Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader, he allowed the German army to divide and nearly destroy his command. DS, in Cyrillic, signed by Budyonny at the top of the third page, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 11.75, 1949. Issued in the Ukraine for the Head of the Kiev Suvorov Cadet Academy. In very good condition, with wrinkling, creasing, and edge tears, light toning, and a few small binding holes. RRAuction COA.
