Mikhail Sangursky

Mikhail Sangursky
Born1894 (1894)
Died28 July 1938(1938-07-28) (aged 43–44)
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
BranchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Service years1914–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
RankKomkor
Commands15th Rifle Division
11th Rifle Corps
ConflictsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Mikhail Vladimirovich Sangursky (1894 – 28 July 1938) was a Soviet division commander and Komkor (corps commander). He was born in Moscow. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent Civil War. He was recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. He was executed during the Great Purge.

References

  • 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.