Bagramyan biography Wikipedia

Chardysls of the Elisavetpol lips. Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan was born in a poor Armenian family.

Father, Khachatur Karapeutovich, who worked on the railway, independently received an education and became an artist's artist. Mother, Mariam Artyomovna, came from the family of a rural blacksmith and completely devoted herself to raising children. Ivan received primary education at the Armenian parish school. Until G. in the spring, G, voluntarily went to serve in the Russian army, a participant in the First World War.

Bagramyan in the city after graduating from warrant officers served in the 1st Armenian horse regiment: squadron commander, lieutenant. He actively participated in the civil war in the establishment of Soviet power in Armenia and Georgia. In December, in the city of Baghramyan he graduated from the improvement courses of the Kavalery Komino, in M. Frunze with honors. With the city of Baghramyan, he successfully worked as a senior teacher of the Academy of the General Staff.

Baghramyan was appointed to the post of chief of the operational department of the headquarters of the Army, then the head of the operational department of the headquarters of the Kyiv special VO, in which he met the outbreak of war. At the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he was appointed chief of the operational department-deputy chief of staff of the South-Western Front, in December, after the Wehrmacht’s troops in September, Kirponos instructed Baghramyan to break through to the east with one of the staff groups.

The general successfully completed this task, withdrawing from the environment not only staff workers, but also about 20 thousand Baghrams was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Since December 19, Baghramyan received the next military rank of Lieutenant General. Since April in July, despite the incomplete nature of the operation, the Supreme High Command this time praised Baghramyan’s merits as an army commander.

The directive of the VGK rate of April 16, for participating in the development and conduct of the Oryol operation, Ivan Khristoforovich on August 27, Bagramyan was recalled to Moscow, on November 17 he was awarded the rank of army general, and on November 19 he was appointed commander of the 1st Baltic Front. In the development of operations and the entrance of their implementation, I.

Bagramyan often made bold reasonable proposals for clarification, and sometimes to change the unification of tasks initially set by the troops, if this ensured success in their implementation. He has experience both team and staff work, which helped him successfully solve the issues of command of troops, as well as the experience of developing a war plan, and he strives for victory in the shortest way ...

He has a firm and persistent character. ” Vasilevsky so, under the leadership of Baghramyan, the troops of the 1st Baltic Front successfully carried out a number of large offensive operations. Subsequently, its success was developed in the Belarusian operation of G. for outstanding successes achieved by the front troops in the Belarusian operation, and the shown personal courage I.

Bagramyan on July 29. During the Baltic operation, G. Bagramans brilliantly carried out a skillful maneuver of regrouping of the front forces of the front. Subsequently, he wrote: “Soberly evaluating the successes achieved by the troops of the 1st Baltic Front in the Memelian operation, it cannot be ignored that they not only adequately crowned the largest strategic operation of the Baltic, but were also an impressive victory of the Soviet armed forces in the preoccupation of the end of the war.” Baghramyan was awarded the second order of the Red Banner.

In February, Baghramyan was appointed commander of the Zemland group of troops, in April, he carried out painstaking work to prepare the assault on Koenigsberg, the retention of which Hitler betrayed particular importance. Just three days after the start of the assault on April 9, the city was taken by Soviet troops. 33 divisions of the Courland group of the Wehrmacht, which totaled about thousand were blocked and captivated, was awarded the second order of Suvorov 1st degree for participating in the capture of Koenigsberg and the destruction of the enemy’s troops.

At the Victory Parade on June 24, Bagramyan, heading the combined regiment of the 1st Baltic Front. After the war, I. Bagramyan was appointed commander of the Baltic Military District - GG. The Marshal of the Soviet Union I. was appointed to this responsible position on his shoulders a huge “economy” on the material and technical support of the armed forces. And it was necessary to lead them, not only sitting in the office, but to go to exercises, to military districts, military units, to various construction sites - from missile positions to vegetables, where to eliminate deficiencies, help with tips and financially.

