Soviet Army general who served with the Bryansk Front and in the Battle of Kursk, among many other engagements. Born on June 1, 1897, in the village of Filisovo in the Rybinsk region of Yaroslavl Province, Russia, Pavel Batov entered the army in 1915 during World War I and fought on the Russo-German front. He […]
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For a Soviet General he lived so long without getting Stalin’s attention and wrah
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I hadn’t thought about that, but you are correct. Too many generals died because Stalin was worried about a possible coup.
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Yeah Stalin was an egomaniac
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I agree.
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Yep
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