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Which war was Malinovsky serving in on the outbreak of the October Revolution?

  • First World War

  • Second World War

  • Spanish Civil War

  • Russian Civil War

Answer

On the outbreak of the October Revolution, Malinovsky was serving in the Russian army during the First World War. He was fighting in Galicia, where he was captured by the Austro-Hungarian Army and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. He escaped from the camp and joined the Bolshevik Red Army, where he fought against the White Army during the Russian Civil War.
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