Semyon Uritsky
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BornMarch 2, 1895
Cherkassy, Russian Empire (today in Ukraine)
DiedAugust 1, 1938 (aged 43)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Semyon Petrovich Uritsky | |
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| Born | March 2, 1895 Cherkassy, Russian Empire (today in Ukraine) |
| Died | August 1, 1938 (aged 43) |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1915–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands | 13th Rifle Corps |
| Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Semyon Petrovich Uritsky (Russian: Семён Петро́вич Ури́цкий; March 2, 1895 – August 1, 1938) was a Soviet general. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He was promoted to the rank of Komkor on November 11, 1935. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. He was head of the Soviet military intelligence from April 1935 to July 1937. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on November 1, 1937 and later executed at Kommunarka. He was rehabilitated in 1956.[1] He was a nephew of Moisei Uritsky.
