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          6. Semyon M. Budyonny

          Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny was born April 25 1883 in a small Cossack village in the vicinity of Kuban in the Caucasus. He started his military career in the Czarist army. He served in the cavalry during the Russo-Japanese war of 1905.

          When Russia got involved in World War One, Budyonny was placed in command of a cavalry brigade in the Czarist Army.

          When the October revolution erupted in 1917, Budyonny joined the Red Army and was put in command of a cavalry division.

          He distinguished himself in the ensuing battles and was promoted to commander of the 1st Cavalry Corps with which he was very successful against the Whites as well during the Russian Civil War. Owing to his achievements during this bloody civil war, Budyonny became a living legend.

          This was enhanced even more by propaganda in the Soviet Union which continued glorifying these achievements for dozens of years.

          For his services during the fighting in Russia, Budyonny was placed in command of the fa