Battle of Orel
Defeats the White Russian forces of Denekin
Role range: 1918-1920
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Semyon Mikhaylovich Budenny Biography and Timeline
Follow Semyon Mikhaylovich Budenny through 14 dated historical records for Russia.
Semyon Mikhaylovich Budenny, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1918–1941Years on this page
1918
1920
Commander of First Cavalry Army
Appointed Commander of the 1st Cavalry Army
1924
RMC-Budenny
Appointed Member of Revolutionary Military Council
Inspector
Appointed Inspector of the Cavalry
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1924-1937
1935
Marshal
Appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union, 1 of 5 Marshals
Role range: 1917-1991
1937
Commander of Moscow
Appointed Commander of the Moscow Military District
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1937-1940
1939
Central Committee
Appointed Member of Central Committee
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1939-1961
1940
Deputy Commissar
Appointed Deputy Commisar of Defence
Role range: 1917-1991
1941
Siege of Kiev
Defends Kiev, Stalin refuses to allow any withdrawal from Kiev
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1941
Dismissal
Replaced by Marshal Timoshenko just before the capture of Kiev
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1941
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, Southwestern Front
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, Southwestern Front after the German invasion of Russia
Role range: 1939-1945
Invasion of Russia
Has 69 Divisions to hold the Ukraine
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1941
Siege of Kiev
Overwhelmed by a double encirclement of his forces at Kiev
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1941-1941
Records, sources and methodology
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