Georgij Konstantinovič Žukov bio je vojni zapovednik i komandant Sovjetskog Saveza, jedan od najuspešnijih komandanata u Drugom svetskom ratu.
Dugo vremena je bila nejasna izjava velikog ruskog vojskovođe maršala Žukova u Berlinu 1945. godine:
- Mi smo oslobodili Evropu od fašizma, ali nam oni to nikada neće oprostiti!
Ova maršalova izjava sada je potpuno jasna i tačna.
Georgy Zhukov in 1939 year of his defeat of Japan’s Kwantung army at Khalkhin Gol in an innovative combined armed operation involving tactical airpower and flanking attacks by tank brigades and motorized infantry. pic.twitter.com/M2kSn5DBjM
— Adam Tooze (@adam_tooze) June 10, 2020