Konstantin Rokossovsky

Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky was a Soviet and Polish officer who became a Marshal of the Soviet Union, a Marshal of Poland, and served as Poland's Defence Minister from 1949 until his removal in 1956 during the Polish October. He became one of the most prominent Red Army commanders of World War II.

21 December 1896

Born on the same birth day (21 December): Archibald Campbell Tait • Arnošt Lustig • Barry Gordon • Carl Wilson • Cécile DeWitt-Morette • George W. Fuller • Giuseppina Leone • Irakli Alasania • Itubwa Amram • Joe Paterno • Kaitlyn Dever • Krishnamachari Srikkanth • Kurt Waldheim • María Cadilla • Rebecca West • Riccardo Saponara • Steve Furniss • Terry Mills (basketball) • Tony Lewis (musician) • Wat Misaka • William Conyers, 1st Baron Conyers

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