Who made Malinovsky a Marshal of the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Answer
Joseph Stalin appointed Rodion Malinovsky to be a Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1944. Malinovsky had previously served as the People's Commissar of Defence and had been a key figure in the Soviet victory in the Second World War. He was a close ally of Stalin and was considered to be one of the most powerful men in the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Sword: Unveiling the Legacy of Marshal Rodion Malinovsky
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