General Alexei Brusilov
Alexei Brusilov commanded the Russian Southwestern Front in 1916, launching the offensive that bears his name -- the most successful Allied operation of the war's middle years, using innovative shock-tactics and simultaneous multi-point attacks that inflicted over 500,000 Austro-Hungarian casualties and broke Austria-Hungary's ability to fight independently of Germany. The offensive's cost to Russia's own army, however, contributed to the exhaustion that fed the 1917 revolutions. Brusilov later served the Bolshevik Red Army.
- Lived: 1853 CE – 1926 CE
- Nationality: russian
- Roles: general
