Whoever can lift a rifle, should have one. (c) Kliment Voroshilov
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (4 February 1881 – 2 December 1969), was a prominent Soviet military officer and politician during the Stalin era. He was one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union (the highest military rank of the Soviet Union).
In the game: During the operation in Poland, Zhukov suggests remaining the captured “Smialy” Polish Armored train into “First Marshal” to appease Voroshilov if you complete one of the secondary objectives) First Marshal (Первый маршал) was a honorific name for the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union, used in songs, etc.
In 1925-1940 Voroshilov was People’s Commissar for Defense (in modern terms: Minister of Defense). So, over 15 years he was responsible for expanding, modernizing and training the Red Army.
In the game: Voroshilov starts out as your superior. Historically, he lost his People’s Commissar position after the Winter War, afterward he still held various prominent positions in the Government. But in the game, he manages to cling to it for longer, due to the player (acting as Zhukov) being a bit more successful than it was historically.
Many types of military vehicles were named after Voroshilov. The most renowned ones being KV-1 and KV-2, where KV stands for Klim Voroshilov. Additionally, his hometown was also named after him - Voroshilovgrad. Nowadays, it is a city of Luhansk in Ukraine.
In the game: The KV-1 and KV-2 tanks are present.
If we enjoy the benefits of peace, it is only because we have an excellent armed force and a fine socialist economy. Let us exert all efforts so that our further development may be strong and mighty, so that our numerous enemies may think well and long before they decide to attack our fatherland, and so that if they attack, they will quickly regret it. (c) Kliment Voroshilov