Evening star., 1945-06-13
Zhukov and Bezorin Now RuIinq
Berlin, Informal and Friendly
BY EDDY GILMORE,
ASsociat ted Press War Correspondent

| Associated Press War Correspondent
BERLIN.-Here are typewriter
! portraits of the three men who are
running Berlin - Marshal Georgi
Zhukov, Col Gen. Nikolie Bezarin
and German Burgomeister Arthur
Werner.
Marshal Zhukov is short and
stocky after the model of most of
the Red Army's commanders. He
stands S feet inches in height and
weighs between 100 and 200 pounds.
He has finely shaped head with a
high forehead, is beginning to get
bald and his once blond hair is be-
ginning to turn gray, especially
around the temples. His eyes are
light blue and his eyebrows are very
blond. He has broad, firm, kindly
face with prominent under lip and
jaw which give him an aggressive
look. He speaks mildly but with
confidence. Marshal Zhukov is a
very kindly and friendly man.
He was born of peasants in 1896
in hut in the village of Osodsko-
ZavStdsky, 60 miles from Moscow
His family went to Moscow when he
was ii years old and he became a
broke out he was mobilized into the
Cars army where his love of horses
soon found him a place in the 10th
Regiment of the Novgorod Dragons
and he became a non commissioned
oflcer.
Won Highest Decoration.
He won two Crosses of St. George
and two ST. George Medals for his
courage in night operations fthe
st. George Crosses are equivalent to
the Congressional Medal of Honor
He captured a number of German
officers and men in sorties behind
the enemy lines.
AS Deputy Foreign CommiSsar A
Vishinsky puts it he has always
been good at night work. Vishin-
sky had reference to Zhukov's great
night tank attack across the Oder
River where he employed 4,00G tanks
operating with Searchlights.
/ Marshal zhukov wears the fawn-
colored Red Army summer jacket
and blue cavalry trousers and highly
polished cavalry boots. His legs are
stocky but his feet are small. His
legs, like those of most cavalrymen
are slightly bowed.
The marshal uses gold-rimmeo
Spectacles when he is reading OF
scanning a map.
He wears four rows of ribbons and
above them on the left breast the
two gold stars of hero of the Soviet
Union. Beneath is the single bril-
liant ribbon for the coveted Order OF
Victory.
Marshal Zhukov joined the Com
munist party in 1918 and after the
civil war entered the military acad-
emy but did not finish. He also
entered the officers cavalry school
and the highest school for officers
but he did not complete either of
these courses.
Likes His Vodka.
Marshal Zhukov likes to smoke
and he likes Russian vodka but par
takes of it only on official occasions
or when he is cold or at home on
leave. His every move indicates he
! is a moderate man-in everything
except battle.
| The marshal has been married for
! % years. He has two daughters.
one Is and the other 8 years old
and his family lives just off Mos
cows Arbat Square in modest
apartment.
| Col. Gen. Bezarin, commandant
of Berlin, also is short and stocky
His wavy blond hair is turning
gray and he looks older than his
Al years. He has been in the Army
since he was a. His first job was
that of private messenger.
In 1918 and 1919 he fought against
the interyentionistS in MurmanSk
and was wounded. He was in charge
of machine gun platoon when he
was sent to officers school in 1922.
He was transferred as an officer
in 1923 to the Far East where he
remained until the present war
Gen. Bezarin's success was quick
and he became a divisional COM
mander and later corps command
er against the japanese
Gen. Bezarin fought at Lake Has
san where he routed the japanese
10Th Division.
He was in charge of organizing
the defense of the Pacific Coast
along 700-mile front.
He was deputy chief of the 1st
Red Banner Far Eastern Army when
he asked to come west to fight the
Germans.
Born in Leningrad.
Gen. Bezarin was born in what is
now Leningrad, the son of worker.
He received l3 wounds in this war
and once was in the hospital for
five months. He has had no pre-
vious experience in the administra-
ton of big city but he said that
the Red Army had made thorough
preparations, knowing that they
would have hard problem.
when they told me I was to be-
come the commandant I really felt
rotten" he said, Il knew we would
find a desperate, hungry people"
Speaking of the way he switched
| from killing Germans May to
feeding them May 3, the general
isaid Il was Killing them one day