Eduard_Lepin

Eduard Lepin

Eduard Lepin

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Eduard Davydovich Lepin (Russian: Эдуард Давыдович Лепин, Latvian: Eduards Liepiņš; 1889 – 22 August 1938) was a Soviet division commander and Komkor of Latvian ethnicity. He fought in the Russian Civil War against the White movement. Lepin was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner.

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During the Great Purge, as a part of the so-called "Latvian Operation", Lepin was arrested on 2 December 1937 and shot at the Kommunarka shooting ground on 22 August 1938. In 1956, after the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated.[1]

Preceded by Commander of the 15th Rifle Division
June–July 1920		 Succeeded by
Pyotr Solodukhin
Preceded by Commander of the 35th Rifle Division
1924–1925		 Succeeded by
Anatoly Tarasov
Preceded by Commander of the 13th Rifle Corps
1925–1930		 Succeeded by

References

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    "Biography of Komkor Eduard Davydovich Lepin - (Эдуард Давыдович Лепин) (1889 – 1938), Soviet Union". generals.dk. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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