Aleksei Brusilov

Aleksei Alekseyevich Brusilov
Brusilov in 1913
Nickname(s)	'The Iron General'
Born	(1853-08-31)31 August 1853 Tiflis, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia)
Died	17 March 1926(1926-03-17) (aged 72) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1872–1917)  Russian Republic (1917)  Russian SFSR (1920–1924)
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Russian Army Red Army
Years of service	1872–1924
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War Battle of Kars Assault on Ardahan World War I Battle of Galicia Battle of Gnila Lipa Battle of Grodék Battle of the San river Battle of the Carpathians Przemyśl offensive Great Retreat Standing on the Bug Brusilov offensive Kerensky offensive Russian Civil War Polish-Soviet War
Awards	See below
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Aleksei^[a] Alekseyevich Brusilov (Russian: Алексей Алексеевич Брусилов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪdʑ brʊˈsʲiɫəf]; 31 August [O.S. 19 August] 1853 – 17 March 1926) was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov offensive, which was his greatest achievement.

Born into an aristocratic military family, Brusilov trained as a cavalry officer, but by 1914 had realized that cavalry was obsolete against modern weapons of warfare such as machine gun and artillery. Historians He is considered a very outstanding general who won many battles against the Austro-Hungarian army. His triumph in 1916 finally destroyed the armies of the enemies, Russia then reached the peak of its influence. In the government, this offensive meant the transfer of the strategic initiative to the Russians and the beginning of preparations for the general offensive of 1917, which, however, was disrupted by the revolution.^[1]

Despite his noble status and prominent role in the Imperial Russian Army, he sided with the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War and aided in the early organization of the Red Army until retiring in 1924.

Brusilov is one of the prominent Russian commanders in history,^[2][3] although not regarded as especially brilliant, he was pragmatic and open to change based on experience; his eponymous offensive succeeded in part from his willingness to properly train and prepare his troops, including in modern artillery and air reconnaissance.^[4]

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