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Kirill Meretskov

Soviet marshal (1897–1968)
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Kirill Meretskov
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
June 7, 1897, May 26, 1897[9]
Date of death
December 30, 1968
Place of birth
Zaraysk
Place of death
Moscow
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, Soviet Union[11][12]
Occupation
politician, military officer, military commander, marshal
Field of work
military affairs[13]
Position held
deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union[14]
Educated at
M.V. Frunze Military Academy[15]
Member of political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union[31]
Award received
Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Victory, Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov, 1st class, Order of Kutuzov, 1st class, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy", Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad", Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR, Order of the Cloud and Banner, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎, Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit, Order of the National Flag, Medal "For the Victory over Japan" of Mongolia, Medal "For Liberation of Korea'', Legion of Merit, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Banner, Order of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov, 1st class, Order of the National Flag, 1st class[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian
Allegiance
Soviet Union[42]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Faces of Moscow
End of work period
1968
Family name
Meretskov[40]
Given name
Kirill[41]
Military branch
Red Army[32]
Military, police or special rank
Marshal of the Soviet Union[33]
Name in native language
Кирилл Афанасьевич Мерецков
Participant in
18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party, 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 18th Conference of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
Participated in conflict
Spanish Civil War, World War II, Russian Civil War, Winter War, Eastern Front, Soviet–Japanese War[34][35][36][37][38][39]
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Patronym or matronym
Afanasyevich
Place of burial
Kremlin Wall Necropolis[10]
Place of detention
Lefortovo Prison
Start of work period
1916
🏷️ Also known as
en Kirill Meretskov en Kirill Afanasievich Meretskov ar كيريل ميريتسكوف cs Kirill Afanasjevič Mereckov cs Kirill Mereckov cs Кирилл Афанасьевич Мерецков da Kirill Afanasjevitj Meretskov da Kirill Afanasevitj Meretskov de Kirill Meretskov de Kirill Merezkow de Kirill Afanasjewitsch Merezkow de Merezkow de Kyrill Afanasjewitsch Merezkow de Kirill Afanassjewitsch Merezkow es Kiril Meretskov es Kiril Afanásievich Meretskov fa کیریل میریتسکوف fr Meretskov he קיריל מרצקוב hu Kirill Afanaszjevics Mereckov
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000083961333
VIAF cluster ID
77108232
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83147480
GND ID
118581066
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
kiril-mereckov
BIBSYS ID
7029218
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16769100w
Biografija.ru ID
mereckov-kirill-afanasevich
DDB person (GND) ID
118581066
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118581066
FAST ID
124540
Find a Grave memorial ID
11439281
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Freebase ID
/m/03wsy7
Generals of World War II ID
Meretskov/Kirill_Afanasevich/Soviet_Union
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Kirill_Meretskov
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2205352
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
meretskov-kirill-afanas-evich-9a17a2
Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia ID
mereckov-kirill-afanasevich
IdRef ID
261272675
J9U entity ID
987007451499505171
Museum-digital person/organization ID
185362
NE.se ID
kirill-meretskov
NL CR AUT ID
js2005269470
NLA Trove people ID
1155601
NLP ID
a0000002089423
NUKAT ID
n2006055595
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810676407505606, 9810633685705606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
21785575X
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3940735
Open Library ID
OL5264743A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100151286
Prabook ID
951288
TracesOfWar person ID
28418
Warheroes.ru ID
1084
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkp4H393FXc4YWTbtQpfq
Yale LUX ID
person/9e57e473-48e3-4187-8dbc-ce8025a2fd2a

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🔗 Connections
Award received 21
Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Order of Victory, Order of the October Revolution, Legion of Merit, Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" +13 more
Participated in conflict 6
World War II, Spanish Civil War, Russian Civil War, Winter War, Eastern Front, Soviet–Japanese War
Occupation 4
politician, military officer, marshal, military commander
Participant in 4
20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party
Country of citizenship 2
Soviet Union, Russian Empire
Founded entities 2
Volkhov Front, 1st Far Eastern Front
Allegiance 1
Soviet Union
Educated at 1
M.V. Frunze Military Academy
Field of work 1
military affairs
Given name 1
Kirill
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Russian
Member of political party 1
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Military branch 1
Red Army
Military, police or special rank 1
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Place of birth 1
Zaraysk
Place of burial 1
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Place of death 1
Moscow
Place of detention 1
Lefortovo Prison
Sex or gender 1
male
← SNARC ID 1
Offenbach am Main
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Summary

Kirill Meretskov was born on June 7, 1897[1], in Zaraysk[2]. He died on December 30, 1968[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], military commander[7], and marshal[8].

FAQs

Where was Kirill Meretskov born?

Kirill Meretskov's place of birth was Zaraysk[2].

Where did Kirill Meretskov die?

Kirill Meretskov passed away in Moscow[4].

What did Kirill Meretskov do for work?

Kirill Meretskov worked as a politician[5], military officer[6], military commander[7], and marshal[8].

Where did Kirill Meretskov go to school?

Kirill Meretskov was educated at M.V. Frunze Military Academy[15].

What awards did Kirill Meretskov receive?

Honors received include Hero of the Soviet Union[16], Order of Victory[17], Order of Lenin[18], and Order of the October Revolution[19].

Related Entities

Russian Empire

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [9] ↑ . Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia. wikidata.org.
  33. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of death, source for date of death from Store norske leksikon (…"
  2. 9w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Victory, Order of Lenin +2
    "Created claim: Award received: Order of the National Flag, 1st class"
  3. 9w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9810676407505606, 9810633685705606
    "Created claim: National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810633685705606, batch #270892"
  4. 9w ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prabook ID → 951288
    "Created claim: Prabook ID: 951288, Matched to Kirill MERETSKOV (#131873822) in Prabook #mix'n'"
  5. 18w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Victory, Order of Lenin +2
    Participant in → 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party, 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union +2
    "Created claim: Participant in: 18th Conference of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks), Import Participant in: 18th Conference of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) from Википедия catego"
  6. 22w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of Victory, Order of Lenin +2
    "Changed claim: Award received: Order of Lenin"
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