page_title: Andrey Yeryomenko
section_title: After the war
hierarchical_section_title: Andrey Yeryomenko / After the war
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Маршал Советского Союза Герой Советского Союза Андрей Иванович Ерёменко
context_page_description: Andrey Ivanovich Yeryomenko was a Ukrainian-Soviet general during World War II and, subsequently, a Marshal of the Soviet Union. During the war, Yeryomenko commanded the Southeastern 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 Czechslovakia in 1945.
context_section_description: After the war, Yeryomenko had three major commands: in 1945–1946, he was the Commander in Chief of the Carpathian Military District, in 1946–1952 he was the Commander in Chief of the Western Siberian Military District, and in 1953–1958 he was the Commander in Chief of the North Caucasus Military District. On March 11, 1955, Yeryomenko, along with five other noteworthy commanders, was given the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. He was made Inspector General for the Ministry of Defense in 1958, a largely ceremonial role that allowed him to retire that same year.
  He died November 19, 1970. The urn containing his ashes is buried in the Kremlin Wall.
caption: Marshal of the Soviet Union Andrey Yeryomenko
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