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	Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Made commander (1942) on the southwestern front, Zhukov defeated the Germans at Stalingrad (1943) and, with Marshal Voroshilov, lifted the siege of Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
		In 1946 Zhukov received command of the Soviet ground forces, but in 1947 he was demoted to command the Odessa military district.
		After Stalin’s death, Zhukov became deputy defense minister (1953) and defense minister (1955).
	www.bartleby.com /65/zh/Zhukov-G.html (287 words)

	Georgi Zhukov Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (Георгий Константинович Жуков) (December 1, 1896 - June 18, 1974) was a Soviet military commander and politician, one of the finest and certainly toughest and most overtly successful army commanders of World War II.
		By 1923 Zhukov was commander of a regiment, and in 1930 of a brigade.
		Zhukov led the Soviet offensive of 1944 and the final assault on Germany in 1945, capturing Berlin in April, and becoming the first commander of the Soviet occupation zone in Germany.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/g/ge/georgi_zhukov.html (687 words)

	Georgy Zhukov Summary
		Georgi Zhukov was born to a peasant family in Kaluga Province, where he was appprenticed in the fur trade at the age of eleven.
		By 1923 Zhukov was commander of a regiment, and in 1930 of a brigade.
		Zhukov's speech to the plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party was the most powerful, directly denouncing the neo-Stalinists for their complicity in Stalin's crimes, though it also carried the threat of force: the very crime he was accusing the others of.
	www.bookrags.com /Georgy_Zhukov (4524 words)

	WaW - Biography
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov was born 1896 in a small village of Strelkova south of Moscow, Kaluga Province, and like an immense majority of the peasant population his family were desperately poor.
		Zhukov was summoned to Moscow by Stalin where high level officers in December 1940 had a series of top level war-games ironically in conjunction with Hitler's secret order, Directive 21, to begin planning for the invasion of the Soviet Union.
		Zhukov prepared very carefully, ordered reconnaissance planes to survey the area, used captured documents and prisoner interrogation reports to compile detail maps, and had a exact model of the Berlin, its suburbs and defences constructed, for that extra detail in conveying his intent to subordinate commanding officers.
	worldatwar.net /biography/z/zhukov (3631 words)

	Wikinfo \| Georgi Zhukov
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (Гео́ргий Константи́нович Жу́ков) (ZHOO-kaff) (December 1, 1896 - June 18, 1974) was a Soviet military commander and politician, one of the finest and certainly toughest and most overtly successful army commanders of World War II.
		Zhukov left the dangerous environment of Moscow to command the First Soviet Mongolian Army Group, and saw action against the Japanese Kwantung Army on the border between Mongolia and the Japanese controlled state of Manchukuo in an undeclared war that lasted between 1938 to 1939.
		Zhukov supported Nikita Khrushchev in 1957, and in June that year he was made a full member of the Central Committee.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Georgi_Zhukov (1185 words)

	Georgi Zhukov
		Zhukov rose steadily in the army of the new Soviet Union during the 1920s and 1930s.
		Zhukov first met the premier of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, in January 1941, after an impressive victory in a war-training game that he was not supposed to win.
		Zhukov again took charge of the defenses, and between November 1942 and February 1943 he stopped the attack.
	www.carpenoctem.tv /military/zhukov.html (936 words)

	The Free Information Society - Georgi Zhukov Biography
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov was born on January 12, 1896 in Strelkova, Russia to a small family of peasants.
		Zhukov was known for being strict and disciplined, but his men respected him, as did his superiors.
		Zhukov returned to the front lines in Leningrad, where he completely replaced the commanding officers of the army, helping to restore confidence and morale in the troops.
	www.freeinfosociety.com /site.php?postnum=49 (1396 words)

	Georgi Zhukov
		Georgi Zhukov was born in December 1896 in the village of Strelkovka in the Kaluga province, where he grew up and recieved his education.
		Zhukov was forced to encircle the German capital from the north and this phase of the operation was completed on the 22nd of April.
		These accusations were used as a basis for Zhukov's downfall and in June he was accused of improper behaviour, of having spoken against the government and of having exaggerated his part in the war in interviews with foreign newspapers.
	www.theeasternfront.co.uk /Commanders/russian/zhukov.htm (2959 words)

