dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt wˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz hiː stˈʌdid æt ðɪ ˈɑːfɪsɚz skˈuːl ɪn ˈɔːɹənbˌɜːɡ loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪnðə ɹˈʌʃən jˈuːɚɹəl mˈaʊntɪnz.
During the Great War years he studied at the Officers' school in Orenburg located in the Russian Ural Mountains.