Rodion Malinovsky
Soviet military commander
- Lived
- 1898–1967
- Country
- Russia
Updated September 2026
About Rodion Malinovsky
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He served as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1967, during which he oversaw the strengthening of the Soviet Army.
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