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Nikolai Krivoruchko

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Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko
BornDecember 6, 1887
Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 19, 1938
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1918–1938 (Soviet Union)
RankKomkor
Commands2nd Cavalry Corps
Battles / warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko (Russian, Николай Николаевич Криворучко; December 6, 1887 – August 19, 1938) was a Soviet Komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 21, 1938 and later executed.

Preceded by Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps
August 6, 1925 – July 1937
Succeeded by

References

  • Кольцов С. В. «М. М. Криворучко» — Дніпропетровськ: Промінь, 1969.
  • Социокультурный состав советской военной элиты 1931—1938 гг. и её оценки в прессе русского зарубежья
  • Расстрелянная элита РККА|84—85