Author: Georgiĭ Konstantinovich Zhukov
Alternate names: Georgii  Konstantinovich Zhukov; Georgiĭ Konstantinovich Zhukov; G. K. Zhukov; Георгий Константинович Жуков
Born: 1 December 1896
Died: 18 June 1974
Bio: Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Marshal of the Soviet Union. He also served as Chief of the General Staff, Minister of Defence, and was a member of the Presidium of the Communist Party (later Politburo). During World War II, Zhukov oversaw some of the Red Army's most decisive victories.