Marshal Georgy Zhukov - Equestrian Statues on Waymarking.com

Marshal Georgy Zhukov was most prominent Soviet military commander of the Great Patriotic War, as World War II is known in Russia. He directed the defense of Moscow and Stalingrad and was instrumental in lifting the siege of Leningrad in 1944. He then led the soviet assault on Germany culminating in the capture of Berlin in 1945 and served as the first commander of the Soviet occupation zone in Germany. General Dwight Eisenhower, the supreme Allied commander in the West, was a great admirer of Zhukov, and the two toured the Soviet Union together in the immediate aftermath of the victory over Germany.

This large bronze equestrian statue stands just north of Red Square on Manezhnaya Ploschad, on the north side of the State Historical Museum ,in central Moscow. It was placed in 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War

Identity of Rider: Marshal Georgy Zhukov Name of artist: Vyacheslav Klykov Date of Dedication: 1995 Material: Bronze Position: One Hoof Raised Identity of Horse: Not listed Unusual Features: Not listed

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