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|name           = Fedor Tolbukhin
|image          = TolbukhinFedor.jpg
|nationality    = {{Russians|Russian}} citizen of the {{Soviets|[[Soviet Union]]}} ({{BorninRussianEmpire}})
|birth          = {{1890s Births OTL|1894}}
|death          = {{1940s Deaths OTL|1949}}
|cause of death = {{Diabetes}}
|occupation     = Soldier
|political party = {{CommunistPartyUSSROTL|[[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]}}
|military branch   = Imperial Russian Army ({{SoldiersWorld War I}});<br>[[Red Army]] ({{SoldiersWWII}})}}{{Clearright}}{{The Phantom Tolbukhin Historical Character
|type of appearance = Direct {{POV}}|occupation = Guerrilla chieftain|affiliations = [[Fourth Ukrainian Front (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|Fourth Ukrainian Front]] ({{SoldiersWWIIFict|WWII}})}}{{Clearright}}{{Joe Steele Historical Character
|type of appearance = Contemporary references|novel or story = Novel only|military branch = Red Army ([[World War II (Joe Steele)|World War II]])
|political office = {{MilitaryGovernors|Military Governor}} of [[North Japan]]}}{{Stack end}}'''Fedor Ivanovich Tolbukhin''' (16 June 1894 – 17 October 1949) was a [[Soviet]] military commander. During [[World War II]], Tolbukhin was responsible for invading/liberating much of [[Eastern Europe]], including [[Bulgaria]], [[Yugoslavia]], and [[Hungary]]. Tolbukhin was unusual among Soviet military leaders in that he was careful about planning his operations, with an eye to minimizing Soviet casualties. During the war, he participated the [[Battle of Stalingrad]], for which he received praise for his prowess by his commanding officer. In 1944, as commander of the [[Fourth Ukrainian Front]], he occupied Bulgaria, and then liberated Yugoslavia that winter. 

After the war he was made commander-in-chief of the Southern Group of Forces, which comprised the [[Balkans]]. In January 1947, Tolbukhin was made the commander of the Transcaucasus Military District, a post he held until his death.

== Fedor Tolbukhin in "[[The Phantom Tolbukhin]]" ==
After the [[Soviet Union (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|Soviet]] government collapsed during [[World War II (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|World War II]], '''Fedor Tolbukhin''' and the [[Fourth Ukrainian Front (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|Fourth Ukrainian Front]] continued daring and desperate [[Resistance movement (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|guerrilla raids]] against [[Germany (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|German]] positions. His talent for sneaking up on his enemy, dealing a destructive blow, and fading away earned him the nickname "Phantom".

In 1947, Tolbukhin led a very successful raid against the occupied [[Ukraine (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|Ukrainian]] city of [[Zaporozhye (The Phantom Tolbukhin)|Zaporozhye]].<ref>See, e.g., ''[[Counting Up, Counting Down]]'', pgs 105-118, pb.</ref>

==Fedor Tolbukhin in ''[[Joe Steele (novel)|Joe Steele]]''==
After the [[Red Army (Joe Steele)|Red Army]] invasion of the [[Japan (Joe Steele)|Japanese Home Islands]], and the formation of the [[Japanese People's Republic]] on the island of [[Hokkaido (Joe Steele)|Hokkaido]] and parts of [[Honshu (Joe Steele)|Honshu]] north of the [[Agano River (Joe Steele)|Agano River]], the [[Soviet Union (Joe Steele)|Soviet Union]] [[Leader of the Soviet Union (Joe Steele)|leadership]] under [[Leon Trotsky (Joe Steele)|Leon Trotsky]] put Field Marshal '''Fedor Tolbukhin''' in charge of managing the Japanese [[Communist]]s the [[Kempeitai]] hadn't eliminated, and carrying out Trotsky's policies in Japan. His [[United States of America (Joe Steele)|American]] counterpart was General [[Dwight Eisenhower (Joe Steele)|Dwight Eisenhower]].<ref>''[[Joe Steele (novel)|Joe Steele]]'', pg. 325, pb. </ref>

===Literary comment===
Tolbukhin is not mentioned in the [[Joe Steele (story)|short story]].

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