	Wo2.nl - Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich
		Zhukov’s vader Konstantin was werkloos en daardoor vaak weg, waardoor Zhukov’s moeder in haar eentje zorg moest dragen voor het gezin.
		Na van de parochieschool te zijn gekomen werd Georgi naar zijn oom Michail Pilikhin in Moskou gestuurd, waar deze bontwerker was en Georgi zodoende aan een baantje kon helpen.
		Zhukov was eind 1953 betrokken bij de arrestatie en executie van Lavrenty Beria, het hoofd van de NKVD en de man achter Stalin’s grote terreur.
	wo2.nl /content/view/26/37 (2079 words)

	Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov - Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		He fought in the October Revolution (1917) and in the civil war (1918-20), which brought the Bolsheviks to power, and saw action against the Japanese on the Manchurian border (1938-39) and in the Finnish-Russian War.
		After Stalin 's death, Zhukov became deputy defense minister (1953) and defense minister (1955).
		Marshal Zhukov, 'the best of the best': in researching his ground-breaking new portrait of the man who commanded the Soviet defence to Hitler, Albert Axell spent time in Russia, interviewing people close to Zhukov including his two eldest daughters.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Zhukov-G.html (448 words)

	Georgy Zhukov
		Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (December 1, 1896 — June 18, 1974), Soviet military commander and politician, was one of the most successful field commanders of World War II.
		Born into a peasant family in Strelkovka, Kaluga Province, Zhukov was apprenticed to work in Moscow, and in 1915 was conscripted into the army of the Russian Empire, where he served in a dragoon regiment as a private.
		Zhukov, as Soviet defence minister, was responsible for the invasion of Hungary in October, 1956.
	www.ruswave.com /articles/marshals-soviet-union/zhukov (1055 words)

	WW2DB: Georgi Zhukov
		Zhukov met Stalin in Jan 1941 after a war game exercise, in which he won a mock battle that he was not supposed to win.
		Zhukov was a decisive leader who took the time to study battle details and was the type of leader who required absolute and unquestioning loyalty from his troops.
		Zhukov spent his final years writing his experiences in WW2 and the post-war period, but many of his writing were censored by the Soviet government.
	ww2db.com /person_bio.php?person_id=27 (885 words)

	Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet military commander and politician.
		He led the offensive of 1944 and the final assault on Germany in 1945, capturing Berlin in April and becoming the first commander of the Soviet occupation zone in Germany.
		In 1947, Zhukov was demoted to command the Odessa military district.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/biography/Zhukov.html (373 words)

	Biography for Georgi Zhukov (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov was born on December 1, 1896, in the village of Strelkovka, Kaluga region, Russia.
		Zhukov was not affected by the "Great Terror" and extermination of intellectuals by Joseph Stalin.
		Zhukov attempted to convince Stalin that the city of Kiev could not be held and all troops should be evacuated.
	imdb.com /name/nm0955850/bio (862 words)

	Avalanche Press
		Born into extreme poverty in Stretkovka (near Moscow), Zhukov was conscripted in the Dragoons during the Great War, where he was wounded in Romania, in October 1916.
		Zhukov's success against Japan may have been the only thing that saved him from the last of Stalin's military purges.
		Zhukov was later “rehabilitated” by Khrushchev and restored to command in 1953.
	www.avalanchepress.com /DefRusLeaders.php (868 words)

	Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov – Wikipedia tiếng Việt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (tiếng Nga: Георгий Константинович Жуков, đọc là Ghê-oóc-ghi Can-xtan-chi-nô-vích Giu-cốp; 1 tháng 12 năm 1896 ;– 18 tháng 6 năm 1974) là một danh tướng trong quân đội Liên Xô.
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov sinh ngày 1 tháng 12 năm 1896 (hay 19 tháng 11 trong lịch Julian) trong một gia đình nghèo tại làng Strenkovka, tỉnh Kluga, con ông Konstantin Zhukov và bà Ustina Zhukova.
		Zhukov là người đại điện cho Stalin duyệt binh mừng chiến thắng ngày 24 tháng 6 năm 1945.
	vi.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georgi_Konstantinovich_Zhukov (1199 words)

	Zhukov Georgi Konstantinovich: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		After Stalin 's death, Zhukov became deputy defense minister (1953) and defense minister (1955).
		He supported Nikita Khrushchev against the "antiparty faction" that tried to oust him in 1957, and was named (June, 1957) a full member of the central committee of the Communist party.
		ZHUKOV, GEORGI KONSTANTINOVICH geor ge k nst ntye n vich zhoo kof...commander (1942) on the southwestern front, Zhukov defeated the Germans at Stalingrad...occupation zone in Germany.
	questia.com /library/encyclopedia/zhukov-georgi-konstantinovich.jsp?... (763 words)

