Konstantin Neumann
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Konstantin Neumann | |
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| Born | January 28, 1897 Mitau, Russian Empire |
| Died | November 5, 1937 (aged 40) |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Service years | 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands | 35th Rifle Division |
| Conflicts | World War I Russian Civil War |
Konstantin Avgustovich Neumann (Russian: Константин Августович Нейман; January 28, 1897 – November 5, 1937) was a Soviet revolutionary born in what is now Jelgava, Latvia. [1]
Before his military service, Neumann was engaged in writing.[citation needed] He participated in the First World War and, in 1916, graduated from the school of ensigns as an ensign.[2]
In 1917, he joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), and in 1918 became a member of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).[3]
During the Civil War, he initially served as the head of the Butyrka Military Commissariat of Moscow.[4]
He was then sent to the Eastern Front, where he was appointed senior adjutant of the headquarters of the Left-Bank Group of the 5th Army.[5] From 22 August 1918, he commanded the 3rd Separate Brigade of the Red Latvian Riflemen subordinate to the commander of the 5th Army. The brigade distinguished itself in the Belebey, Ufa, and Chelyabinsk operations.[6]
During the Petropavlovsk operation, Neumann, with a detachment hastily organized from wagon trains, reached the surrounded 35th Rifle Division and on 20 September 1919 assumed command. After organizing a breakout, he led the division to the Ishim River by 29 October and subsequently participated in the capture of Petropavlovsk, with the 26th and 27th divisions helping to hold the city.[7]
He later commanded other rifle divisions: from 21 April 1920 the Transbaikal, from 26 April 1920 the 2nd Irkutsk, and from mid-May 1920 to August 1921 again the 35th, simultaneously serving as its military commissar.[8]
