Marshal Konev went down in the history of World War II as one of the most brilliant and talented Soviet commanders. Commander of the troops of the Kalinin, North-Western, Steppe, 2nd and 1st Ukrainian fronts, Konev participated in the Battle of Smolensk, the Battle of Moscow and Kursk, the crossing of the Dnieper, the liberation of Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Berlin and Prague operations. He was a fearless military leader, whom even Stalin respected and listened to. Marshal Konev not only won major victories, brilliantly organized and carried out a number of important operations, but also made a great contribution to the development of military art. Konev's leadership talent was most clearly demonstrated in offensive operations. He had extremely good intuition and skillfully combined the power of artillery and aviation with speed, pressure and surprise of a strike. Konev is rightfully considered a master of encircling and destroying large enemy groups, having earned the highest military leadership award of the Soviet Union - the Order of Victory.