Filipp Golikov (1900-1980) was a Soviet military commander, a Marshal of the Soviet Union (1961).
During the Great Patriotic War, in 1942-1943, he was the commander and the deputy commander of the 4th Shock Army of the Kalinin, Bryansk, Voronezh, Stalingrad and North-Western Fronts. In 1943, the Ostrogozhsk-Rossosh, Voronezh-Kastornaya and Kharkov offensive operations were conducted under the leadership of F. Golikov. In March of 1943, F. Golikov was recalled to Moscow. On April 6 of 1943, he was appointed Deputy People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR for Personnel. From May 1943 to October 1944, he was the Head of the Main Personnel Department of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR.
From January of 1958, F. Golikov headed the Main Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Navy. In 1959, he was promoted to General of the Army.
The postage stamp provides portrait of Marshal of the Soviet Union Filipp Golikov.
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Format of the postal card |
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105 × 148 mm |
3 200 pcs. |