SOVIET ARMY CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER 1950

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• Sequence Number: 147
• Publication Date: December 27, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRFII' S~RCRE~
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS
COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Military -Biographical
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED USSR
DATE
PUBLISHED 4 - 10 Nov 1950
LANGUAGE Russian
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SOVIET ARMY CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER 1950
A total of 91 newspapers from 15 union republics, published !E - 10 No-
vember 1950, were covered fox this report.
Parades were held on 7 h~vember 1950 in many cities in honor of the 33d an-
niversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. Garxison commanders is-
sued parade orders during the week preceding the holiday. Military units from
local garrisons and military schools paraded tog?ther with units Yrom local ci-
vilian organizations. This year, greater emphasis was given the civilian as-
pect of the celebrations, while military parades were, in most instances, shorter
than they were last year.
The tone for this year's 7 November celebrations was set by the formal meet-
ing and the military parade in Moscow. 'The formal meeting, held in the Bolshoy
Theater on 6 November, was attended by V. M. Molotov, K. Ye. Voroshilov, A. I.
Mikoyan, N. A. Bulganin, L. M. Kaganovich, A. A. Andreyev, N. S. Khrushchev,
N. M. Shvernik, A. N. Kosygin, M. A. Suslov, P. K. Ponomarenko, M. F: Shkiryatov,,
members of the government and deputies to the Moscow Soviet. (Pravda, 7 Nov 50)
The address of the evening, made by N. A. Bulganin, was devoted principally
to Soviet achievements in the economic field, with,the peace policy of the So~riet
Union and the war policy of the US contrasted. (Izvestiya, 7 Nov 50)
In keeping with the emphasis on peaceful civilian activity, formal meetings
held in capitals and other cities of the various union republics were addressed
by party and government of?icials rather than by military men.
Conspicuous by their. absence this year were the special articles by high-
ranking military leaders, usually printed on the second page of Moscow and re-
public newspapers. Instead, the full teact of Bulgaain's speech Was carried !n
23 newspapers published in 15 union republics on 7 November. On 10 November,
20 newspapers published in 15 union republics printed the speech made by Marshal
of the Soviet Union S. M. Budennyy at the 7 November parade in Moscow. Presumably,
Turkmenskaya Iskra, the 16th union republic newspaper, which ie not available in
CIA, also carried Bulganin's and Budennyy's speeches.
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The military parade in Moscow on 7 November was the shortest in recent
years. The air and cavalry portions of the parade were omitted, probably be-
cause of the inclement weather.
Righ-ranking military leaders stood on Molotov's right on Lenin's Tomb
during the parade. They included: General of the Army A. V. Khrulev, Colonel
General of Aviation P. r'. Zhigarev, Marshal of the Soviet Union L. A. Govorov,
General of the Ax'ny S. M. Shtemenko, and Marshals of the Soviet Union V. D.
Sokolovskiy, S. M. Budenayy, K. Ye. Voroshilov, and N. A. Bulganin, who stood
next to Molotov. In his speech to the troops, Marshal Bt~dennyy contrasted the
peaceful role of the Soviet Union with the direct acts of aggression by the
Anglo-American imperialists in Korea. (Pravda, 8 Nov 50)
Information of positive intelligence value was almost completely missing
in press coverage of the 7 November celebrations. Security restrictions seemed
t?o have been tightened as compared with the news coverage given 7 November 199
celebrations. Parade orders, which last year gave names and ranks of all of-
ficers involved, this year, in many instances, gave only official titles or only
the name of the garrison commander.
The following military personnel were identified in connection with 7 No-
vember 1950 celebrations:
Antonov, A. -- General of the Army; Commander, Transcaucasus Military District;
reviewed troops at 7 November parade in Tbilisi (Zarya Vostoka, 10 Nov 50).
Artem'yev -- Colonel General; Commander, Moscow Garrison; Commander, Moscow Mil-
itary District; commanded troops in 7 November parade in Moscow (Pravda,
8 Nov 50).
Bagramyan, I. Kh. -- General of the Army; Commander, Baltic Military District;
attended formal meeting in honor of 7 November in Riga on 6 November (Sovet-
skaya Latviya, 7 Nov 50); reviewed troops in 7 November parade in Riga (So-
vetskaya Latviya, 10 Nov 50).
Belyavskiy -- Lieutenant General; commander of 7 November parade in Leningrad
(Leningradskaya Pravda, 7 Nov 50)
Chelidze -= Lieutenant Colonel; Chief, Militia Administration, Tbilisi (Zarya
Vostoka, 5 Nov 50).
Chibisov -- Colonel General; Commander, Minsk Garrison (Sovetskaya Belorussiye,
5 Nov 50).
Dodolev -- Lieutenant Colonel, Deputy Chief, Militia Administration, Kishinev
(Sovetskaya Moldaviya, 5 Nov 50).
