Eduard Lepin
| Eduard Davydovich Lepin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1889 Riga, Russian Empire |
| Died |
22 August 1938 Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Soviet Red Army |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands held |
15th Rifle Division 35th Rifle Division 13th Rifle Corps |
| Battles/wars | Russian Civil War |
Eduard Davydovich Lepin (1889 – 22 August 1938) was a Latvian-born Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Russian Civil War against the White movement. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 2 December 1937 and executed the following year. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.
| Preceded by Alexander Sedyakin |
Commander of the 15th Rifle Division June–July 1920 |
Succeeded by Pyotr Solodukhin |
| Preceded by Kasyan Chaykovsky |
Commander of the 35th Rifle Division 1924–1925 |
Succeeded by Anatoly Tarasov |
| Preceded by Ivan Fedko |
Commander of the 13th Rifle Corps 1925–1930 |
Succeeded by Vitaly Primakov |
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