Birth of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky1896
Birth of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky
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Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky, based on 30 World History Database records associated with Russia.
30 records1896–196820 events11 places
Chronological biography
1896
1917
Red Guard1917
Appointed Member of Red Guard
Red Guard1917
Appointed Member of Red Guard
1938
Field Marshal1938
Appointed Field Marshal
1942
Battle of Stalingrad1942
The Russians outflank & encircle the German 6th, 9th & 4th Panzer Armies. Commands Russian forces on the Don River Front
Commander in Chief1942
Appointed Commander of Russian forces opposing the German 6th Army
Field Marshal1942
Appointed Commander of the Russian forces opposing the German 6th Army
Battle of StalingradAugust 1942
The Russians outflank & encircle the German 6th, 9th & 4th Panzer Armies
1943
Capture of Brest Litovsk1943
Commands the Army Group of the Byelorussian Front & captures Brest Litovsk
Capture of Lublin1943
Commands the Army Group of the Byelorussian Front & captures Lublin
Battle of Stalingrad8 January 1943
Rokossovsky sends in a request for the German 6th Army to surrender, this is refused
Result of Surrender of German Sixth Army8 January 1943
Paulus rejects the offered terms, so fighting at Stalingrad continues temporarily.
Sixth Army8 January 1943
Rokossovsky sends in a request for the German 6th Army to surrender, this is refused
Surrender of German Sixth Army8 January 1943
Offers surrender terms but they are rejected by Paulus
Battle of Stalingrad10 January 1943
The 65th Army advances 5 miles in the first day
Capture of Karpovka13 January 1943
The most westerly of the 7 airfields supplying the German sixth army in Stalingrad
Sixth Army13 January 1943
The most westerly of the 7 airfields supplying the German sixth army in Stalingrad
Capture of Pitomnik16 January 1943
The only airfield with a night flying to supply the German 6th army in Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad21 January 1943
The last German airfield at Gumrak is captured
Battle of Stalingrad31 January 1943
The Germans under Paulus surrender Stalingrad to Rokossovsky
Battle of Orel5 August 1943
Rokossovskys central front captures Orel from the Germans
1944
Front-Belorussia23 June 1944
Attacks the Minsk highway
Front-Belorussia20 July 1944
Reaches the River Bug, west of Kovel, 1939 Polish border
Capture of Lublin23 July 1944
Captures Lublin from the Germans
1945
Capture of Danzig1945
Commands the Army Group of the Byelorussian Front & captures Danzig, April
Alliance Soviet and British forcesMay 1945
Joins up with the British forces at Wittenberg near Lubeck
Alliance Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky and together at Wismar7 May 1945
Montgomery & Rokossovsky join together at Wismar
1949
Council of Minister's1949
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Council of Minister's in Poland
Secretary of State for Defence1949
Appointed Minister of Defence
1968
Death of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky1968
Death of Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky
Titles and roles
Commander in Chief · Commander of Belorus Fromt 1st · Commander of Belorus Front 1st · Field Marshal · Member of Red Guard · Secretary of State for Defence · Vice Chairman of Council of Min
Record provenance
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