Mikhail Levandovsky
Mikhail Karlovich Levandovsky (Russian: Левандовский, Михаил Карлович; 15 May 1890 – 29 July 1938) was a Soviet Komandarm 2nd rank. He fought in World War I in the Imperial Russian Army and in the Russian Civil War in the Soviet Red Army. He participated in the Soviet invasions of Georgia and Azerbaijan. He commanded forces in both the Caucasus and Siberia.
Mikhail Karlovich Levandovsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 May 1890 Tiflis, Russian Empire |
| Died | 29 July 1938 (aged 48) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Commands held | 9th Army (RSFSR) 11th Army (RSFSR) 10th Terek-Dagestan Army Red Banner Caucasus Army Siberian Military District Transcaucasian Military District Maritime Group of Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 23 February 1938 and later executed.
Decorations
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (1916)
- Order of the Red Banner (1920)
- Order of Lenin (1935)
References
Bibliography
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia, XIV, Moscow 1973.
- W. M. Ivanov, Marshal Tukhachevsky, Wojeizdat, Moscow 1990.
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