Mariscal Rokossovsky, Konstantin 

 

He was born in Warsaw in 1896, son of a working family of Ukrainian origin. Lieutenant in 1917 joins the Revolution and takes part in the war against the white forces. After continuing courses in the school of cavalry and in the academy of staff, is promoted to colonel. In 1939, after having acted in the scenes of the Far East, he returns to Moscow to direct a cavalry brigade. Once initiated the war, he is entrusted in December 1941 to organize the defence of Moscow. Then, after remaining in Bryansk's front, he directs the Don's armies, who are entrusted to support the fence of the Germans in Stalingrad, where the surrender managed of von Paulus.

In 1943, he managed the central front, where he occupies a series of decisive populations. On the following year, he directs the offensive realized from the White Russia and occupy Minsk and Warsaw. In 1945, he occupies Dazing and comes to the Baltic to meet, in May, the Dempsey's British forces. Recovered the Polish nationality, he is the Minister of Defence of this country from 1949 to 1956. Then he commands the Soviet forces parked in Transcaucasia and, in 1962, he was nominated a general inspector of the minister of Defence of this country. He is considered to be one of the best contemporary strategists.

During the battle of Stalingrad he was leading the Don's soviet armies and managed the Ring Operation that got the surrender of the Germans in Stalingrad.