Lazar Aronshtam

Lazar Naumovich Aronshtam (June 8, 1896 – March 25, 1938) was a Soviet political officer.

Lazar Naumovich Aronshtam
BornJune 8, 1896
Borzna, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 25, 1938
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Red Army
Years of service1918–1937
RankArmy Commissar 2nd rank
Battles/warsRussian Civil War

He was born in what is now Ukraine. He was the brother of Grigory Aronshtam. He fought in the Russian Civil War on the side of the Bolsheviks. He was a member of the 17th Central Auditing Commission of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) which was established in 1934. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on May 31, 1937 and executed the following year.

He was rehabilitated on June 2, 1956.

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