Eduard Lepin

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Eduard Davydovich Lepin
Born1889
Riga, Russian Empire
Died22 August 1938
Soviet Union
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Red Army
RankKomkor
Commands held15th Rifle Division
35th Rifle Division
13th Rifle Corps
Battles/warsRussian Civil War

Eduard Davydovich Lepin (1889 – 22 August 1938) was a Latvian-born Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Russian Civil War against the White movement. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 2 December 1937 and executed the following year. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Preceded by Commander of the 15th Rifle Division
June–July 1920
Succeeded by
Pyotr Solodukhin
Preceded by Commander of the 35th Rifle Division
1924–1925
Succeeded by
Anatoly Tarasov
Preceded by Commander of the 13th Rifle Corps
1925–1930
Succeeded by