Andrei Ivanovich Yeremenko (Yeryomenko, Андрей Иванович Ерёменко) (October 14, 1892 - November 19, 1970) Soviet general during World War II, Marshal of the Soviet Union, born in Markovka in the province of Kharkov in Ukraine to a peasant family. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Marshal of the Soviet Union ( Marshal Sovietskovo Soyuza Советского Союза'' was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union. Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Drafted into the Imperial Army in 1913, served on the Southwest and Romanian Fronts during World War I. The Military history of Imperial Russia encompasses the period of warfare in which Russian Empire ground, naval and air forces participated from its creation Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Joined the Red Army in 1918, where he served in the legendary “Budyonny Cavalry”. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny (also spelled Budennii Budenny Budyenny etc Russian: Семён Михайлович Будённый ( &ndash October 26, Attended the Leningrad Cavalry School and then the Frunze Military Academy, which he graduated from in 1935. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River There were a number of military academies in the Soviet Union of different specialties Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In 1940, Yeremenko was placed in command of the 6th Cavalry Corps, which was responsible for invading Eastern Poland, as part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The operation was characterized by poor organization and command. Yeremenko had to request an emergency airlift of fuel so as to continue his advance. Afterwards, he held a number of commands, ending up in control of the Transbaikal Military District, the post he held when Operation Barbarossa began in June 1941. Operation Barbarossa ( Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the Codename for Nazi Germany 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Eight days after the invasion began, Yeremenko was recalled to Moscow where he was made the Acting Commander of the Soviet Western Front, two days after its original commander, General of the Army Dmitri Pavlov, was executed for incompetence. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Western Front was a Front (military subdivision of the Soviet Army, one of the Soviet Army Fronts during the Second World War For other uses see Pavlov (disambiguation. Dmitry Grigorevich Pavlov (Дмитрий Григорьевич Павлов 1897- July 22, 1941 Yeremenko was thrust into a very precarious position. Pavlov’s incompetence (and Soviet unpreparedness) had completely destroyed Western Front, but Yeremenko was able patch together what remaining forces he had, and was able to halt the German offensive just outside of Smolensk. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Smolensk (Смоленск is a city in western Russia, located on the Dnieper River, the administrative centre of Smolensk Oblast. During this vicious defensive Battle of Smolensk, Yeremenko was wounded. The Battle of Smolensk was a successful encirclement operation by Army Group Centre 's 2nd Panzer Army led by Heinz Guderian and the 3rd Panzer Army Because of his injuries, Yeremenko was transferred to the newly created Bryansk Front. The Bryansk Front was a Front (ie a military formation of roughly Army Group size of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. In August 1941, Yeremenko was ordered to launch an offensive using Bryansk Front, despite the obvious superiority of German forces. The offensive failed to accomplish its desired results.
In October the Germans launched Operation Typhoon, which was an offensive operation aimed at capturing Moscow. The Battle of Moscow (Битва под Москвой Romanized: Bitva pod Moskvoy, Schlacht um Moskau is the name given by the Soviet historians to the two Yeremenko’s forces were pushed back, but eventually, a number of counterattacks were able to halt the German push. On October 13, Yeremenko was once again wounded, this time severely. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees He was evacuated to a military hospital in Moscow, where he spent several weeks recovering. In January 1942, Yeremenko was appointed commander of the 4th Shock Army, part of the North-Western Front. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Northwestern Front was a military formation of the Red Army during the Winter War and World War II. During the Soviet Winter Counteroffensive, Yeremenko was again wounded; this time on January 20, when German planes launched a bombing raid on his headquarters. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Yeremenko refused to go to a hospital until the fighting around him abated.
