Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij

Marshal of the Soviet Union (1895-1977)
Person human Q150894

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[33]
Date of birth
September 18, 1895, September 30, 1895
Date of death
December 5, 1977
Place of birth
Vichuga
Place of death
Moscow
Ethnic group
Russians
Position held
Minister of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Minister of War of the USSR[13][14][15]
Award received
Order of Lenin, Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Order of the Red Banner, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Order of the Red Star, Hero of the Soviet Union, Order of the October Revolution, Order of Karl Marx, Order of Victory, Order of Victory, Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit, Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army", Order of Suvorov, 1st class, Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class, Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad", Medal "For the Capture of Königsberg", Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star medal, Gold Star medal, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", 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", Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Honorary weapon with a golden image of the State Emblem of the USSR, Order of Sukhbaatar, Order of Sukhbaatar, Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, Order of the White Lion, Order of the White Lion, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Order of the Partisan Star, Order of the People's Liberation, Order of the National Flag, Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Sino-Soviet Friendship Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order of Saint Anna, 4th class, Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), Cross of St. George 4th class, Order of the Red Banner, Virtuti Militari, Grand Cross of the Order of Military Virtue, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class with swords, Order of the National Flag, 1st class, Medal "For Liberation of Korea'', Cross of St. George with laurel branch, Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Army", Jubilee Medal "30 years of the Victory in Khalkhin-Gol", Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Victory over militaristic Japan"[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
Soviet Armed Forces
Different from
Aleksander Wasilewski
End of work period
1957
Family name
Vasilevski
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Name in native language
Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Василе́вский
Start of work period
1915
🏷️ Also known as
en Aleksandr Mikhailovich Vasilevsky en Aleksandr Vasilevsky en Alexander Mikhailovich Vasilevsky en Alexander Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky en Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky en Alexander Vasilevsky ar ألكسندر فاسيليفسكي cs Alexandr Vasilevskij cs Alexandr Vasilevský cs Alexandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij da Aleksandr Vasiljevskij da Aleksandr Vasilevsky da Aleksandr Mikhajlovitj Vasiljevskij de Alexander Wassilewski de Wassilewski de Alexander Michailowitsch Wassilewski de Aleksandr Vasilevsky el Αλεξάντρ Βασιλιέφσκυ el Αλεξάντρ Βασιλιέφσκι es Aleksandr Mijailovich Vasilevski
🔖 Identifiers · 62
VIAF cluster ID
30330001
Library of Congress authority ID
n81032468
GND ID
118629395
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Aleksandr Vasilevsky 4.jpg ↗
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
167543450
CONOR.BG ID
47519845
CiNii Research ID
1140282266836688768
DDB person (GND) ID
118629395
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118629395
Show all 62 identifiers +50
Dodis ID
P13690
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
165342
Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ID
33270
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/A-M-Vasilevsky
FAST ID
1757210
Find a Grave memorial ID
18008811
Freebase ID
/m/02xwt7
Geni.com profile ID
6000000059309926857
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
aleksandr-mikhajlovic-vasiljevskij
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0069697
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Aleksandr_Vasilevskij
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1901175
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
vasilevskii-aleksandr-mikhailovich-6db4d7
Historical Encyclopedia of Siberia ID
vasilevskiy-aleksandr-mihaylovich
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
63975
IdRef ID
072844345
KANTO ID
000062280
Libris-URI
ljx0wsf40zp1dlf
Munzinger person ID
00000000661
Museum-digital ID
256299
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05017102
NDL Authority ID
00621591
NL CR AUT ID
jo2003168058
NUKAT ID
n2005030752
National Library of Greece ID
114738
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007424626205171
National Library of Latvia ID
000104508
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810553183205606
National Virtual Library of India ID
254566
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069831041
Obálky knih ID
jo2003168058
Our Campaigns candidate ID
573533
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803115254530
PM20 folder ID
pe/017766
Prabook ID
1035833
Rodovid ID
352014
SBN author ID
IEIV024474
SELIBR ID
99274
Topic's main category
Category:Aleksandr Vasilevsky
TracesOfWar person ID
35752
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
aleksandr-michajlovic-vasilevskij
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
aleksandr-vasilevskij
Warheroes.ru ID
569
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCMqJHpGhv4HpJPCJVYP

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Summary

Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij was born in Vichuga[1]. He died in Moscow[2]. He worked as a politician[3], military officer[4], memoirist[5], and soldier[6].

FAQs

Where was Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij born?

Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij was born in Vichuga[1].

Where did Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij die?

Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij died in Moscow[2].

What did Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij do for work?

Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij worked as a politician[3], military officer[4], memoirist[5], and soldier[6].

Where did Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij go to school?

Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij was educated at Костромская духовная семинария[16], Alekseev military school[17], and Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia[18].

What awards did Aleksandr Michajlovič Vasilevskij receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[19], Medal "For the Victory over Japan"[20], Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[21], and Order of the Red Banner[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Riggus · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received → Order of Lenin, Medal "For the Victory over Japan", Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" +64
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  6. 18w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 19w ago · Toghrul R · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 25w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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