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Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (died 1945)

Historical image related to Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (died 1945) from October 2, 1882

Boris Shaposhnikov

Soviet marshal (1882–1945)

Boris Mikhaylovich Shaposhnikov was a Soviet military officer, theoretician and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1928 to 1931 and at the start of the Second World War. Shaposhnikov was one of the foremost…
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October 2

Day of the year

October 2 is the 275th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.
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