Postcard made in the Soviet Union with a picture of the Ivan Chernyakhovsky statue in Vilnius made by sculptor N. Tomsky. The statue was dismantled by the authorities of Vilnius, and was reinstated in the Russian city of Voronezh that was defended in the fall of 1942 and liberated in January 1943 by the 60th Army under his command.
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky (1907-1945) was the youngest-ever Soviet General of the army. For his leadership during World War II he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union twice. He died from wounds received outside Königsberg at age 37 while in command of the 3rd Belorussian Front. Due to the rapid pre-war expansion of the military and 1937–1938 military purges, he quickly rose in rank. In 1938 he became commander of the 9th Light Tank Brigade. In March 1941 he became the commander of the 28th Tank Division in the Baltic Military District.