Dmitry Fesenko
Soviet komkor (corps commander)
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Dmitry Semyonovich Fesenko (Russian: Дмитрий Семёнович Фесенко; September 1895 – 15 October 1937) was a Soviet Komkor (corps commander). He was born in present-day Stavropol Krai. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent Civil War. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 18th of July, 1937 and later executed at Kommunarka.
Nativename
Дмитрий Семёнович Фесенко
BornSeptember 1895
Died15 October 1937 (aged 42)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Dmitry Fesenko | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Дмитрий Семёнович Фесенко |
| Born | September 1895 |
| Died | 15 October 1937 (aged 42) |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Service years | 1915–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
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.
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