Yakov Sheko
| Yakov Sheko | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1893 Russian Empire |
| Died |
June 5, 1938 Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ |
Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Rank | Komdiv |
| Commands held | 4th Cavalry Corps |
| Battles/wars |
World War I Russian Civil War |
Yakov Sheko (1893 – June 5, 1938) was a Soviet Komdiv. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He commanded the 20th Rifle Division from 1924 to 1927 and the 1st Rifle Corps from 1930 to 1931. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. After a month as cavalry corps commander, he was sacked and arrested as part of the Great Purge on August 10, 1937 and executed the following year.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arkady Borisov |
Commander of the 4th Territorial Cavalry Corps July – August 10, 1937 |
Succeeded by Vasily Popov |
Bibliography
- Список лиц с высшим общим военным образованием состоящих на службе в РККА (1000 экз ed.). Пг.: Военная тип. Штаба РККА. 1923. p. 250.
- 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.
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