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617,000. Frunze, Mikhail Vasilyevich (b. Feb. 2 [Jan 21, Old Style], 1885, Pishpek
, Kirgizia [now Frunze, Kirgiz S.S.R.]— d. Oct. 31, 1925, Moscow), Soviet army
officer and military theorist who is regarded as one of the fathers of the Red Army.
617,000. Frunze, Mikhail Vasilyevich (b. Feb. 2 [Jan 21, Old Style], 1885, Pishpek
, Kirgizia [now Frunze, Kirgiz S.S.R.]— d. Oct. 31, 1925, Moscow), Soviet army
officer and military theorist who is regarded as one of the fathers of the Red Army.
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However, in 490 a Persian army of 25,000 men landed unopposed on the Plain
of Marathon, and the Athenians appealed to Sparta to join forces against the
invader. Owing to a religious festival, the Spartans were detained, and the 10,000
...
However, in 490 a Persian army of 25,000 men landed unopposed on the Plain
of Marathon, and the Athenians appealed to Sparta to join forces against the
invader. Owing to a religious festival, the Spartans were detained, and the 10,000
...
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May 3, 1939, Bornstedt, near Potsdam, Ger.), German general and politician who
helped prevent a communist revolution in Germany after World War I by throwing
army support to the moderate Social Democratic government of Friedrich Ebert.
May 3, 1939, Bornstedt, near Potsdam, Ger.), German general and politician who
helped prevent a communist revolution in Germany after World War I by throwing
army support to the moderate Social Democratic government of Friedrich Ebert.
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 5 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1992 |
| ISBN | 0852295537, 9780852295533 |
| Subjects | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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