People of Russia

Budyonny Semyon Mikhailovich (13 (25), .04.1883 – 1973), Civil War hero, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935), three times Hero of the Soviet Union (1. 2. 1958, 24. 4. 1963 and. 22 2. 1968).

Member of the CPSU since 1919. Born into a poor peasant family. Since 1903 in the Army, served in the 46-m Don Cossack Regiment, participated in Russian-Japanese War of 1904-05. He graduated from the Petersburg school riders (1908).

Until 1914, served in the Maritime Dragoon Regiment. Participated in the 1-st world war art. non-commissioned officer in the 18 th Regiment of Dragoons in the Seversky germanskom, Austria and the Caucasian front and was rewarded with four crosses of St. George for bravery. The summer of 1917, together with the Caucasian division arrived in Minsk, where was elected chairman of the regimental committee and deputy. Chairman of the Divisional Committee.

In August 1917 participated in the leadership echelons of the disarmament Kornilov troops in Orsha. After the October Revolution he returned to the Don, in the village Platovskaya, Sal was elected to the District Executive Committee.

In 1918 formed a cavalry unit to fight the Whites, who grew up in the regiment, brigade, and then the cavalry division, operated successfully under the Empress' in 1918 – the beginning of 1919. In June 1919 was created a cavalry corps commanded by Budyonny, who played a decisive role in defeating the White troops in Voronezh-Kastornoye operation 1919.

In November 1919 the corps was deployed in the 1 st Cavalry Army, headed by Budyonny, which played an important role in several major operations of the Civil War to defeat the armies of Denikin, Pilsudski's armies in the Ukraine and Wrangell in the North. Tavria and the Crimea.

In 1921-23 tsp. PBC, and then deputy. Commander North. Caucasian Military District. Did a great job of organizing and leadership mounted plants, which as a result of years of work brought new breeds of horses – Budennovsk and Thirsk. In 1923 Budyonny pom. Commander Red Army cavalry and tsp. RVS USSR.

In 1924-37 inspector of the cavalry. He graduated from the Military Academy. Frunze (1932). From 1937 the commander of the Moscow Military District and a member of. Supreme Military Council of People's Commissariat of Defense, and in 1939-40 at the same time deputy. People's Commissar of Defence. Since August 1940 the 1 st vice. People's Commissar of Defence.

During the Great Patriotic War, was a member of the Supreme Command, was commander of Army Group Army Reserve Rates (June – July 1941), commander of the troops of the Southwestern Area (iyul-sent. 1941), commander of the Reserve Front (Sept. – Oct. 1941 ), Chief of the troops sat down. Caucasian direction (April-May 1942), commander of the North. Caucasian Front (May – Sept. 1942).

From January 1943 the commander of the cavalry of the Soviet Army and a member of. Supreme Military Council of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of the USSR, and in 1947-53 at the same time deputy. Minister of Agriculture x-va horse-breeding.

From May 1953 to September 1954 the inspector of cavalry. Since 1920 tsp. Central Executive Committee, and from 1922 and the CEC of the USSR, Dep. Supreme Soviet of the USSR 1-8-th convocations from 1938 tsp. Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Since 1934, candidate tsp. CC of the CPSU (b), since 1939 tsp. CC and in 1952 candidate tsp. CPSU Central Committee.

Author of memoirs "The path" (v. 1-2, 1959-65). He was awarded seven Orders of Lenin, 6 Orders of the Red Banner, Order of Suvorov, 1 st degree, Order of the Red Banner of the Azerbaijan. SSR, Red Banner of Labor Uzb. SSR orders MPR; gold military-style weapons with the Order of Red Banner of it, honor the revolutionary firearm with the Order of the Red Banner on it, and an honorary weapon – a sword with the State Emblem of the USSR, as well as medals.