941 he was appointed commander of the 4th Army. He managed to somewhat hold back the advance of the German armies on the western front. In the summer of 1942 he became commander of the Bryansk Front. The Germans managed to approach the Don and, from advantageous positions, create threats to capture Stalingrad and break through to the North Caucasus. With a blow from his army, he prevented the Germans from trying to break through to the north, towards the city of Yelets. Rokossovsky took part in the counter-offensive of Soviet troops near Stalingrad. His ability to conduct combat operations played a big role in the success of the operation. In 1943, he led the central front, which, under his command, began defensive battles on the Kursk Bulge. A little later, he organized an offensive and liberated significant territories from the Germans. He also led the liberation of Belarus, implementing the Stavka plan - “Bagration”
Konev Ivan Stepanovich (1897-1973)
Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Born in December 1897 in one of the villages of the Vologda province. His family was peasant. In 1916, the future commander was drafted into the tsarist army. He participates in the First World War as a non-commissioned officer.
At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Konev commanded the 19th Army, which took part in battles with the Germans and closed the capital from the enemy. For successful leadership of the army's actions, he receives the rank of colonel general.
During the Great Patriotic War, Ivan Stepanovich managed to be the commander of several fronts: Kalinin, Western, Northwestern, Steppe, Second Ukrainian and First Ukrainian. In January 1945, the First Ukrainian Front, together with the First Belorussian Front, launched the offensive Vistula-Oder operation. The troops managed to occupy several cities of strategic importance, and even liberate Krakow from the Germans. At the end of January, the Auschwitz camp was liberated from the Nazis. In April, two fronts launched an offensive in the Berlin direction. Soon Berlin was taken, and Konev took direct part in the assault on the city.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Vatutin Nikolai Fedorovich (1901-1944)
Army General.
Born on December 16, 1901 in the village of Chepukhino, Kursk province, into a large peasant family. He graduated from four classes of the zemstvo school, where he was considered the first student.
In the first days of the Great Patriotic War, Vatutin visited the most critical sectors of the front. The staff worker turned into a brilliant combat commander.
On February 21, Headquarters instructed Vatutin to prepare an attack on Dubno and further on Chernivtsi. On February 29, the general was heading to the headquarters of the 60th Army. On the way, his car was fired upon by a detachment of Ukrainian Bandera partisans. The wounded Vatutin died on the night of April 15 in a Kiev military hospital.
In 1965, Vatutin was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Katukov Mikhail Efimovich (1900-1976)
Marshal of the Armored Forces.
One of the founders of the Tank Guard.
Born on September 4 (17), 1900 in the village of Bolshoye Uvarovo, then Kolomna district, Moscow province, into a large peasant family (his father had seven children from two marriages).
He graduated from an elementary rural school with a diploma of commendation, during which he was the first student in his class and school.
In the Soviet Army - since 1919.
At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he took part in defensive operations in the area of the cities of Lutsk, Dubno, Korosten, showing himself to be a skillful, proactive organizer of a tank battle with superior enemy forces. These qualities were brilliantly demonstrated in the Battle of Moscow, when he commanded the 4th Tank Brigade. In the first half of October 1941, near Mtsensk, on a number of defensive lines, the brigade steadfastly held back the advance of enemy tanks and infantry and inflicted enormous damage on them. Having completed a 360-km march to the Istra orientation, the M.E. brigade. Katukova, as part of the 16th Army of the Western Front, heroically fought in the Volokolamsk direction and participated in the counter-offensive near Moscow. On November 11, 1941, for its brave and skillful military actions, the brigade was the first in the tank forces to receive the rank of guards.
In 1942 M.E. Katukov commanded the 1st Tank Corps, which repelled the onslaught of enemy troops in the Kursk-Voronezh direction, and from September 1942 - the 3rd Mechanized Corps. In January 1943, he was appointed commander of the 1st Tank Army, which, as part of the Voronezh and later the 1st Ukrainian Front, distinguished itself in the Battle of Kursk and during the liberation of Ukraine. In April 1944, the armed forces were transformed into the 1st Guards Tank Army, which, under the command of M.E. Katukova participated in the Lviv-Sandomierz, Vistula-Oder, East Pomeranian and Berlin operations, crossed the Vistula and Oder rivers.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Rotmistrov Pavel Alekseevich (1901-1982)
Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces.
