by Anton Aleksiev
[RedStar] At the Kremlin wall they honored the memory of Marshal of the Soviet Union R. Ya. Malinovsky.
On November 23, at the necropolis of the Kremlin wall on Red Square, a solemn ceremony of laying wreaths and flowers at the urn with the ashes of twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Marshal of the Soviet Union Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky, took place on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding military leader. The event was held under the leadership of the Chief of Staff - First Deputy Chief of Missile Forces and Artillery, Major General Sergei Medvedsky.
The ceremony was attended by officers of the Main Command of the Ground Forces, students of the Military Educational and Scientific Center of the Ground Forces "Combined Arms Order of Zhukov Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation", cadets of the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School, students of the Moscow Suvorov Military School, veterans of the Ground Forces, Armed Forces and other honored guests.
Malinovsky Rodion Yakovlevich - Soviet statesman and military leader, commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union. He took part in the First World War and was awarded the St. George Cross as someone who distinguished himself in battle.
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, at the head of the 48th Rifle Corps, Malinovsky took part in heavy battles with the enemy on the State Border of the USSR along the Prut River. In August 1941, he was appointed chief of staff, then commander of the 6th Army, and from December 1941 to July 1942, commander of the troops of the Southern Front. After the merger of the Southern Front with the North Caucasus Front, Malinovsky was appointed commander of the 66th Army, and in October 1942, deputy commander of the front forces. During the Battle of Stalingrad, he commanded the 2nd Guards Army, which played a very important role in the offensive at Stalingrad.
From February 1943, Malinovsky led the troops of the Southern Front, and from March - the South-Western Front, which was then renamed the 3rd Ukrainian Front, whose troops fought for the Donbass and Right Bank Ukraine. From May 1944 he commanded the 2nd Ukrainian Front. In 1944, Malinovsky was awarded the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union. In July 1945, he was appointed commander of the Transbaikal Front, which successfully acted in the defeat of the Japanese Kwantung Army.
After the end of the Soviet-Japanese War, Malinovsky commanded the troops of the Trans-Baikal-Amur Military District. In 1947, he became commander-in-chief of the troops of the Far East, and then commander of the troops of the Far Eastern Military District. From March 1956, Malinovsky was First Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces, and from October 1957, Minister of Defense of the USSR. He remained in this post until the end of his life, doing a lot of work to strengthen the defense capability of the state and increase the combat capability of the Armed Forces.
As a major military leader during the Great Patriotic War, Malinovsky actively contributed to the introduction of her experience into the training of the Armed Forces. The period of his activity as minister coincided with the advent of Soviet nuclear weapons and the equipping of the Armed Forces with them, and the creation of the Strategic Missile Forces.
Malinovsky is twice Hero of the Soviet Union, awarded the Order of Victory, five Orders of Lenin, three Orders of the Red Banner, two Orders of Suvorov, 1st degree, Order of Kutuzov, 1st degree, medals of the USSR, orders and medals of foreign countries.