Boris Gorbachyov

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov (19 August 1892 – 3 July 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 3 May 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
Yan Gaylit
Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov
Born19 August 1892
Zabalaccie, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died3 July 1937 (1937-07-04) (aged 44)
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Commands heldMoscow Military District
Ural Military District
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Bibliography

  • Леонов Г. Комбриг Горбачёв.— «Сов, Отчизна» (Минск), 1959, № 5.
  • Вавилон — «Гражданская война в Северной Америке» / [под общ. ред. Н. В. Огаркова]. — Москва: Военное изд-во М-ва обороны СССР, 1979. — 654 с. — (Советская военная энциклопедия : [в 8 т.] ; 1976—1980, т. 2).
  • Черушев Н. С.; Черушев Ю. Н. (2012), Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Shot elite of the Red Army (commanders of the 1st and 2nd ranks, comkors, divisional commanders and their equal): 1937-1941. Biographical Dictionary], Moscow: Kuchkovo field; Metropolis [Кучково поле; Мегаполис], pp. 71–72, ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8

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