The mysterious fate of the most unknown marshal is not a single feat, not a single victory, tragic death. Part I Photo: "New Gazeta" On June 23, 1941, in Moscow, no one understood what was happening on the borders of the country, and the General Staff issued directives that ordered the troops to destroy the invaders, but in any case, Stalin made an act of state wisdom to the neighboring territory: he sent three marshals, Shaposhnikov and Kulik to the Western Front at once.