Georgy Zhukov

childhood
Georgy Zhukov was born in the village Strelkovka Maloyaroslavetsky County Kaluga province in a peasant family Artemyevitch Konstantin Zhukov (1844-1921).
After graduating with a certificate of merit of three classes of a parochial school in the neighboring village Velichkovo, the summer of 1908, her mother arranged for her brother Michael Pilihinu - furrier furrier and owner of a small shop in Moscow.
Late in the evening of July, 1908, accompanied by his uncle Sergei on suburban Moscow train left for Moscow. The next day he began his thorny, fifteen hours a day training. In the 13 years arrives independently at the evening general education courses on Tverskaya Street, which allowed the formation volume in urban schools. In 1911, being engaged in the evenings, passed exams for the full course of urban schools and receives a certificate.

Zhukov during the First World War
15 (28) July 1914 the Russian Empire entered the First World War. In connection with the losses at the front, in May 1915 it was announced early call of the youth in 1895 was born. 7 (20) in August 1915 Zhukov call the Imperial army. In Maloyaroslavets taken up in the cavalry, and the same day a group of recruits sent to Kaluga, where the 5th Cavalry Regiment, 189th reserve infantry battalion and begins his glorious military career leader. After training in the cavalry non-commissioned officer, at the end of August 1916 seconded to the South-Western Front at the disposal of the commander of the 10 th of Novgorod Dragoon Regiment. By participating in the hostilities, "for the capture of a German officer" was awarded the Cross of St. George 4-th degree. In October, he received a serious concussion and partial hearing loss as a result, sent to the reserve cavalry regiment. For wounded in the battle of St. George's Cross was awarded the second, this time to the 3rd degree. After the dissolution of the squadron in December 1917 he returned to Moscow, then to the village of his parents, where for a long time suffered from typhus.

Zhukov during the Second World War
During World War II he served as Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army (June-July 1941), a member of the High Command Headquarters (June 23, 1941), the Supreme High Command (10 July 1941), the Supreme Command (with August 8, 1941), commander of the Leningrad front (September 14), the commander of the Western front (from October 10). On 26 August 1942 he was Deputy Supreme Commander; 27 August 1942 - the First Deputy People's Commissar of Defence of the USSR.
He commanded fronts: the Reserve, Leningrad, Western (at the same time was commander in chief of the West direction), the 1st Ukrainian and 1st Byelorussian.

June 24, 1945, by the decision of Stalin, Rokossovsky commanded the Victory Parade in Moscow.
Zhukov took Victory Parade 24 June 1945.

monuments

In Ekaterinburg

In St. Petersburg

In Moscow