Born in the village of Skovorovo, now Selizharovsky district, Tver region, into a large peasant family (he had 8 brothers and sisters). In 1916 he graduated from higher primary school.
In the Soviet Army from April 1919 (he was enlisted in the Samara Workers' Regiment), a participant in the Civil War.
During the Great Patriotic War P.A. Rotmistrov fought on the Western, Northwestern, Kalinin, Stalingrad, Voronezh, Steppe, Southwestern, 2nd Ukrainian and 3rd Belorussian fronts. He commanded the 5th Guards Tank Army, which distinguished itself in the Battle of Kursk. In the summer of 1944, P.A. Rotmistrov and his army took part in the Belarusian offensive operation, the liberation of the cities of Borisov, Minsk, and Vilnius. Since August 1944, he was appointed deputy commander of the armored and mechanized forces of the Soviet Army.
Hero of the Soviet Union.
Kravchenko Andrey Grigorievich (1899-1963)
Colonel General of Tank Forces.
Born on November 30, 1899 on the Sulimin farm, now the village of Sulimovka, Yagotinsky district, Kyiv region of Ukraine, in a peasant family. Ukrainian. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1925.
Participant in the Civil War. He graduated from the Poltava Military Infantry School in 1923, the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze in 1928.
From June 1940 to the end of February 1941 A.G. Kravchenko - chief of staff of the 16th tank division, and from March to September 1941 - chief of staff of the 18th mechanized corps.
On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since September 1941. Commander of the 31st Tank Brigade (09/09/1941 - 01/10/1942). Since February 1942, deputy commander of the 61st Army for tank forces. Chief of Staff of the 1st Tank Corps (03/31/1942 - 07/30/1942). Commanded the 2nd (07/2/1942 - 09/13/1942) and 4th (from 02/7/43 - 5th Guards; from 09/18/1942 to 01/24/1944) tank corps.
In November 1942, the 4th Corps took part in the encirclement of the 6th German Army at Stalingrad, in July 1943 - in the tank battle near Prokhorovka, in October of the same year - in the Battle of the Dnieper.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Novikov Alexander Alexandrovich (1900-1976)
Air Chief Marshal.
Born on November 19, 1900 in the village of Kryukovo, Nerekhta district, Kostroma region. He received his education at the teachers' seminary in 1918.
In the Soviet Army since 1919
In aviation since 1933. Participant of the Great Patriotic War from the first day. He was the commander of the Northern Air Force, then the Leningrad Front.
From April 1942 until the end of the war - commander of the Red Army Air Force. In March 1946, he was illegally repressed (together with A.I. Shakhurin), rehabilitated in 1953.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Kuznetsov Nikolay Gerasimovich (1902-1974)
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union. People's Commissar of the Navy.
Born on July 11 (24), 1904 in the family of Gerasim Fedorovich Kuznetsov (1861-1915), a peasant in the village of Medvedki, Veliko-Ustyug district, Vologda province (now in the Kotlas district of the Arkhangelsk region).
In 1919, at the age of 15, he joined the Severodvinsk flotilla, giving himself two years to be accepted (the erroneous birth year of 1902 is still found in some reference books). In 1921-1922 he was a combatant in the Arkhangelsk naval crew.
During the Great Patriotic War, N. G. Kuznetsov was the chairman of the Main Military Council of the Navy and the commander-in-chief of the Navy. He led the fleet promptly and energetically, coordinating its actions with the operations of other armed forces. The admiral was a member of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command and constantly traveled to ships and fronts. The fleet prevented an invasion of the Caucasus from the sea. In 1944, N. G. Kuznetsov was awarded the military rank of fleet admiral. On May 25, 1945, this rank was equated to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union and marshal-type shoulder straps were introduced.
