Word: bagramian
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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...
What he had learned, Bagramian put to good use in the 1942-43 winter offensive, born in Stalingrad's ruins. At the head of "X Army," he fought last spring on the approaches to Kharkov, won the Order of Kutuzov, First Class. Still later, in the fields of yellowing grain near Kursk, he took part in the great and decisive summer battle, was promoted to colonel general, became one of the chosen few to wear the treasured Order of Suvorov, First Class. Six weeks ago-probably after he took over the First Baltic Army-he became a full general...