Sokolovsky Vasily Danilovich Biography

He graduated from a parish school in the year, a two-year teacher school in the year G. graduated from the 1st Moscow military instructor courses in May. During the Civil War, he fought on the Eastern, South and Caucasian fronts. After the end of the courses, he was sent to the 2nd Ural Regiment: from May-the company commander, from June, the chief of staff of the battalion and the instructor of the Red Guard detachment of Comrade Lapatyshkin, since July-again the company commander of the 2nd Mountain Soviet Regiment, and since August-assistant to the regiment commander, and since September-who performed the position of commander of the regiment.

At the end of the course, he was sent to the front, at the disposal of the Revolutionary Council of the Army. From June to December, he was the senior assistant chief of staff of the Rifle Division and the temporary brigade commander in this division of the Southern Front.

From July 19 to August 7-head of the consolidated cavalry division of the 5th Army of the Eastern Front. From October 6 to October 16 - the head of the Siberian Cavalry Division from December to June - a senior -year student of the academy. Since June - at the disposal of the headquarters of the Army in the North Caucasus, since August - assistant chief of staff of the Rifle Division for the operational unit, from September - the temporary chief of staff of the division.

From November to October, the Academy is again an Academy, and at the end of the year he graduated from the Military Academy of the Red Army. From October to April of the year - assistant to the head of the operational department of the Turkestan front, temporarily fulfilling the position of chief of the operational department of the headquarters of the Turkestan front.

Since April-chief of staff of the 2nd Turkestan Infantry Division and the Ferghana group of troops. Since May, the commander of the 2nd Turkestan Infantry Division and the commander of the Ferghana group of troops. He took an active part in the hostilities against the Basmachi. Since August, - chief of staff of the Rifle Division of the Moscow Military District. From October to July-chief of staff of the 9th Rifle Corps in the North Caucasus Military District.

Since January-chief of staff of the 5th Rifle Corps in the Belorussian military district of the headquarters of the corps-Bobruisk. From July to January - the commander of the Rifle Division of the Belarusian VO. From January to May - Deputy Chief of Staff of the Volga Vo. From May to April of the year - chief of staff of the Ural Military District. From April to February - chief of staff of the Moscow Military District.

Place of service: Zamoskvorechye, Cosmodamian nab. From February to June-2nd Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army for organizational and mobilization issues. From June to July - First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army. From July to September - the chief of staff of the western direction. From July to January - chief of staff of the Western Front.

From January to February - First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army. From February to May - the chief of staff of the western direction. From May to February - chief of staff of the Western Front. From February to April - commander of the troops of the Western Front. From April to April-chief of staff of the 1st Ukrainian Front. From April to June-Deputy Commander of the Troops of the 1st Belorussian Front.

In the first months of the war, the headquarters of the Western Front and the Western direction under the leadership of V. Sokolovsky during the Smolensk battle and the Moscow Battle, despite some miscalculations and mistakes in work, managed to establish intelligence, organize engineering work at the advanced boundaries and in the depths of defense, actively participated in the planning, preparation and conduct of the Moscow offensive-years and the Rzhevsky-Vuzemsky operation of the year.

Since February, the commander of the Western Front, whose troops in cooperation with other fronts conducted the Rzhev-Vyazemsky, Oryol and Smolensk operations of the year. For failures in the Orsha and Vitebsk offensive operations in April, he was removed from the post of commander of the front. Since April of the year-chief of staff of the 1st Ukrainian Front, from April-deputy commander of the 1st Belorussian Front.

In these positions, he made a great contribution to the planning, preparation and conduct of the Lviv-Sandomir, Vislod-Odery and Berlin operations. For the skillful leadership of the military operations of the troops, personal courage and courage on May 29, the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded. After the war, he was the deputy commander in chief, and since March, the Commander -in -Chief of the Group of the Soviet Occupation forces in Germany and the chief of the Soviet military administration in Germany, at the same time a member of the control council in Germany from the USSR.

Under his leadership, the blockade of West Berlin was launched and carried out. From June to April of the year-the chief of the General Staff-1st Deputy Military Minister since March-USSR Minister of Defense. He died on May 10 of the year. Urna with ashes in the Kremlin wall, Moscow in gg.Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR II - VII convocations - military ranks: commander - November 21 of the year Komkor - December 31; Lieutenant General-June 4; Colonel General-June 13; Army General - August 27; Marshal of the Soviet Union - June 3.

Since May 8, he was an honorary citizen of the city of Berlin deprived of the title on September 29. Honorary citizen of Smolensk on August 27. The author and head of the development of military-theoretical and military-historical works: "Military Strategy", "defeat the Nazi troops near Moscow." Works Liberation of the Western Lands of Ukraine. Lviv, a glorious combat path.

The great battle of Moscow and its historical significance.