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Mikhail Demichev
Born 1885
Died November 19, 1937
Place of birth Russian Empire
Place of death Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Rank Komdiv
Commands held 1st Cavalry Division
Battles/wars World War I
Russian Civil War

Mikhail Demichev (1885 – November 19, 1937) was a Soviet Komdiv (division commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in 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 August 9, 1937 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

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Preceded by
new office
Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division
May 1922 – November 1932
Succeeded by
Ivan Nikulin
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