Word: bagramian
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Tough Non-Slav. The laurels went to an obscure Armenian, Ivan Christoforo-vich Bagramian. Army files in Moscow held little but Bagramian's dry record; Army men knew little of this Armenian, save that he was the only non-Slav to command a front...
When Hitler invaded Russia, Bagramian was a colonel. Five months later, tough Bagramian was a lieutenant general. He became tough Marshal Semion Timoshenko's Assistant Chief of Staff, tasted the bitterness of defeat, learned precious lessons...