Eduard Lepin
Eduard Davydovich Lepin (Russian: Эдуард Давыдович Лепин, Latvian: Eduards Liepiņš; 1889 – 22 August 1938) was a Soviet division commander and Komkor of Latvian ethnicity. He fought in the Russian Civil War against the White movement. Lepin was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner.
Eduard Davydovich Lepin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1889 Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 August 1938 Kommunarka shooting ground, Moscow Oblast, 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 |
During the Great Purge, as a part of the so-called "Latvian Operation", Lepin was arrested on 2 December 1937 and shot at the Kommunarka shooting ground on 22 August 1938. In 1956, after the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated.
| 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 |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.