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Terentii Shtykov

Soviet politician (1907-1964) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 57

Terentii Fomich Shtykov was a Soviet general who was the de facto head of the Soviet 1945-1948 military occupation of northern Korea and the first Soviet Ambassador to North Korea from 1948 until 1950.

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Awards

Order of the Red Banner
Order of Lenin
Order of Suvorov, 1st class
Order of Kutuzov, 1st class
Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
Medal "For the Defence of the Soviet Transarctic"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "For the Victory over Japan"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"
Order of the National Flag
Medal "For Liberation of Korea''
Medal "To a Partisan of the Patriotic War", 1st class
Order of the Cloud and Banner

About this person

Shtykov's support for Kim Il Sung was crucial in his rise to power, and the two persuaded Stalin to allow the Korean War to begin in June 1950.

Country
Russia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1964 · aged 57

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