Mikhail Amelin
Mikhail Petrovich Amelin | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1896 Russian Empire |
| Died | September 8, 1937 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service | Soviet Red Army |
| Rank | Army Commissar 2nd rank |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War |
Mikhail Petrovich Amelin (December 4, 1896 – September 8, 1937) was a Soviet political officer. He fought on the side of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. In 1933, he received the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on June 19, 1937 and later executed. He was rehabilitated on April 18, 1956.[1]
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.
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