	Zhukov, Georgi Konstantinovich
		As chief of staff from 1941, he defended Moscow in 1941, counter-attacked at Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, organized the relief of Leningrad (now St Petersburg) in 1943, and led the offensive from the Ukraine March in 1944 which ended in the fall of Berlin.
		Zhukov joined the Bolsheviks and the Red Army 1918 and led a cavalry regiment in the Civil War 1918–20.
		Under the Khrushchev regime he was denounced in 1957 for obstructing party work and encouraging a Zhukov cult, but was restored in 1965.
	www.mysticmeg.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005452.html (280 words)

	Marshal Georgi Zhukov
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896-1974) was born to peasant parents near Moscow.
		In 1941, Zhukov knew his actions were all that stood between the Germans and Moscow.
		When German forces stood poised to take the Caucasus (1942), Zhukov's conduct of the Stalingrad battle was a gamble which, had it failed, would have lengthened the was considerably.
	members.fortunecity.com /stalinmao/Soviet/Zhukov/Zhukov.html (394 words)

	"The Generals">>Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov.............Posted by Two Spirit
		The final assault began, Zhukov a commander of armies that took on the bitter urban confined street fighting and canal crossing of the Nazi's capital city.
		When Zhukov finally discovered the truth after Stalin's death he was both amazed and hurt by this pointless decption.
		Zhukov does rank though as one of the greatest generals of any army.
	www.unsolvedmysteries.com /usm410655.html (3896 words)

	Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov - Russia.com Discussion Forum
		Zhukov unleashed the Soviet forces, double envelopment, which was spearheaded by Soviet tanks supported by heavy artillery, againsts the 6th Japanese army.
		During a STAVKA meetting, Zhukov angered Stalin by insisting a general withdraw from Kiev in the attempt to stablize the frontline.
		With three army groups, Zhukov was able to surround the German Sixth Army and eventually force their surrender.
	www.russia.com /forums/history/23223-georgi-konstantinovich-zhukov.html (1540 words)

	Georgi K. Zhukov Biography (Military Leader/World War II Figure) — Infoplease.com
		Born a peasant, Zhukov spent his life in the army, first in the Russian Imperial Army (1915) and then in the Red Army (after 1918).
		During World War II he was instrumental in the defense of Leningrad and Stalingrad, then commanded the Russian army in the offensive against German forces, finally accepting the Nazi surrender in Berlin on May 8, 1945.
		Zhukov emerged from the war as one of Russia's biggest war heroes.
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/georgikzhukov.html (267 words)

	Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (1896-1974) was in my opinion, was the greatest military commander of the Second World War (Great Patriotic War).
		Zhukov was the prime commander of Allied forces in Russia.
		And Georgi K. Zhukov was likely the most beneficial individual to the fall of Nazi Germany.
	zhukov.mitsi.com (338 words)

	Georgi Zhukov (Zukov) - WW2 Generals USSR Army 1941-1945 Defense of Moscow, Stalingrad, Berlin
		Zhukov left the dangerous environment of Moscow to command the First Soviet Mongolian Army Group, and saw action against the Japanese on the Manchurian border (1938-1939).
		Zhukov's pioneering use of mobile armour went unheeded by the west, and in consequence the German Blitzkrieg twelve months later came as a great surprise.
		Zhukov led the Soviet offensive of 1944 and the final assault on Germany in 1945, capturing Berlin in April, and becoming the first commander of the Soviet occupation zone in Germany.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/Zhukov%20(Zukov)%20Georgi-%20WW2%20General%20Moscow%20Stalingrad%20battle.htm (1118 words)

	Georgi Zhukov - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov (December 1, 1896 - June 18, 1974) was a Soviet military commander and politician.
		Zhukov received the award of the Order of the Battle Red Banner for subduing a peasant revolt.
		Promoted to full general in 1940 he was briefly chief of STAVKA before a disagreement with Stalin led to him being replaced in June with Marshal Boris Shaposhnikov (replaced by Alexander Vasilevsky in November).
	www.questionz.net /20th_century/Georgi_Konstantinovich.html (650 words)

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