Atlas of Battles

commander, 13 engagements

Battles of Ivan Konev

Battles of Ivan Konev

Soviet military commander (1897-1973)

Ivan Konev is recorded as a commander at 13 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1945: 13 battles across 6 present-day countries, most in Russia (4), Germany (3), Ukraine (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 3,432 km apart end to end, 286 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Eastern Front (11).

Operation SeydlitzBattle of RzhevBattle of BelgorodFirst Battle of Târgu FrumosBattle of the Dukla PassBattle of BautzenBattle of the Oder–NeisseBattle of the Seelow HeightsBattles of RzhevBattle of KurskBattle of the DnieperBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of BerlinBattles of RzhevBattle of KurskBattle of the DnieperBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of BerlinKyivViennaWarsawBudapestMunichPragueKøbenhavnMinskRigaZagreb500 km51.823N, 24.988E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 3 engagements1943: 3 engagements1944: 3 engagements1945: 4 engagements4 in 194519421945
13 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battles of Rzhev, 1942Operation Seydlitz, 1942Battle of Rzhev, 1942Battle of Kursk, 1943Battle of Belgorod, 1943Battle of the Dnieper, 1943Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket, 1944First Battle of Târgu Frumos, 1944Battle of the Dukla Pass, 1944Battle of Bautzen, 1945Battle of the Oder–Neisse, 1945Battle of Berlin, 1945Battle of the Seelow Heights, 194519421945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Battles of RzhevRussiaInconclusive
1942Operation SeydlitzTver Oblast, Russia100 km NGerman victory
1942Battle of RzhevTver Oblast, Russia0 km NGerman victory
1943Battle of KurskKursk, Soviet Union614 km SSoviet victory
1943Battle of BelgorodRussia127 km SSoviet victory
1943Battle of the DnieperUkraine556 km SWSoviet victory
24 January 1944Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketCherkasy, Ukraine334 km NSoviet victory
9 April 1944First Battle of Târgu FrumosTârgu Frumos, Romania399 km SWAxis victory
8 September 1944Battle of the Dukla PassDukla Pass, Poland461 km NWInconclusive; Soviet failure to join Slovak rebel troops...
1945Battle of BautzenBautzen, Germany552 km NWGerman victory; The German offensive did not achieve...
April 1945Battle of the Oder–NeisseOder–Neisse line, Poland150 km NSoviet victory
16 April 1945Battle of BerlinBerlin, Germany71 km WSoviet victory
16 April 1945Battle of the Seelow HeightsSeelow, Germany69 km ESoviet victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.