In September 1942 Rokossovsky was appointed commander of the Stalingrad Front and helped develop the operation Uranus that led to the surrender of Nazi Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus MOSCOW, May 6.
On November 26 a commemorative rally was held in Gomel to honor the memory of the liberator heroes. Gomel was the first liberated regional center in Belarus during the Great Patriotic War. The 829 ...
The sculpture of Rokossovsky, mounted near the Red Army cemetery in Legnitsa, disappeared in the early hours on Thursday MOSCOW, July 31. /TASS/. Moscow is deeply outraged by the act of vandalism ...
Among Red Army commanders, Konstantin Rokossovsky stood out in German eyes as calm, disciplined, and exceptionally precise. Unlike more forceful figures, he was seen as a commander who balanced ...