Marshal Malinovskii - Balandin Rudol'f

Rodion Malinovsky holds a special place among Soviet marshals. Brave soldier, talented general and author of vivid memories of the First World War was also a caring father.
The marshal's military career is bright and amazing: during the First World War he managed to fight both on the Eastern Front (Russia) and on the West (France); After passing the Civil, Rodion Yakovlevich became a prominent commander of the Red Army and was sent as a military adviser to Spain; Having liberated his native land during the Great Patriotic War, Malinovsky was appointed commander of the Trans-Baikal Front and participated in the defeat of Japan. The pinnacle of the military career of the Marshal of the Soviet Union was the appointment to the post of military minister of the USSR in 1957.