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Also Known As Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovskii
Born December 21, 1896 • Velikiye Luki • Russia
Died August 3, 1968 (aged 71) • Moscow • Russia
Role In Battle of Stalingrad • Eastern Front • World War II
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