Grechko, A A. =- Guards Colonel General; Commander, Kiev Military District;
attended formal meeting held in honor of 7 November in Kiev on 6 November
(Pravda Ukrainy, 7 Nov 50); reviewed troops at 7 November parade in Kiev
(Krasnaya Zvezda, 10 Nov 50). ?
Kanin -- Chief, Militia Administration, Frunze Oblast (Sovetskaya Kirgiziya,
5 Nov 50).
Khotyashev -- Lieutenant Colonel; Commandant, Riga Garrison (Sovetskaya Latviya,
5 Nov 50).
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Korotkov -- Colonel of Militia; ChiefNoM1510;ia Administration, MGB, Karelo-
Finnish SSR (Leninskoye Znamya, 5
Kosyakiu -- Lieutenant General; Commander, Kiev Garrison (Pravda Ukrainy,
4 Nov 50).
Krasnoshtanov, I. D. -- Guards Mayor attended formaldmeetinghheld inrhonor
(Sovetskaya Moldaviys, 5 Nov 50);
of 7 November in Kishinev on 6 November (Sovetskaya Moldaviys, 7 Nov 50).
Kraynov, N. I. -- Commissar of Militia 2d. Rank; Chief, Militia Administration,
Moscow (Pravda, 5 Nov 50).
Kudidze -- Colonel; Commandant, Tbilisi Garrison (Zarya Vostoka, 5 Nov 50).
KuzSovlet~Army;.addressed pormalrmeetingeheld in honoriofl7~Novemberaat the
Automobile Plant imeni Stalin, Proletarskiy Rayon, Moscow, on 3 November
(Komsomol'skaya Pravda, 4 Nov 50).
Luchinskiy, A. -- Colonel General; Commander, Leningrad Garrison; Commander,
Leningrad Dilitary District; addressed and reviewed troops at 7 November
parade in Leningrad (Vechernyaya Moskva, 9 Nov 50).
Mua-adyan -- Lieutenant Colonel; Chief, Militia Administration, Yerevan (Kom-
munist, 5 Nov 50).
Paramzin -- Guards Major General; Commandant, Leningrad Garrison (Leningrad-
skaya Pravda, 7 Nov 50).
Petrov, I. Ye. -- General of the Army; Commander, Turkestan Military District;
addressed formal meeting held in honor of 7 November at the Concert Hall
imeni Sverdlov 'in Tashkent on 4 No'vemberr.(Pravda Vostoks,, 5 Nov~?SO),' ie- ?
viewed troops at .Tashkent 7 November parade (Krasnaya Zvezda, 10 Nov 50).
Platays, N. -- Colonel of Militia; Chief, Militia Administration, Riga (So-
vetskaya Latviya, 5 November 1950).
Shchsdilov -- Mayor General; Commander, Riga Garrison (Sovetskaya Latviya,
5 Nov 50).
Shostatskiy -- Commissar of Militia 3d Rank; Chief, Militia Administration,
Vil?ayus Oblast (Sovetskaya Litva, 5 Nov 50).
Sinilov ?- Lieutenant General; Commandant, Moscow city (Pravda, 5 Nov 50).
Solov'yev ~- Commissar of Militia 3d Rank; Chief, Militia Administration,
Leningrad (Leningradskaya Pravda, 5 Nov 50):
Spiridonov -- Lieutenant General; Commandant, Moscow Kremlin (Pravda,
5 Nov 50).
Tarasov, A. -- Lieutenant General; commanded troops in '7 November parade in
Tbilisi. (Zarya Vostoka, 10 November 1950).
Timoshenko, S. K. -- Marshal of the Soviet Union; attended formal meeting
held in honor of 7 November in Minsk on 6 November (Sovetskaya Belorussiya
7 Nov 50); reviewed troops at 7 November parade in Minsk (Sovetskaya Belo-
russiya, 10 Nov 50).
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Tsanava, L. F. -- Hinister of State Security Belorussian SSR; appeared on re-
viewing stand at 7 November parade in Minsk (Sovetskaya Beloruasiya~
10 Nov 50
Tsiganov --.Guards Major General; appointed commander of 7 November parade
in Riga (Sovetskaya I,atviya, 5 Nov 50)?
Yushkevich --'Mayor General; Commander, Tbilisi Garrison (Zarya Vostoka,
15 Nov 50).
Zadorozhnyy -- ~o rank give; designated to carry out 20-gun salute in honor
of 7 November by Commander oY Vil'nyus Garrison (Sovetskaya Litva, 5 Nov 50).
Zhiburkus -- Mayor General of Artillery; Commander, Vil'nyus Garrison (Sovet-
skaya Litva, 10 Nov 50).
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