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World War II was a glorious era. Montgomery in Britain, Sanben 56 in Japan, Rommel in Germany, manstein, guderian in the United States, Eisenhower and zhukov in the Soviet Union were all the most dazzling generals in World War II.

With the end of World War II, as the victorious generals of the allied camp, most of them received extremely high treatment. MacArthur of the United States became a five-star general, Eisenhower became the president of the United States, and Montgomery of Britain also served as the deputy commander of NATO forces. However, zhukov, a famous Soviet soldier, ended up miserable. He spent the rest of his life being watched, questioned and wronged.

Speaking of zhukov, we have to say that his contributions to World War II, such as the battle of Leningrad, the battle of Moscow, the battle of Kursk against Belarus, the counterattack against Berlin, etc., are all represented by zhukov. He was almost single-handedly, Leningrad and Moscow. On the eastern front of the whole European battlefield, from Moscow to Poland, zhukov was in almost all major battles, and he defeated guderian, the arrogant German banker at that time.

It can even be said that zhukov killed the German hope of victory. Therefore, without zhukov's bloody battle, the end of World War II may be delayed for several years. However, why did such a legendary general suffer such unfair treatment after the war? And his life was humiliated, and he was not rehabilitated until his death. What did zhukov do wrong and be targeted by the Soviet Union?

Zhukov's brilliance touched Stalin's centralized rule.

During World War II, zhukov's exploits can be described as showing off the whole Soviet Union, and the Soviet people have great admiration for this national hero. Therefore, after the war, zhukov's honor and reputation reached a high level, even surpassing Stalin's reputation in the Soviet Union.

There has always been an old saying in China that "one foot is better than the other". Zhukov's prestige is too high, which is not only reflected in the army, but also in the hearts of the people; But at that time, the leader of the Soviet Union was Comrade Stalin, and Stalin was not an enlightened leader. So, seeing zhukov's great reputation, will Stalin let zhukov go easily?

Of course not. Stalin was * * *, and * *' s duty was to maintain domestic stability and balance. If a Soviet hero threatens his rule and touches the stability of the country, then no matter how big Stalin's mind is, zhukov will not grow up easily.

Zhukov refuted Stalin many times, which made him bear a grudge.

And the relationship between zhukov and Stalin is not so good. The contradiction between them can be seen from the battle of Kiev and the battle of Moscow. Stalin even relieved zhukov of his post on whether to give up Kiev, although it was later confirmed that zhukov's decision was completely correct. The Soviet army lost nearly 800 thousand people in the battle of Kiev.

Later, zhukov has always been regarded as his confidant; But in the Moscow campaign, all the security measures put forward by Stalin were denied by zhukov, and even zhukov ridiculed Stalin: "You leader, don't fight, just leave it to me."

Although zhukov finally led the Soviet Red Army to successfully resist the Germans, zhukov's maverick in this defense war left a very bad impression on Stalin. In other words, the decision made by Soviet leader Stalin was denied by a general. So, will zhukov refute every decision of Stalin in the future?

In this case, how to manage the country? This is not the most serious. The most serious thing is that zhukov mocked Stalin in public in front of many generals. Although he said that he was facing a national crisis at this time, as a subordinate, he had to listen to the opinions of the first * * * no matter how critical the situation was. So zhukov's ultra vires behavior made Stalin bear a grudge against him.

The high-profile zhukov aroused the resentment of Soviet leaders.

In fact, zhukov has been targeted by people, not only because the leader Stalin bears a grudge against him, but also because zhukov himself has a big problem. Zhukov has a strong personality and likes to show himself. Therefore, zhukov cherishes his honor feather. He often wears gorgeous military uniforms to attend various parties and likes to be the protagonist at parties.

1945 during the military parade, Stalin originally planned to wear his own military uniform to review the troops, but later, because he fell on horseback, zhukov was temporarily asked to review the troops instead of himself. At the same time, he wants to see if zhukov likes to express himself as some people say. However, zhukov could not see that this was Stalin's intention. He happily took part in the military parade. When zhukov reviews every phalanx, he will hold his head high and stop for a review, and then give a military salute on purpose, in order to hear the soldiers shout "Hula".

