Yepifan Kovtyukh
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Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh | |
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.jpg) Memorial plaque at Ataman House (Novocherkassk) | |
| Born | May 21, 1890 Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | July 29, 1938 (aged 48) Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands held | Taman Army 11th Rifle Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh (Russian: Епифан Иович Ковтюх; Ukrainian: Єпіфан Іович Ковтюх; May 21, 1890 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet corps commander. He was born in modern-day Ukraine. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He was a recipient of the Cross of St. George and the Order of the Red Banner. He commanded the 11th Rifle Corps from January 1930 to June 1936. During the Great Purge, he was arrested by the NKVD on August 10, 1937 and his name appeared on Stalin's execution list of July 26, 1938. He was executed three days later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on February 23, 1956. With Stephan Vostretsov, he is remembered on a plaque at Ataman House (Novocherkassk).
References[edit]
- 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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