Hero of the Soviet Union
Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich (1906-1945)
Army General.
Born in the city of Uman. His father was a railway worker, so it is not surprising that in 1915 his son followed in his father’s footsteps and entered a railway school. In 1919, a real tragedy occurred in the family: his parents died due to typhus, so the boy was forced to leave school and take up farming. He worked as a shepherd, driving cattle into the field in the morning, and sat down to his textbooks every free minute. Immediately after dinner, I ran to the teacher for clarification of the material.
During the Second World War, he was one of those young military leaders who, by their example, motivated the soldiers, gave them confidence and gave them faith in a bright future.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union
Dovator Lev Mikhailovich
(February 20, 1903, Khotino village, Lepel district, Vitebsk province, now Beshenkovichi district, Vitebsk region - December 19, 1941, Palashkino village area, Ruza district, Moscow region)
Soviet military leader.
Known for successful operations to destroy enemy troops in the initial period of the Great Patriotic War. The German command placed a large reward on Dovator's head
Beloborodov Afanasy Pavlantievich
Army General.
(January 18 (31), 1903, village of Akinino-Baklashi, Irkutsk province - September 1, 1990, Moscow) - Soviet military leader, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, commander of the 78th Infantry Division, which stopped the German offensive on Moscow on the 42nd in November 1941 kilometer of the Volokolamsk Highway, commander of the 43rd Army, which liberated Vitebsk from the German occupiers and participated in the assault on Koenigsberg.
Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich (1897-1982)
Participated in organizing a tank battle in the Dubno, Rivne, and Lutsk areas.
In 1941, with the front headquarters, he left the encirclement. In 1941, he developed a plan for the liberation of Rostov-on-Don. In 1942 - the unsuccessful Kharkov operation. Commanded the 11th Army in the winter offensive of 1942-1943. in the Western direction. In July 1943, he prepared and carried out an offensive operation as part of the troops of the Bryansk Front in the Oryol direction. The 1st Baltic Front under the command of Bagramyan carried out: in December 1943 - Gorodok; in the summer of 1944 - Vitebsk-Orsha, Polotsk and Siauliai; in September-October 1944 (together with the 2nd and 3rd Baltic fronts) - Riga and Memel; in 1945 (as part of the 3rd Belorussian Front) - operations to capture Konigsberg and the Zemland Peninsula.
Chuikov Vasily Ivanovich (1900-1982)
Commanded the 62nd Army in the Battle of Stalingrad. The army under the command of Chuikov participated in the Izyum-Barvenkovskaya and Donbass operations, the battle for the Dnieper, the Nikopol-Krivoy Rog, Bereznegovato-Snegirevskaya, Odessa, Belarusian, Warsaw-Poznan and Berlin operations.
Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich (1898 - 1967)
He began the Great Patriotic War on the border along the Prut River, where his corps held back attempts by Romanian and German units to cross to our side. In August 1941 - commander of the 6th Army. From December 1941 he commanded the troops of the Southern Front. From August to October 1942 - by troops of the 66th Army, which fought north of Stalingrad. In October-November - Deputy Commander of the Voronezh Front. From November 1942, he commanded the 2nd Guards Army, which was formed in the Tambov region. In December 1942, this army stopped and defeated the fascist strike force that was going to release the Stalingrad group of Field Marshal Paulus (Army Group DON of Field Marshal Manstein).
