He earned his nickname "Timo" due to a supposed resemblance to the Soviet commander Semyon Timoshenko.
In 1939, he was given command of the entire western border region and led the Ukrainian Front during the Soviet occupation of eastern Poland.
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The Ukrainian Front covered the southern sector of the Polish front in 1939, and included three Armies, commanded by Komandarm 1st rank Semyon Timoshenko.