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Sergei Gribov (military officer)

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Sergei Efimovich Gribov
Born17 July 1895
Russian Empire
Died29 July 1938 (1938-07-30) (aged 43)
Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
RankKomkor
CommandsNorth Caucasus Military District
Battles / warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Sergei Efimovich Gribov (Russian: Сергей Ефимович Грибов; 17 July 1895 – 29 July 1938) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. He commanded forces in the North Caucasus region. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 28 January 1938 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Preceded by Commander of the North Caucasus Military District
1937–1938
Succeeded by

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  • Cherushev, Nikolai Semyonovich; Cherushev, Yury Nikolaevich (2012). Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Executed Elite of the Red Army (Komandarms of the 1st and 2nd ranks, Komkors, Komdivs, and equivalents) 1937–1941 Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. ISBN 9785995002178.
  • Селиванов П. А. Комкор Сергей Грибов. Минск, 1972.
  • Советская военная энциклопедия в 8-ми томах, том 3.

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