The Germans also attempted to muddle the issue. They composed fables and wrote on their lists that the Soviet generals had voluntarily deserted to th… - Sergey Biryuzov

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The Germans also attempted to muddle the issue. They composed fables and wrote on their lists that the Soviet generals had voluntarily deserted to the enemy side. None of us believed this. We knew well that such distinguished generals as Khomenko and Bobkov would not surrender alive to the enemy.

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About Sergey Biryuzov

Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov (August 21, 1904 – October 19, 1964) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Chief of the General Staff. On March 11, 1955, Biryuzov was given the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. Between April 1955 and April 1962, Biriuzov was the Commander in Chief of the National Air Defense Force. After this, he was made Commander in Chief of the Strategic Missile Force, and in 1963, he was made the Chief of the General Staff. On October 19, 1964, Biriuzov was killed in a plane crash on the mount Avala near Belgrade. The urn containing his ashes is buried in the Kremlin.

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Native Name: Сергѐй Семёнович Бирюзо̀в
Alternative Names: Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov

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