Andrey Yeryomenko
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Died when: 78 years 36 days (937 months)Star Sign: Libra
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Andrey (Andrei) Ivanovich Yeryomenko (or Yeremenko, Eremenko;Russian: ?????´? ???´????? ????????;Ukrainian: ?????? ???????? ?????????;October 14 [O.S.October 2] 1892 – November 19, 1970) was a Soviet general during World War II and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
During the war, Yeryomenko commanded the Southeastern Front (later renamed the Stalingrad Front) during the Battle of Stalingrad in summer 1942 and planned the successful defense of the city.
He later commanded the armies responsible for the liberation of Western Hungary and Czechoslovakia in 1945.
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