Since February 1943, R.Ya. Malinovsky commanded the troops of the Southern, and from March of the same year - the Southwestern Front. Front troops under his command liberated Donbass and Right Bank Ukraine. In the spring of 1944, troops under the command of R.Ya. Malinovsky was liberated by the cities of Nikolaev and Odessa. Since May 1944 RL. Malinovsky commanded the troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front. At the end of August, the troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, together with the troops of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, carried out an important strategic operation - Iasi-Kishinev. This is one of the outstanding operations of the Great Patriotic War. In the autumn of 1944 - spring of 1945, troops of the 2nd Ukrainian Front carried out the Debrecen, Budapest and Vienna operations, defeating fascist troops in Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia. Since July 1945, R.Ya. Malinovsky commanded the troops of the Transbaikal District and participated in the defeat of the Japanese Kwantung Army. After the Great Patriotic War from 1945 to 1947, Marshal of the Soviet Union R.Ya. Malinovsky commanded the troops of the Transbaikal-Amur Military District. From 1947 to 1953
The following participants took part in determining the rating: Marshal of the Soviet Union V.G. Kulikov, Marshal of the Soviet Union S.L. Sokolov, Army General V.I. Varennikov, Doctor of Military Sciences and Doctor of Historical Sciences, Army General M.A. Gareev (leader of the research group), Army General V.L. Govorov, Army General I.M. Tretyak, Marshal of Armored Forces O.A. Losik, Fleet Admiral I.M. Captain, Marshal of Artillery V.M. Mikhalkin, Doctor of Military Sciences, Colonel General V.V. Korobushin, Colonel General V.N. Verevkin-Rakhalsky, Colonel A.A. Koltyukov (Head of the Institute of Military History of the RF Ministry of Defense), Lieutenant General V.S. Ryabov, Doctor of Military Sciences, Major General V.G. Rog, Major General A.V. Kirilin, Doctor of Historical Sciences G.A. Kumanev, Doctor of Historical Sciences A.S. Orlov, Doctor of Historical Sciences O.A. Rzheshevsky, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Colonel Yu.V. Rubtsov, Colonel V.A. Semidetko.
I. SOVIET COMMANDERS AND MILITARY LEADERS.
1. Generals and military leaders of the strategic and operational-strategic level of the USSR.
Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich (1896-1974)- Marshal of the Soviet Union, Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Armed Forces, member of the Supreme Command Headquarters. He commanded the troops of the Reserve, Leningrad, Western, and 1st Belorussian fronts, coordinated the actions of a number of fronts, and made a great contribution to achieving victory in the battle of Moscow, in the Battles of Stalingrad, Kursk, in the Belarusian, Vistula-Oder and Berlin operations.
Vasilevsky Alexander Mikhailovich (1895-1977)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. Chief of the General Staff in 1942-1945, member of the Supreme Command Headquarters. He coordinated the actions of a number of fronts in strategic operations, in 1945 - commander of the 3rd Belorussian Front and commander-in-chief of Soviet troops in the Far East.
Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich (1896-1968)- Marshal of the Soviet Union, Marshal of Poland. Commanded the Bryansk, Don, Central, Belorussian, 1st and 2nd Belorussian fronts.
Konev Ivan Stepanovich (1897-1973) - Marshal of the Soviet Union. Commanded the troops of the Western, Kalinin, North-Western, Steppe, 2nd and 1st Ukrainian Fronts.
Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich (1898-1967)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. From October 1942 - Deputy Commander of the Voronezh Front, Commander of the 2nd Guards Army, Southern, Southwestern, 3rd and 2nd Ukrainian, Transbaikal Fronts.
Govorov Leonid Alexandrovich (1897-1955) - Marshal of the Soviet Union. From June 1942 he commanded the troops of the Leningrad Front, and in February-March 1945 he simultaneously coordinated the actions of the 2nd and 3rd Baltic Fronts.
Antonov Alexey Innokentievich (1896-1962)- army general. Since 1942 - first deputy chief, chief (since February 1945) of the General Staff, member of the Supreme Command Headquarters.
Timoshenko Semyon Konstantinovich (1895-1970)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War - People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, member of the Supreme Command Headquarters, Commander-in-Chief of the Western and South-Western directions, from July 1942 he commanded the Stalingrad and North-Western Fronts. Since 1943 - representative of the Supreme Command Headquarters at the fronts.
Tolbukhin Fedor Ivanovich (1894-1949)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. At the beginning of the war - chief of staff of the district (front). Since 1942 - Deputy Commander of the Stalingrad Military District, Commander of the 57th and 68th Armies, Southern, 4th and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts.
