konstantin konstantinov rokosovsky, the legendary marshal and twice hero of the soviet union, made an immeasurable contribution to the victory of the soviet army over the fascist occupiers. from august 1941 to july 1942, rakosovsky was at the head of the sixteenth army, then. commanded the bryansk, don, central, first and second belarusian fronts. he took part in the smolensk, moscow, stalingrad and kursk battles. in the grandiose operation bagration, rokosovsky's first belarusian front defeated the army group center, feltmarshal von busch, together with the troops of general chernyakhovsky, surrounded him in the minsk cauldron. up to thirty enemy divisions. for outstanding services during the belarusian offensive operation, rakosovsky was awarded the title of marshal of the soviet union. at the final stage of the war, rakosovsky's second belarusian front participated in the east pruzian, pameranian and berlin operations. june 24, 1945, marshal... and that’s all we managed to tell you about today, maxim uglenitsa and polina shuba were with you, happy holiday to all orthodox believer