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Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko (Russian: Семён Константинович Тимошенко; Ukrainian: Семен Костянтинович Тимошенко, romanized: Semen Kostiantynovych Tymoshenko; 18 February [O.S. 6 February] 1895 – 31 March 1970) was a Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and one of ...
Semyon Timoshenko (born February 18 [February 6, Old Style], 1895, Furmanka, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died March 31, 1970, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet general who helped the Red Army withstand German forces during the early part of World War II.
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Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Soviet military commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and one of the most prominent Red Army commanders during the Second World War.
Marshal Semyon K. Timoshenko was sent by Stalin to command the Western Front in the summer of 1941, as the Germans advanced toward Moscow. He faced the dilemma of defending Smolensk, a strategic city and land bridge, against the German panzers, while Hitler debated his next move.
Learn about the life and career of Semyon Timoshenko, a Soviet military leader who fought in WW1, the Russian civil war, and WW2. See his timeline, awards, achievements, and controversies in the European War.
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Semyon Timoshenko. Semyon Timoshenko was born in Bessarabia on 18th February, 1895. At the beginning of the First World War he served as a cavalryman in the Russian Army on the Eastern Front. Timoshenko was a Bolshevik and supported the forces that overthrew Tsar Nicholas II.
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Feb 12, 2017 · In January 1940, Timoshenko was given the task of replacing Marshal Voroshilov (Bio Voroshilov) as commander of the Soviet forces up north during the winter war against Finland. The Soviet forces had suffered defeat after defeat over there and Timoshenko arrived to straighten things out.
