This Russian general survived Stalin’s purges, was named a Hero of the Soviet Union and became minister of defense in May 1940.
- Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
- Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko
- Nikolai Vatutin
- Konstantin Rokossovsky
- Leonid A. Govorov
This Russian general survived Stalin’s purges, was named a Hero of the Soviet Union and became minister of defense in May 1940.