This person was criticized when his train cars were discovered to be carrying loot in the "Trophy Affair.
This general pioneered the use of underwater bridges in a campaign where the other side avoided attacking his airbase at Tamsak-Bulak. This person was criticized when his train cars were discovered to be carrying loot in the "Trophy Affair." This person launched failed attacks in Operation Mars, which became known as the Rzhev Meat Grinder. After a clash at Lake Khasan, this general defeated General Komatsubara of the Kwantung Army in the Battle of (*) Khalkhin Gol. This general assisted a future premier in arresting his rival Lavrentiy Beria. Forces led by this general were successful in commemorating May Day by raising a flag over the Reichstag. This general's greatest success was his planning of Operation Uranus to surround the 6th Army of General Paulus. For 10 points, name this Soviet "Marshal of Victory" who won the Battle of Stalingrad.
This general pioneered the use of underwater bridges in a campaign where the other side avoided attacking his airbase at Tamsak-Bulak.
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov