Biography of Ivan Bagramian Khristoforovich
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Bagramyan Bagramyan (20.11 (02.12) .1897 – 1982), Marshal of the Soviet Union (11/3/1955), Hero of the Soviet Union (29/7/1944).
Member of the CPSU since 1941. Born to a railway worker, an ethnic Armenian. Since 1915 in the Army, graduated from the school of ensigns (1917).
In December 1920, voluntarily joined the Red Army, member of the Civil War. He graduated from the cavalry officers' refresher courses (1925), refresher courses top bosses of the (1931), the Military Academy. Frunze (1934) and the General Staff Academy (1938).
Since September 1940 Operations Chief of Staff of Army and county.
At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, Operations Chief of Staff of the Southwestern Front, Head of Task Force South-West direction and the Chief of Staff of the Southwestern Front.
Since July 1942 commanded the army, with troops in November 1943 the 1 st Baltic Front (from March 1945 Samland Group of Forces), with troops in April 1945 the 3rd Belorussian Front.
Troops under the command of Baghramyan actively participated in the Nazi-German troops in the Kursk, Belarus, Baltic, East Prussia and other operations and in the capture of the fortress of Konigsberg.
After the war, was commander of the Baltic Military District, from 1954 the Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Defence, Deputy Minister of Defence, 1956-1958 Chief of General Staff Military Academy, from 1958 Deputy Minister of Defence, Chief of the rear of the Armed Forces.
In Apr. 1968 the Inspector-General of the inspectors general. Alternate Member of the CPSU Central Committee since 1952, a member of the CPSU Central Committee since 1961.
Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 2-7-th convocation.
He was awarded five Orders of Lenin, the Order of the October Revolution, three Orders of the Red Banner, two Orders of Suvorov, 1 st degree, Order of Kutuzov 1 st degree, Polish and Mongolian Orders and medals.