Nikolai Krivoruchko
Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko | |
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| Born | December 6, 1887 Bereznyaki, Cherkassy uezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | August 19, 1938 |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1938 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands | 2nd Cavalry Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
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Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko (Russian: Николай Николаевич Криворучко; Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Криворучко; December 6, 1887 – August 19, 1938) was a Soviet Komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 21, 1938 and later executed.
Awards
[edit]- Order of Lenin (1935)
- Two Orders of the Red Banner (11.11.1921, 31.10.1930) [1]
Memorial
[edit]- In Uman (Cherkasy region, Ukraine) there is street called Krivoruchko.
References
[edit]- ^ Герои Гражданской войны. Криворучко Николай Николаевич. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 1971. — № 4. — С.57-58.
- Кольцов С. В. «М. М. Криворучко» — Дніпропетровськ: Промінь, 1969.
- Социокультурный состав советской военной элиты 1931—1938 гг. и её оценки в прессе русского зарубежья
- Расстрелянная элита РККА|84—85
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