Stalin gave Yeremenko the command of the Southeastern Front, on August 1, 1942 [1] , where he proceeded to launch vicious counterattacks against the German offensive into the Caucasus, Operation Blau. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Caucasus ( also referred to as North Caucasus) is a geopolitical region located between Europe Asia & Middle East Case Blue ( Fall Blau) was the German codename used by the German Armed Forces ( Wehrmacht) for its 1942 strategic summer offensive in southern Yeremenko and Commissar Nikita Krushchev planned the defense of Stalingrad. Commissar is the English transliteration of an official title (комисса́р used in Russia after the Bolshevik revolution and in the Soviet Union Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following When his subordinate, Gen. Lopatin, expressed self-doubt in his ability to save Stalingrad, Yeremenko replaced him with lieutenant general Vasily Chuikov as 62nd Army commander on September 11, 1942 [2]. Anton Ivanovich Lopatin (Антон Иванович Лопатин ( January 18, 1897 - April 9, 1965) was a Soviet officer during Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (Васи́лий Ива́нович Чуйко́в ( February 12 1900 - March 18 1982) was a Lieutenant general Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On September 28th, Southeastern Front was renamed Stalingrad Front. The Southern Front was a Front - a roughly Army group sized formation - of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. During Operation Uranus, November 1942, Yeremenko’s forces helped surround the German 6th Army, which was eventually destroyed in the Battle of Stalingrad. Operation Uranus was the Soviet encirclement of German forces in the Battle of Stalingrad during World War 2. The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the After German General Erich von Manstein attempted to counterattack the Soviet forces and break through the blockade, Yeremenko counterattacked and was able to halt his push. Erich von Manstein ( November 24, 1887 &ndash June 9 1973) served the German military as a lifelong professional soldier
On January 1, 1943, Stalingrad Front was renamed Southern Front. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Southern Front was a Front - a roughly Army group sized formation - of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. After the end of the winter offensive, in March 1943, Yeremenko was transferred north to the Kalinin Front, which remained relatively quiet until September, when Yeremenko launched a small, but successful offensive. The Kalinin Front was a Front (ie a military formation of roughly Army Group size of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. In December, Yeremenko was once again sent south, this time to take command of the Separate Maritime Army, which was a motley force put together so as to retake the Crimea, which was accomplished in conjunction with Fyodor Tolbukhin’s 4th Ukrainian Front. Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым Fyodor Ivanovich Tolbukhin (Фё́дор Ива́нович Толбу́хин June 16 1894 — October 17, 1949) was a Soviet The 4th Ukrainian Front was a front or roughly Army group sized formation of the Red Army during World War II In April, Yeremenko once again was sent north, to command 2nd Baltic Front. The Bryansk Front was a Front (ie a military formation of roughly Army Group size of the Soviet Army during the Second World War. During the summer campaign, 2nd Baltic was very successful in crushing German opposition, and was able to capture Riga, helping to bottle up some 30 German divisions in Latvia. Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. On March 26, 1945, Yeremenko was transferred to the command of the 4th Ukrainian Front, the unit he controlled until the end of the war. The 4th Ukrainian Front was a front or roughly Army group sized formation of the Red Army during World War II Fourth Ukrainian was positioned in Eastern Hungary. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Yeremenko’s subsequent offensive helped capture the rest of Hungary, and paved the way for the Soviet liberation of Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. His army liberated many cities and towns in Czechoslovakia, most notably Ostrava. Ostrava ( pronounced, Ostrau Ostrawa is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague Today, many streets in the Czech Republic bear his name. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
After the war, Yeremenko had three major commands: between 1945-1946, he was the Commander in Chief of the Carpathian Military District, from 1946-1952 he was the Commander in Chief of the Western Siberian Military District, and from 1953-1958 he was the Commander in Chief of the North Caucasus Military District. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (Carpaţi Czech, Polish and Slovak: Karpaty; Ukrainian: Карпати Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Siberian Military District is a Military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The North Caucasus Military District is a Military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On March 11, 1955, Yeremenko, along with five other noteworthy commanders, was given the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Marshal of the Soviet Union ( Marshal Sovietskovo Soyuza Советского Союза'' was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union. He was made Inspector General for the Ministry of Defense in 1958, a largely ceremonial role that allowed Yeremenko to retire that same year. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He died November 19, 1970. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The urn containing his ashes is buried in the Kremlin. The Moscow Kremlin ( Russian: Московский Кремль Moskovskiy Kreml) usually referred to as simply The Kremlin, is a historic fortified