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'''Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan''',{{refn|group=n|{{lang-hy|Հովհաննես Քրիստափորի Բաղրամյան}}; {{lang-ru|Ива́н Христофо́рович Баграмя́н|link=no}}}} also known as '''Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan'''{{refn|group=n|{{lang-hy|Հովհաննես Խաչատուրի (alternatively, Քրիստափորի, Kristapori) Բաղրամյան}}; {{lang-ru|Оване́с Хачату́рович Баграмя́н|link=no}}}}{{refn|Pronunciation: Bagramyan's name is most commonly written in English as ''Bagramyan'' or ''Bagramian''. However, the [[Armenian alphabet|Armenian transcription]] of his name is ''Baghramyan.'' This is primarily due to Western sources that used his memoirs, which were published in Russian, [[Romanization of Russian|transliterated]] the Russified form of his last name, which omits the letters -gh in its pronunciation. The Armenian pronunciation is {{IPA-hy|hɔvhɑˈnɛs χɑtʃʰɑtuˈɾi bɑʁɾɑmˈjɑn|}}|group=n}} ({{OldStyleDate|2 December|1897|20 November}} – 21 September 1982), was a Soviet military commander of Armenian origin who held the rank of [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]].
During [[World War II]], Bagramyan was the second non-[[Slavic people|Slavic]] military officer, after
Bagramyan's experience in military planning as a chief of staff allowed him to distinguish himself as a capable commander in the early stages of the Soviet counter-offensives against [[Nazi Germany]]. He was given his first command of a unit in 1942, and in November 1943 received his most prestigious command as the commander of the [[1st Baltic Front]]. As commander of the Baltic Front, he participated in the [[Baltic Offensive|offensives]] which pushed [[Wehrmacht|German forces]] out of the
He did not immediately join the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communist Party]] after the consolidation of the [[October Revolution]], becoming a member only in 1941,<ref name=bse/> a move atypical for a Soviet military officer. After the war, he served as a deputy of the [[Supreme Soviet]]s of the [[Latvian SSR|Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic]] and [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic]] and was a regular attendee of the [[Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Party Congresses]]. In 1952, he became a candidate for entry into the [[Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Central Committee]] and, in 1961, was inducted as a full member.<ref name=bse/> For his contributions during the war, he was widely regarded as a national hero in the Soviet Union,<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080308130112/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,925812,00.html Milestones]." ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]''. 4 October 1982. Retrieved 2 May 2007.</ref> and continues to hold such esteemed status among Armenians and Russians today.
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