First World War Leaders and Commanders by Peter Doyle

Author:Peter Doyle
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780750956918
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-02-24T00:00:00+00:00

General Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov

General Aleksei Alekseevich Brusilov received his education in the Imperial Corps of Pages in St Petersburg and, like so many of his contemporaries, served with distinction in the Russo-Turkish War, being decorated numerous times and rising through the ranks to reach general in 1906.

Commanding an army in 1914, Brusilov was to prove himself highly successful, and during Ivanov’s offensive helped stove in the Austro-Hungarian front, driving them back some 93 miles. Through this he helped to build his commander’s early positive reputation as a military commander. But with the German-led fight-back at Gorlice–Tarnów in 1915, Brusilov had to conform to the retirement of the Russian armies. With Ivanov sacked in the wake of the withdrawal, it was natural that Brusilov would be confirmed as his successor, which happened in March 1916.

I WAS THERE

If there remain any Germans still hopeful for their cause, let them realise that today, when the Central Powers have lost the initiative and are finding a difficulty in refilling their ranks, Russia has not yet reached the zenith of her power.

Aleksei Brusilov, in the wake of his offensive, 191612

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