It was necessary to create an effective structure of the rear of the Armed Forces and achieve the centralization of the entire system of the rear support of the forces. At the same time, I. Baghramyan paid special attention to the problem of providing fuel. The head of the combustible service, General V. Bagramyan, paid the most serious attention to the solution of all important issues to ensure the fuel troops and provided effective assistance in the development and strengthening of the fuel service, raised its role and authority.

So, in May G.At that time, the equipment of the armed forces with new weapons and military equipment was accompanied by an increase in the need for fuel. With the advent of a nuclear missile weapon, the fuel service was entrusted with the functions of providing liquid rocket fuel for the missile forces of all types of armed forces. Bagramyan had to resolve many issues in this area for the first time and in a limited time.

With the advent of high -precision weapons, difficulties arose with the delivery of combustible troops. Marshal I. Bagramyan and the head of the fuel service department, General V. Nikitin, found permission from these difficulties by creating pipelines over long distances. It was decided to create a new field pipeline that meets modern requirements. Already in September, G.

received significant development of the food service. Bagramyan paid much attention to the renewal and improvement of the material and technical base of the food service, the construction of canteens according to standard projects, the construction and repair of warehouses, refrigerators that would meet modern requirements. He believed that the duty of all the leaders of the rear stubbornly and purposefully conduct economic work and achieve significant saving money and material values.

Well-organized nutrition, ”I. Bagramyan believed,“ one of the most important factors in the formation of a healthy political and modal state of personnel and strong discipline. Under Marshal I. Bagramyan, the motorization and mechanization of all links of the rear continued. The equipment of the food service with multi-purpose vehicles and highway trains, high-performance means of mechanization of loading and unloading and other works was of particular importance.

The necessary food supplies were created and their proper storage was established, for which the number and capacity of refrigerators, food warehouses, bases and equipped with appropriate mechanisms were significantly increased. Thanks to the use of container and package methods of transporting and storage of food in combination with a comprehensive mechanization of loading and unloading work, the performance of cargo operations in warehouses and during the period of transportation of them increased by 3-4 times.

A very decent person, a good military and good operational worker, who played a large role in organizing a rebuff to the Hitler invasion in those areas where he was instructed to do this case. Marshal of the Soviet Union I. Bagramyan paid great attention to agriculture. He understood the difficulties in providing troops, especially perishable products and provided all kinds of assistance in the development of agricultural enterprises and increasing the production of agricultural products in them.

The work of military state farms, subsidiarys and sinking farms that provide troops with meat, potatoes, vegetables, milk and other products improved. Complex subsidiary farms and military state farms of the army and navy are widespread. According to the norm that existed at that time, meat supply at one person per day, or about 54 kg per year, a significant part of this need was covered at the expense of internal sources, thereby saved state resources.

New rations were developed and accepted for providing, for the personnel of atomic submarines, medical and preventive, on-board rations for pilots and others. Work was constantly carried out to improve the existing rations, due to the phased increase in the norms of individual products, replacing part of bread from flour with parauli with grade grinders. Marshal I. Bagramyan attached great importance to the increasing role of clothing supply in the general system of material support for troops in the context of the use of mass destruction.

A special fabric was created that protects against poisonous substances and reducing the effect of light radiation, antimicrobial underwear that prevents the occurrence of skin diseases in military sailors during prolonged autonomous swimming. Research work was carried out to create wear -resistant, lightweight army shoes based on polyurethane, fire -resistant costumes for tankers, as well as electric heating costumes.

Much attention in the years was paid to the quality of the shirt and clothing fabrics of the military assortment. To this end, the government decided to create the production facilities of textile enterprises for the production of rowed cotton fabrics with high -strength cube coloring for the needs of the Ministry of Defense. As a result of the introduction of new items of ceremonial and everyday uniforms, increasing its quality by using high -grade raw materials in the production of high -grade raw materials, the introduction of the latest equipment and advanced technology under I.

Bagramyan, the appearance of the military has significantly improved, a transition to a new form of clothing was made. The officers and military personnel of the Ground Forces and the Air Force were introduced by a single ceremonial, everyday and field uniforms. Further development at the Bagrams received railway troops. Their composition and organizational structure were improved taking into account the possible volumes and conditions for the fulfillment of tasks in peacetime and wartime at theaters of military operations and in the depths of the country.