Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko | |
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Born | Hryshyne, Bakhmutsky Uyezd, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) | 11 May 1902
Died | 17 June 1985 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 83)
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Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Years of service | 1920–1985 |
Rank | Marshal of the Soviet Union |
Commands | 38th Army 40th Army Moscow Military District Strategic Missile Troops |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union (twice) |
Other work | Commander 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.