SOVIET ARMY CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER

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• Publication Date: March 16, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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Military - Biographical
Dai'y newspapers
USSR
5 - 10 Nov 1949
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Parades were held on 7 November in many cities in honor of the 32d anniver-
sary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Garrison commanders Issued parade
orders during the week preceeding the holiday. Military units from the local gar-
rison and military schools paraded together with units from local civilian organ-
izations. The following information on the parades and celebrations was taken
from local newspapers.
Guards General-leytenant Kozak, commander of the Kishinev uarrison, issued
Order No 107, dated 3 November 1949. to troops of the Kishinev Garrison, as fol-
lows: Troop units of the Kishinev Garrison will participate in the parade. The
deputy commander of the garrison will lead the parade. Summer parade uniforms will
be worn. Colonel of Militia Pashchenko. chief of the Kishinev Militia Administra-
tion, will be responsible for maintenance of order during the parade.(l)
The Kishenev City Soviet of Workers' Deputies held a joint meeting with repre-
sentatives of Party, trade union, and Komsomol organizations, and the Soviet Army
in honor of the Revolution at the Moldavian Theater of Music and Drama on 6 Novem-
ber. The presidium of the meeting included to nerais Kozak and Kazakevich, and
others.(2)
The parade was reviewed by Guards General-ley-tenant S. A. Kozak. Other of-
ficers on the reviewing stand were I. L. Mordovets and F. Ya. Tutushkin.(3)
General-leytenant Kosyakin, commander of the Kiev Garrison, issued Order No
35, dated 3 November 1949, to troops of the Kiev Garrison, as follows: Military
school and troop units located in Kiev will participate in the parade. Guards
General-polkovnik Grechko, commander of the Kiev Military District, will review
the parade. General-leytenant Kosyakin is designated as parade commander. Pa-
rade uniforms will be worn. General-mayor Trantin, commandant of the Kiev Garrison
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will be responsible for the maintenance of order during the parade.(4)
The Kiev City Soviet of Workers' Deputies held a Joint meeting with represen-
tatives of Party and public organizations and of units of the Soviet Army. Among
the 2,000 people attending this .aeeting were deputies to the Supreme Soviets of
the U&SR and Ukrainian SSP, members of the Central Committee of the KP(b) Ukraine,
ministers of the Ukrainian SSP, generals and officers of the Soviet Army, and others
The presidium included Guards (,eneral-polkovnik A. A. Grechko, N. S. Khrushchev, and
others.(5)
General-polkovnik Chibiscv, commander of the Minsk Garrison, issued Order No
22, dated 5 November 1949, to troops of the Minsk Garrison, as follows: Marshal of
the Soviet Union Timoshenko, commander of the Belorussian Military District, will
review the parade. General-polkcvnik Chibisov is designated as parade commander.
Generals and officers will wear parade uniforms; noncommissioned officers and pri-
vates will wear guard duty uniforms without gas masks. Tikhonenko, chief of the
Minsk Militia Administration, will close pedestrian and all transport traffic at
0800, 7 November, on the following streets Sovetskaya, Moskovskaya, Nemiga, and,
Gorkiy and adjoining side street'. The Minsk Garrison commandant and the chief of
the Militia Administration wil! be responsible for the maintenance of order during
the parade.7)
The Minsk City Soviet of Workers' Deputies held a joint meeting with repre-
sentatives of party and public organizations in honor of the Revolution. The pre-
sidium included Marshal S. K. Timcsherko, I. F. Tsanava, and others.(8)
Marshal S. K. Timoshenko received the report of General-polkovnik Chibisov,
parade commander, and reviewed the troops a' the parade'9).
The Commander of the Pot'rozavodsk Garrison ':sued Order No 36, dated 6 Novem-
her 1949, to troops of the Pe-rozavodsk Garrison Military units and members of
administrations and ir.sti-uti:on= located in Pe'rozavodsk will take part in the pa-
rade. The commander of the White Sea Military District will review the parade.
Winter parade uniforms wiii be worn. Ccljnei Dzr'yelishvili will be responsible
for the maintenance of order !lO
The Petrozavodsk City Committee of the KF%'b) Karelo-Finnish SSR and the City
Soviet of Workers' Deputies on 6 November held a joint session with representatives
of Party and public organizations and the Soviet Army in honor of the Great October
Socialist Revolution. The presidium included Party and government leaders, gen-
erals of the Soviet army, and representatives of the intell.igentsia.(11)
General-leytenant Gerasimenko, commander of the Riga Garrison, issued order No
40, dated 1 November 1949, to troops of the Riga Garrison-. Military school and
troop units and military teams will participate in the parade. General-leytenant
V. R. Vashkevich, acting commander of the Baltic Military District, will review the
parade. General-leytenart Gerasimenko is designated as parade commander. Winter
uniforms will be worn. Unit commanders will dispatch the formations and arrive for
the parade according to the instructions and route of march issued by Col N. S.
