On this day, 143 years ago, October 2, 1882 (August 21, 1882 in the lunar calendar), former Marshal of the Soviet Union Boris Shaposhnikov was born. Boris Shaposhnikov,(1882.10.2-1945.3.26, Moscow), Soviet strategist and military theorist, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1940), height 1.77 meters, professor. Shaposhnikov was not only a Soviet Marshal and a famous military theorist, but also an outstanding professor. His book "The Brain of the Army" explains the role of the General Staff, which is a classic and played a considerable role in the formalization of the Soviet Red Army. Joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1930. Joined the Soviet Army in 1918. Military service began in 1901. Graduated from the Moscow Military School (1903) and the General Staff Military Academy (1910). He has held command and staff positions in the Turkestan Military Region and the Warsaw Military Region. He participated in the First World War and served as colonel and commander since October 1917. In December 1917, he was elected as the commander of the Caucasus Grenadier Division at the Congress of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Division. During the Civil War, he served first as Assistant Director of the Operations Department of the Supreme Military Council Command, and later as Director of the Intelligence Department of the Field Command of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic. From March 1919, he served as the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the People's Commissar of the Army, Navy and Navy of Ukraine, from August, he served as the Director of the Intelligence Department of the Field Command of the Revolutionary Military Committee of the Republic, and from October, he served as the Director of Operations. He participated in the formulation of the counter-offensive operation plan against Denikin's army in October 1919, and was one of the creators of the 1920 War Plan of the Southwest Front, the Western Front and the Crimean Area. After participating in the formulation of various major strategic plans to crush domestic counter-revolutionaries and armed interference forces, and actively committed to the implementation of the plans, he was awarded the Red Flag Medal for the Civil War, and served as the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Workers and Peasants Red Army since February 1921. 1925-1928 In 1999, he served successively as commander of the Leningrad Military Region and the Moscow Military Region. 1928-1931 He served as chief of staff of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army in 1999. 1931-1932 Commander of the Volga River Military Region in 1999. 1932-1935 In 1999, he served as President and Political Commissar of the Frunze Military Academy. 1935-1937 Commander of the Leningrad Military Region in 1999. He served as Chief of the General Staff since May 1937. Since August 1940, he has served as Deputy People's Commissar for National Defense of the Soviet Union. During the Patriotic War, he served as Chief of Staff for the West from July 21 to 30, 1941, and later re-appointed Chief of Staff. With his direct participation, he formulated some major battles prepared and carried out by the Soviet Army from 1941 to 1942: the Battle of Smolensk, the Soviet Army's winter counterattack and general offensive from the end of 1941 to the beginning of 1942). From May 1942 to June 1943, he served as Deputy National Defense People's Commissar. 1943-1945 In 1999, he was appointed as Dean of the Military Academy of the General Staff Department. He is familiar with the research methods of Marxism-Leninism, has rich practical experience in headquarters work and commanding troops, and has made significant contributions to the theory and practice of building the Soviet armed forces, consolidating and improving the armed forces and cultivating military cadres. A lot of and fruitful work has been carried out in developing Soviet military science and summarizing combat experience in civil wars. He served on committees that formulated regulations that reflected the basic principles of Soviet military doctrine. In his valuable book "The Brain of the Army", he elaborated on basic views on the nature of future wars, profoundly revealed the characteristics of guiding modern wars, and provided extensive knowledge of the role, functions and institutions of the General Staff Headquarters as the agency of the Supreme Command commanding the armed forces. The activities of the General Staff Headquarters during the Patriotic War proved the correctness of the basic ideas and viewpoints put forward in this book. Since 1939, he has been an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (Bolshevik). Member of the 7th Central Executive Committee. Representative of the First Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Received 1 Lenin Medal, 2 Red Flag Medal, First Class Suvorov Medal, Red Star Medal, and multiple medals. The advanced pedestrian school and a street in Moscow, named after it. Burial under the Kremlin wall in Red Square. Comments: Known as the "brain of the Soviet Red Army" and the "professional household" who trains generals