Born:(1895-06-11)11 June 1895, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Died:24 February 1975(1975-02-24) (aged 79), Moscow, Soviet Union
Rank:Marshal of the Soviet Union (1947–1958)
Party:Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1917–1960)
Awards:Hero of Socialist Labour
Premier:Joseph Stalin
Commands:Soviet Armed Forces
President:Mikhail Kalinin, Alexei Badayev
Allegiance:Soviet Union
Preceded by:Daniil Sulimov
Battles/wars:World War II
Succeeded by:Vasily Vakhrushev (1939)
Resting place:Novodevichy Cemetery
Branch/service:Red Army
First Deputies:Anastas Mikoyan, Mikhail Pervukhin, Maksim Saburov, Joseph Kuzmin, Lazar Kaganovich
Years of service:1941–1958
Additional positions:Additional positions First Deputy Premier of the Soviet UnionIn office, 7 April 1950 – 8 February 1955PremierJoseph Stalin, Georgy MalenkovPreceded byVyacheslav MolotovSucceeded byAnastas MikoyanMinister of the Armed ForcesIn office, 3 March 1947 – 24 March 1949PremierJoseph StalinPreceded byJoseph StalinSucceeded byAleksandr VasilevskyChairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSRIn office, 22 July 1937 – 17 September 1938PresidentMikhail Kalinin, Alexei BadayevPreceded byDaniil SulimovSucceeded byVasily Vakhrushev (1939), In office, 7 April 1950 – 8 February 1955, Joseph Stalin, Georgy Malenkov, Vyacheslav Molotov, Anastas Mikoyan, In office, 3 March 1947 – 24 March 1949, Joseph Stalin, Joseph Stalin, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, In office, 22 July 1937 – 17 September 1938, Mikhail Kalinin, Alexei Badayev, Daniil Sulimov, Vasily Vakhrushev (1939)