Gritsikhin, garrison commandant. Special instructions will be issued for the ar-
tillery salute. Col N. S. Gritsikhin will be responsible also for the maintenance
of order during the parade (12
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The Riga City Committee of the KP(b) Latvia and the City Soviet of Workers'
Deputies hela a joint meeting with representatives of public organizations and the
Soviet Army on 6 November in honer cf the Revolution. The presidium of the meet-
ing included General-leytenant V. R Vashkevich, Gene ral-polkovnik I. V. Rogov,
Party and government officials, and others.ri3)
The parade was reviewed by General-leytenar., V. F. Vashkevich. General-ley-
tenant Gerasimenko led the parade-11L)
General.-mayor Y. i_evica, commander of the T'cilisi
dated 5 November 1949, to troops cf the Tbilisi Garr on The ins pa parade Order No
9 iter. e ?111 be
reviewed by General of the A--my Antonov. Military schools and units of the Tbilisi
Garrison will participate in the parade. Troops will wear parade uniforms. Colonel
Kudidze, Tbilisi Garrison commandant, and Lieutenant Colonel Chelidze, chief of the
Militia Administration, will be reepor.sibie icr the maintenance of order during the
parade.(15)
The Tbilisi City Soviet of Workers' Deputies held a joint meeting with repre-
sentatives of party and pub11_ ,organizations. and units of the Transcaucasus Mil-
itary District !n henc- of the Hevo:u" en c% 1, Ncvember. The presidium of the
meeting included General of the Army Antonov, N. Rukhadze /Minister of State Se-
curity, Georgian SSR;, and others. 1,1E?
General of the Amy A. Antonov reviewed the troops at the parade. He was ac-
companied on the reviewing and cy N. Rukhadze. l?)
The Tashkent City Scvict of Workers' Jepizties cn b November held a joint meet-
ing with representatives of tire Far';: and p'ibl`e organizations and the Soviet Army
in honor of the Revolution. The preci'l:,:v :rciuded 1. Ye. Petrov, Party and gov-
ernment leaders, and ether= '29)
General of the Arm}' I. Ye. Petrov, -cmmander of the ';rirkestan Military Dis-
trict, inspected and reviewed the troops at the Tashkent 7 November parade(19).
General-mayor 01ev, commander of the Vil'nyus Garrison, issued Order No 32,
dated 6 November 1949, to troops of the Vii'n}^.rs Garrison. Troop units located in
Vil'nyus will participate i., the parade. General-mayor Olev will review the pa-
rade. Winter parade uniforms w'l1 b- worn. The military commandant of Vil'nyua
will be responsible for the Mairrrenan(ae of order. Zadorozhnyy will carry out the
20-gun salute.(20)
General-mayor A. S. olev, ',cnander 'h.. ny o Garrison, inspected and re-
viewed the troops at the parade!21).
The commander of the Yerevan Garrison issued Order No 26, dated 3 November 1949,
to troops of the Yerevan Garrison, Units of the garrison will assemble and form ac-
cording to instructions of the Yerevan Garr-son commandant. Summer parade uniforms
will be worn. The Yerevan i;arr'son commandant w111 be responsible for maintenance
of order during the oar ride.
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The, Yerevan Garrison commandant ordered an artillery salute and a fireworks
display to be held at 2100, local time, on 7 November.(22)
1. Sovetskaya Moldaviya, No 223, 6 Nov 49
2. Sovetskaya Moldaviya, No 224, 7 Nov 49
3. Sovetskaya Moldaviya, No 225, 10 Nov 49
4. Pravda Ukrainy, No 262, 5 Nov 49
5. Pravda Ukrainy, No 264, 7 Nov 49
6. Pravda Ukrainy, No 265, 10 Nov 49
7. Sovetskaya Belorussiya, No 221, 6 Nov 49
8. Sovetskaya Belorussiya, No 222, 7 Nov 49
9. Sovetskaya Belorussiya, No 223, 10 Nov 49
10. Leninskoye Znamya, No 220, 6 Nov 49
11. Leninskoye Znamya, No 221, 7 Nov 49
12. Sovetskaya Latviya, No 263, 6 Nov 49
Sovetskaya Latviya, No
264,
7 Nov 49
Sovetskaya Latviya, No
265,
10 Nov 49
Zarya Vostoka, No 219,
6 Nov
49
Zarya Vostoka, No 220,
7 Nov
49
Zarya Vostoka, No 221,
10 Nov 49
18. Pravda Vostoka, No 221, 7 Nov 49
19. Pravda Vostoka, No 222, 10 Nov 49
20. Sovetskaya Litva, No 263, 6 Nov 49
21. Sovetskaya Litva, No 265, 19 Nov 49
22. Kommml.st,I No 94, 7 Nov' 49
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