Boris Gorbachyov

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov
Born August 19, 1892
Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died July 3, 1937
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 held Moscow Military District
Battles/wars World War I
Russian Civil War

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov (August 19, 1892 – July 3, 1937) was a Soviet komkor. 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 May 3, 1937 and executed two months later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Preceded by
August Kork
Commander of the Moscow Military District
1935–1936
Succeeded by
Ivan Panfilovich Belov
Preceded by
Ilya Garkavyi
Commander of the Ural Military District
1937
Succeeded by

Bibliography

  • Леонов Г. Комбриг Горбачёв.— «Сов, Отчизна» (Минск), 1959, № 5.
  • Template:Книга:Советская военная энциклопедия
  • Template:Книга:Расстрелянная элита РККА

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