Nikolai Krivoruchko

Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko
Born	(1887-12-06)December 6, 1887 Bereznyaki, Cherkassy uezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	August 19, 1938(1938-08-19) (aged 50)
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Service years	1918–1938 (Soviet Union)
Rank	Komkor
Commands	2nd Cavalry Corps
Conflicts	World War I Russian Civil War

Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko (Russian: Николай Николаевич Криворучко; Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Криворучко; December 6, 1887 – August 19, 1938) was a 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. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 21, 1938 and later executed.

Awards

• Order of Lenin (1935)
• Two Orders of the Red Banner (11.11.1921, 31.10.1930)

Memorial

• In Uman (Cherkasy region, Ukraine) there is street called Krivoruchko.

References

• Кольцов С. В. «М. М. Криворучко» — Дніпропетровськ: Промінь, 1969.
• Социокультурный состав советской военной элиты 1931—1938 гг. и её оценки в прессе русского зарубежья
• Расстрелянная элита РККА|84—85