Mikhail Sangursky

Mikhail Sangursky
Born1894 (1894)
Died28 July 1938(1938-07-28) (aged 43–44)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Service years
1914–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Rank
Komkor
Commands15th Rifle Division
11th Rifle Corps
Conflicts
World War I
Russian Civil War

Mikhail Vladimirovich Sangursky (1894 – 28 July 1938) was a Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander). He was born in Moscow. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent Civil War. He was recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. He was executed during the Great Purge.

References

  • Cherushev, Nikolai Semyonovich; Cherushev, Yury Nikolaevich (2012). Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Executed Elite of the Red Army (Komandarms of the 1st and 2nd ranks, Komkors, Komdivs, and equivalents) 1937–1941 Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. ISBN 9785995002178.