Kirill Moskalenko 1902 – 1985

Biography

Kirill Moskalenko was born on May 11, 1902, in Hryshyne, a village in what would become Soviet territory. He would go on to become one of the Soviet Union’s most distinguished military leaders, achieving the rank of Marshal—one of the highest honors in the Soviet armed forces. His long career spanned decades of profound historical change, from the early years of the Soviet state through the Second World War and into the Cold War era.

Moskalenko’s life concluded on June 17, 1985, in Moscow, at the age of 82. His long service to his nation was recognized through his burial at Novodevichy Cemetery in the Khamovniki District, one of Russia’s most prestigious final resting places, where many notable figures of Soviet history were laid to rest. His legacy remains part of the broader history of Soviet military leadership during one of the twentieth century’s most transformative periods.