Georgy Bazilevich

Georgy Dmitrievich Bazilevich (January 26, 1889 – March 3, 1939) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He fought for the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (1924) and the Order of the Red Star (1938). During the Great Purge, he was arrested on November 23, 1938 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1955.

Georgy Dmitrievich Bazilevich
BornJanuary 26, 1889
Krysky, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 3, 1939
Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
RankKomkor
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

References

  • 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Preceded by
Andrei Snesarev
Commander of the North Caucasus Military District
1920
Succeeded by
Kliment Voroshilov
Preceded by
Kliment Voroshilov
Commander of the Moscow Military District
1925–1927
Succeeded by
Boris Shaposhnikov
Preceded by
Alexander Sedyakin
Commander of the Volga Military District
1927–1931
Succeeded by
Boris Shaposhnikov
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