Zhukov's vanity completely angered Stalin.

After the military parade, Stalin specially called together the commanders of various units and then gave them an instruction. According to the parade process, Stalin took a group photo with the commanders of various units as a souvenir. However, on the way, Stalin received a phone call, so Stalin left to answer the phone. At this time, zhukov stood in the middle of the commander and motioned for the photographer to take pictures of them.

Arguably, if zhukov just wants to satisfy his inner vanity, then he can take photos for himself. However, the newspaper also published photos of zhukov and the commander, and Stalin was very angry when he saw them. So zhukov's small move directly angered Stalin, which shows that zhukov's EQ is actually not high.

Zhukov escaped under the protection of veterans.

Later, zhukov was targeted by Stalin in various ways, and even he was almost punished because of some rumors that zhukov was going to rebel. In fact, Stalin was well aware of the rumors of zhukov's rebellion. Zhukov wouldn't rebel, but Stalin chose to believe the rumor because he also wanted to find an excuse to punish zhukov once.

Therefore, Stalin directly issued the instruction to punish zhukov at the military meeting. Fortunately, several marshals defended zhukov at the meeting, so Stalin had to spare zhukov. But also because of this incident, zhukov was deprived of military power, and then associated with the Soviet Union's sweeping action, zhukov was undoubtedly lucky and did not suffer.

Zhukov helped Khrushchev become president and return to politics.

Zhukov knew that he could not turn over in Stalin's hands, so he looked for a swift horse in some politicians who had the opportunity to inherit Stalin's position; Khrushchev is zhukov's political dark horse, and even Khrushchev can become the Soviet Union, which is closely related to zhukov. Zhukov paved the way for Khrushchev with his remaining prestige. He fantasized that Khrushchev would be married and his career and life would be back on track.

Indeed, when Khrushchev first came to power, he was also very generous to Bole, not only making him minister of national defense, but also returning him to military power. As a matter of common sense, if zhukov performs his duties honestly and dutifully, then at least he will be smart enough to retire. Unfortunately, zhukov's habit of showing off has reappeared.

Zhukov was sanctioned by Khrushchev again.

At some important national meetings, zhukov likes to interrupt Khrushchev's speech. His reputation is much higher than Khrushchev's, which makes Khrushchev sometimes very embarrassed at meetings. So Khrushchev showed admiration for this Bole from the respect.

On one occasion, zhukov proposed to recall the Minister of the Interior at the National Assembly. Because the Minister of the Interior was disorderly, Marshal konev was proposed as the Minister of the Interior. Khrushchev's face turned black after listening to zhukov's words, but out of courtesy, he could only say, "The personnel changes in the country will be decided after my visit."

It stands to reason that Khrushchev gave zhukov a step down, but zhukov added: "The troops under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs should obey the Ministry of National Defense". This sentence directly angered Khrushchev. Hence, Khrushchev began to impose sanctions on zhukov, and zhukov's later fate can be imagined. Finally, he was relieved of all his duties, hidden in the snow, and never used again, even the successor of the Soviet Union.

final result

Zhukov's early high-light period is in sharp contrast with his tragic fate in the second half of his life, and zhukov's tragic fate in the second half of his life is not only because he is too high-profile, but also because zhukov's prestige is too high. The normal operation of a country does not need the prestige of a general to override * * *.

And zhukov's contribution is really too high. During World War II, he changed the fate of Soviets and even Europeans several times. He was awarded the title of Soviet hero four times, which is a unique honor. Although Liezhnev also won the title of Soviet hero four times (the water here is very large, almost awarded to himself); It is precisely because of zhukov's thriving position in the army that he will be sanctioned again and again.

Moreover, zhukov's emotional intelligence is not high, and he speaks straight. He doesn't pay attention to self-help, and he doesn't know how to "retire after success." It is such a trivial matter of character that zhukov stepped on the red line of the Soviet Union again and again, and zhukov got his wish. This is an important reason for zhukov's tragic fate in his later years.