Ivan Smolin
Ivan Ivanovich Smolin (Russian: Иван Иванович Смолин; 5 July 1895 – 20 September 1937) was a Soviet army commander. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I and in the Soviet Red Army in the Russian Civil War. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner (1922). During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 14 May 1937 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1955.
Ivan Ivanovich Smolin | |
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| Born | 5 July 1895 Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 September 1937 (aged 42) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (1914–1917) Soviet Russia (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1937) |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Commands held | 6th Rifle Division Red Banner Caucasus Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
| Other work | CPSU (1919–1937) |
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