Meretskov Kirill Afanasyevich (1897-1968)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. At the beginning of the war, he was a representative of the Supreme Command Headquarters on the Volkhov and Karelian fronts, commanding the 7th and 4th armies. Since December 1941 - commander of the troops of the Volkhov, Karelian and 1st Far Eastern fronts. He particularly distinguished himself during the defeat of the Japanese Kwantung Army in 1945.
Shaposhnikov Boris Mikhailovich (1882-1945)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. Member of the Supreme Command Headquarters, Chief of the General Staff during the most difficult period of defensive operations in 1941. He made an important contribution to the organization of the defense of Moscow and the transition of the Red Army to the counteroffensive. From May 1942 - Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR, Head of the Military Academy of the General Staff.
Chernyakhovsky Ivan Danilovich (1906-1945)- army general. He commanded the tank corps, the 60th Army, and from April 1944 the 3rd Belorussian Front. Mortally wounded in February 1945.
Vatutin Nikolai Fedorovich (1901-1944)- army general. From June 1941 - Chief of Staff of the North-Western Front, First Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Commander of the Voronezh, South-Western and 1st Ukrainian Fronts. He showed the highest art of military leadership in the Battle of Kursk, during the crossing of the river. Dnieper and the liberation of Kyiv, in the Korsun-Shevchenko operation. Mortally wounded in battle in February 1944.
Bagramyan Ivan Khristoforovich (1897-1982)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. Chief of Staff of the South-Western Front, then at the same time of the headquarters of the troops of the South-Western direction, commander of the 16th (11th Guards) Army. Since 1943, he commanded the troops of the 1st Baltic and 3rd Belorussian fronts.
Eremenko Andrey Ivanovich (1892-1970)- Marshal of the Soviet Union. Commanded the Bryansk Front, the 4th Shock Army, the South-Eastern, Stalingrad, Southern, Kalinin, 1st Baltic Fronts, the Separate Primorsky Army, the 2nd Baltic and 4th Ukrainian Fronts. He particularly distinguished himself in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Petrov Ivan Efimovich (1896-1958) - army general. Since May 1943 - commander of the North Caucasus Front, 33rd Army, 2nd Belorussian and 4th Ukrainian Fronts, chief of staff of the 1st Ukrainian Front.
II. COMMANDERS AND MILITARY LEADERS OF THE ALLIED ARMIES OF THE USA
Eisenhower Dwight David (1890-1969)- American statesman and military leader, army general. Commander of American forces in Europe since 1942, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Western Europe in 1943-1945.
MacArthur Douglas (1880-1964)- army general. Commander of the US armed forces in the Far East in 1941-1942, since 1942 - commander of the allied forces in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean.
Marshall George Catlett (1880-1959)- army general. Chief of Staff of the US Army in 1939-1945, one of the main authors of the military-strategic plans of the US and Great Britain in World War II.
Lehi William (1875-1959) - Admiral of the Fleet. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the same time - Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander of the US Armed Forces in 1942-1945.
Halsey William (1882-1959) - Admiral of the Fleet. He commanded the 3rd Fleet and led American forces in the battle for the Solomon Islands in 1943.
Patton George Smith Jr. (1885-1945)- general. Since 1942, he commanded an operational group of troops in North Africa, in 1944-1945. - The 7th and 3rd American armies in Europe, skillfully used tank forces.
Bradley Omar Nelson (1893-1981)- army general. Commander of the 12th Army Group of the Allied Forces in Europe in 1942-1945.
King Ernest (1878-1956)- Admiral of the Fleet. Commander-in-Chief of the US Navy, Chief of Naval Operations 1942-1945.
Nimitz Chester (1885-1966) - admiral. Commander of US Forces in the Central Pacific from 1942-1945.
Arnold Henry (1886-1950)- army general. In 1942-1945. - Chief of Staff of the US Army Air Forces.
Clark Mark (1896-1984) - general Commander of the 5th American Army in Italy in 1943-1945. He became famous for his landing operation in the Salerno area (Operation Avalanche).
Spaats Karl (1891-1974) - general Commander of US Strategic Air Forces in Europe. He led strategic aviation operations during the air offensive against Germany.
