Boris Gorbachyov

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov
Born	August 19, 1892
Died	July 3, 1937
Place of birth	Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Place of death	Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Commands held	Moscow Military District
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov (Auugst 19, 1892 – July 3, 1937) was a Soviet komkor. He was born in present-day Belarus. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on May 3, 1937 and executed two months later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Bibliography

• Леонов Г. Комбриг Горбачёв.— «Сов, Отчизна» (Минск), 1959, № 5.

Sources

• Начальники Московского общевойскового командного орденов Ленина и Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённого училища имени Верховного Совета РСФСР
• Горбачёв — «заговорщик»