context: In mid April 1908, he was promoted to General of the Artillery; he was also appointed commander-in-chief of the Kiev Military District later in early December.
source: At the beginning of the First World War, Ivanov was appointed commander-in-chief of the Southwestern Front.
reference_original: Zu Beginn des ersten Weltkrieges wurde Ivanov zum Kommandanten an der Südwest-Front ernannt.
reference_flipped: Zu Beginn des ersten Weltkrieges wurde Ivanov zur Kommandantin an der Südwest-Front ernannt.