SEMION M. BUDENNY (1883-1973) Soviet field marshal and Commander in Chief of the Southwestern Front. An inept leader, Budenny allowed Von Rundstedt's army to divide and nearly destroy his command. Partly-printed D.S. 4pp. legal folio, Mar. 1950, a statement by Ivan Ivanovich Butakov, Head of the 8th Department of the Odessa Military District. Boldly signed at the top of the third page. Light stamping, pinholes at left margin from prior disbinding, ragged margins, very good. $100-150