Kirill Moskalenko

Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko
Moskalenko c. 1950s
Born(1902-05-11)11 May 1902
Hryshyne, Bakhmutsky Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)
Died17 June 1985(1985-06-17) (aged 83)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Buried
Allegiance Soviet Union
Years of service1920–1985
Rank Marshal of the Soviet Union
Commands38th Army
40th Army
Moscow Military District
Strategic Missile Troops
Battles / wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (twice)
Other workCommander of Strategic Rocket Forces

Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko (Russian: Кирилл Семёнович Москаленко, Ukrainian: Кирило Семенович Москаленко, romanized: Kyrylo Semenovych Moskalenko; 11 May 1902 – 17 June 1985) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. A member of the Soviet Army who fought in both the Russian Civil War and World War II, he later served as Commander in Chief of Strategic Missile Forces.