The Resume

(December 1, 1896-June 18, 1974)
Fought in World War I, Russian Civil War, World War II
Fought the Japanese on the Manchurian border (1939)
Led troops in Finland, Germany, and Russia
Head of Soviet occupation forces (1945-1946)
Demoted by Stalin out of jealousy
Deputy Minister of Defense (1955)
Member of the Executive Committee of the Communist Party (1957)
Sacked the same year for paying more attention to the military than politics

Why he might be annoying:

He fought for Josef Stalin.
His troops took very heavy casualties.
The capture of Berlin was a Pyrrhic victory.

Why he might not be annoying:

He executed Lavrentii Beria, one of the most ruthless torturers of the Stalinist era.
He was a Cossack.
He played a major role in defeating the Nazis.
He was not a hardcore communist and was more interested in military affairs.
The forces under his command won most of the major victories in the Eastern European theater.

Credit: Wang

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• An Asteroid was Named in My Honor (Ranked: 2132)
• Cold War Participants
• Generals and Admirals
• I Died in 1974 (Ranked: 77)
• I'm a Communist
• I'm Buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis [Moscow]
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing Military Garb
• Profiles 8501-8750 (Ranked: 8695)
• Served in World War I
• Served in World War II
• Wang's Profiles [Series 1]
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 19740618)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 70 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 141 Votes: 51.06% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 92 Votes: 76.09% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 66.18% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 117 Votes: 58.12% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 235 Votes: 68.09% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 275 Votes: 62.91% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 232 Votes: 60.78% Annoying