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Lehovich, Dimitry V.
Denikin came from a poor family and rose by merit through the army ranks. A brilliant field officer, he became a national hero in 1916 as commander of the "Iron Division" in the Brusilov offensive against the Austro-German armies. Churchill later credited the survival of the Allies to Russia's gallant efforts in this campaign.
In the chaos following the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917, Denikin saw his duty as the defense of Russia and her ...