United Kingdom
Montgomery Bernard Law (1887-1976)- Field Marshal. Since July 1942 - commander of the 8th British Army in Africa. During the Normandy operation he commanded an army group. In 1945 - Commander-in-Chief of the British occupation forces in Germany.
Brooke Alan Francis (1883-1963)- Field Marshal. Commanded the British Army Corps in France in 1940-1941. troops of the metropolis. In 1941-1946. - Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
Alexander Harold (1891-1969)- Field Marshal. In 1941-1942 commander of British troops in Burma. In 1943, he commanded the 18th Army Group in Tunisia and the 15th Allied Army Group that landed on the island. Sicily and Italy. Since December 1944 - Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.
Cunningham Andrew (1883-1963)- Admiral. Commander of the British fleet in the eastern Mediterranean in 1940-1941.
Harris Arthur Travers (1892-1984)- Air Marshal. Commander of the bomber force that carried out the “air offensive” against Germany in 1942-1945.
Tedder Arthur (1890-1967)- Air Chief Marshal. Eisenhower's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe for Aviation during the Second Front in Western Europe in 1944-1945.
Wavell Archibald (1883-1950)- Field Marshal. Commander of British troops in East Africa in 1940-1941. In 1942-1945. - Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces in Southeast Asia.
France
De Tassigny Jean de Lattre (1889-1952)- Marshal of France. Since September 1943 - Commander-in-Chief of the troops of "Fighting France", since June 1944 - Commander of the 1st French Army.
Juin Alphonse (1888-1967)- Marshal of France. Since 1942 - commander of the troops of "Fighting France" in Tunisia. In 1944-1945 - commander of the French expeditionary force in Italy.
III. THE MOST PROMINENT COMMANDERS AND NAVAL LEADERS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR (FROM THE ENEMY SIDE)
Germany
Rundstedt Karl Rudolf (1875-1953)- Field Marshal General. During World War II, he commanded Army Group South and Army Group A in the attack on Poland and France. He headed Army Group South on the Soviet-German front (until November 1941). From 1942 to July 1944 and from September 1944 - Commander-in-Chief of German troops in the West.
Manstein Erich von Lewinsky (1887-1973)- Field Marshal General. In the French campaign of 1940 he commanded a corps, on the Soviet-German front - a corps, an army, in 1942-1944. - Army Group "Don" and "South".
Keitel Wilhelm (1882-1946)- Field Marshal General. In 1938-1945. - Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces.
Kleist Ewald (1881-1954)- Field Marshal General. During World War II, he commanded a tank corps and a tank group operating against Poland, France, and Yugoslavia. On the Soviet-German front he commanded a tank group (army), in 1942-1944. - Army Group A.
Guderian Heinz Wilhelm (1888-1954)- Colonel General. During World War II he commanded a tank corps, a group and an army. In December 1941, after the defeat near Moscow, he was removed from office. In 1944-1945 - Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces. 
Rommel Erwin (1891-1944)- Field Marshal General. In 1941-1943. commanded the German Expeditionary Forces in North Africa, Army Group B in Northern Italy, 1943-1944. - Army Group B in France.
Doenitz Karl (1891-1980) - Grand Admiral. Commander of the submarine fleet (1936-1943), commander-in-chief of the Navy of Nazi Germany (1943-1945). At the beginning of May 1945 - Reich Chancellor and Supreme Commander.
Keselring Albert (1885-1960)- Field Marshal General. He commanded air fleets operating against Poland, Holland, France, and England. At the beginning of the war with the USSR, he commanded the 2nd Air Fleet. From December 1941 - Commander-in-Chief of the Nazi forces of the South-West (Mediterranean - Italy), in 1945 - the troops of the West (West Germany).
Finland
Mannerheim Carl Gustav Emil (1867-1951)- Finnish military and statesman, marshal. Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish army in the wars against the USSR in 1939-1940. and 1941-1944
Japan
Yamamoto Isoroku (1884-1943) - admiral. During World War II - Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Navy. Carried out the operation to defeat the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
