Was born in Andronik (Yaroslav), in 1894, in the bosom of a peasant family.   
Enrroll in 1914 in and Russian Army as simple soldier, a year after was exhibiting already the degree of sargeant and finished the World War I as commanding.  In October of 1917 was adhered to the Bolshevik Revolution and took part in the civil war.  After studying studies in the military Academy, it was appointed chief of the State greater than a division. In eves of the World War II was ordering a cavalry division in Tchkalov in the Urals.  In 1942, participated in the battle of the site of Stalingrad as chief of a underlying army to Yeremenko.  Per year following was appointed general to the command of the 3º Army, first, and 
of the 4º Army, after, in the front of Ukraine.  With extraordinary audacity would cross the Donets and would puncture the German lines in address to 
Stalino, that released in September, provoking thus the doubling of the enemy on the Dnieper.  To continue his offensive effort, co-operated with Yeremenko in the release of Crimea, crossed the 
Dniester, being empowered of Bucarest in August of 1944, and then, in September, of Sofía, where imposed its armistice conditions.  Finally, in October, would obtain to establish contact in Belgrade with the guerrilla trainings of the future marshal and yugoslav president Tito. Tolbuhin, promoted meantime to marshal, to continued below their advances toward Hungary and, according to Malinovski, it was empowered of Budapest (February of 1945) and from Vienna (April from 1945).  It was chief of the Soviet occupation troops in Austria.  His death was produced in Moscow in 1949.