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It is possible that the Germans will attack, and it is necessary that the fleet be in readiness. - Semyon Timoshenko
" "It is possible that the Germans will attack, and it is necessary that the fleet be in readiness.
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About Semyon Timoshenko
Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko (February 18 O.S. February 6 1895 – March 31, 1970) was a Soviet military commander and senior professional officer of the Red Army at the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Timoshenko was twice a Hero of the Soviet Union, in March 1940 and 1965. Amongst his other orders were the highest Order of Victory (1945), five times Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, five times Order of the Red Banner and three times Order of Suvorov. In 1960, he was appointed Inspector-General of the Defence Ministry, a largely honorary post. From 1961 he chaired the State Committee for War Veterans. He died in Moscow in 1970.
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Native Name:
Семен Костянтинович Тимошенко
Alternative Names:
Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko
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Semën Konstantinovič Timošenko
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