Decline of career thumb|Zhukov at a post-war victory parade in Sverdlovsk, between 1948–1950 Zhukov was not only the supreme military commander of the Soviet occupation zone in Germany, but became its military governor on 10 June 1945. He was replaced with Vasily Sokolovsky on 10 April 1946. After an unpleasant session of the main military council—in which Zhukov was accused of egoism, disrespect to his peers and of political unreliability and hostility to the Party Central Committee—he was stripped of his position as commander in chief of the Soviet Army.
decline of career thumb|zhukov at a post-war victory parade in sverdlovsk between 1948–1950 zhukov was not only the supreme military commander of the soviet occupation zone in germany but became its military governor on 10 june 1945 he was replaced with vasily sokolovsky on 10 april 1946 after an unpleasant session of the main military council—in which zhukov was accused of egoism disrespect to his peers and of political unreliability and hostility to the party central committee—he was stripped of his position as commander in chief of the soviet army