Boris Gorbachyov

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov
Born	19 August 1892 Zabalaccie, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	3 July 1937 (1937-07-04) (aged 44) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Commands	Moscow Military District Ural Military District
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov (19 August 1892 – 3 July 1937) was a Soviet komkor (Russian for a corps commander). He was born in present-day Belarus. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 3 May 1937 and executed two months later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Bibliography

• Леонов Г. Комбриг Горбачёв.— «Сов, Отчизна» (Минск), 1959, № 5.
• Вавилон — «Гражданская война в Северной Америке» / [под общ. ред. Н. В. Огаркова]. — Москва: Военное изд-во М-ва обороны СССР, 1979. — 654 с. — (Советская военная энциклопедия : [в 8 т.] ; 1976—1980, т. 2).
• Черушев Н. С.; Черушев Ю. Н. (2012), Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Shot elite of the Red Army (commanders of the 1st and 2nd ranks, comkors, divisional commanders and their equal): 1937-1941. Biographical Dictionary], Moscow: Kuchkovo field; Metropolis [Кучково поле; Мегаполис], pp. 71–72, ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8

Sources

• Начальники Московского общевойскового командного орденов Ленина и Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённого училища имени Верховного Совета РСФСР Archived 2021-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Горбачёв — «заговорщик»