1. Andrey Yeryomenko later commanded the armies responsible for the occupation of Western Hungary and Eastern Czechoslovakia in 1945.
15 Facts About Andrey Yeryomenko
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Andrey Yeryomenko attended the Leningrad Cavalry School and then the Frunze Military Academy, graduating in 1935.
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Andrey Yeryomenko was forced to request an emergency airlift of fuel so as to continue his advance.
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Andrey Yeryomenko was given command of the prestigious 1st Red Banner Far Eastern Army, deep in eastern Siberia, where he was serving at the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa on June 22,1941.
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Eight days after the invasion began, Andrey Yeryomenko was recalled to Moscow, where he was made the Acting Commander of the Soviet Western Front, two days after its original commander, General of the Army Dmitri Pavlov, was dismissed for incompetence.
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The Nazi Blitzkrieg approach to warfare quickly dominated the Western Front, but Andrey Yeryomenko motivated the remaining troops, and halted the German offensive just outside Smolensk.
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Andrey Yeryomenko was evacuated to a military hospital in Moscow, where he spent several weeks recovering.
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In January 1942, Andrey Yeryomenko was appointed commander of the 4th Shock Army, part of the Northwestern Front.
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On Jan 20,1942, Andrey Yeryomenko was again wounded, this time in one leg, when German planes bombed his headquarters.
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Andrey Yeryomenko refused to evacuate to a hospital until the battle surrounding him finished.
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Anton Lopatin, doubted if his 62nd Army would be able to defend Stalingrad, Andrey Yeryomenko replaced him with Lt.
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Andrey Yeryomenko successfully repelled the attack, largely with the forces of the 2nd Guards Army along their fall-back positions on the Myshkova River.
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On March 26,1945, Andrey Yeryomenko was transferred to the command of the 4th Ukrainian Front, the unit he controlled until the end of the war.
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Andrey Yeryomenko's army liberated many cities and towns in Czechoslovakia, most notably Ostrava.
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Andrey Yeryomenko was made Inspector General for the Ministry of Defense in 1958, a largely ceremonial role that allowed him to retire that same year.