Grigory Khakhanyan
Grigory Davidovich Khakhanyan (January 10, 1896 – February 22, 1939) was a Georgian-born ethnic Armenian 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. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 1, 1938, and executed the following year.
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| Born | January 10, 1896 (O.S. December 29, 1895) Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 22, 1939 Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
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