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Alexander Nikonov

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Alexander Nikonov
Born31 August 1893
Olonets Governorate, Russian Empire
Died26 October 1937 (1937-10-27) (aged 44)
Moscow Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
RankKomdiv
Battles / warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Alexander Nikonov (31 August 1893 – 26 October 1937) was a Soviet komdiv (division commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was executed during the Great Purge.

Preceded by Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet Union
August 1937 		Succeeded by

Bibliography

  • Горчаков О. А. (2004). Ян Берзин — командарм ГРУ. Санкт-Петербург: Нева.
  • Template:Книга:Расстрелянная элита РККА
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