| Mikhail Karlovich Lewandowski | |
|---|---|
| File:Mikhail Levandovsky.jpg | |
| Born | May 15, 1890 |
| Died | July 29, 1938 |
| Place of birth | Russian Empire |
| Place of death | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/branch |
Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Commands held |
Red Banner Caucasus Army Siberian Military District Transcaucasian Military District Maritime Group of Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
Mikhail Karlovich Lewandowski (May 15, 1890 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet Komandarm 2nd rank. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin (1935), the Order of the Red Banner (1920) and the Order of Saint Stanislaus (1916). He fought in World War I in the Imperial Russian Army and in the Russian Civil War in the Soviet Red Army. He participated in the Soviet invasions of Georgia and Azerbaijan. He commanded forces in both the Caucasus and Siberia. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 23, 1938 and later executed.
Bibliography[]
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia, XIV, Moscow 1973.
- W. M. Ivanov, Marshal Tukhachevsky, Wojeizdat, Moscow 1990.
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