"Attention must be given to the study of the given operations. Their study with due allowance made for the existing means of warfare will make it possible to reach a number of useful theoretical conclusions for conducting operations in the initial phase of a war."
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People of the Cold WarMilitary leaders of World War IIMilitary leaders from RussiaMilitary leaders from the Soviet UnionChiefs of the Russian and Soviet General Stafff
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Quoted in "Timely Lessons of History: The Manchurian Model for Soviet Strategy" - Page 4 - by John Despres, Lilita Dzirkals, Barton Whaley - History - 1976
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Matvei Zakharov
Matvei Vasilevich Zakharov (August 17, 1898 – January 31, 1972) was Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of the General Staff, and Deputy Defense Minister, serving under Kliment Voroshilov during the Russian Civil War. The urn containing his ashes is buried by the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.
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