Dmitry Fesenko Explained

Dmitry Fesenko
Native Name:Дмитрий Семёнович Фесенко
Birth Date:September 1895
Birth Place:Pyatigorsk, North Caucasus, Russian Empire
Death Date:15 October 1937 (aged 42)
Death Place:Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance:Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Branch:Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Serviceyears:1915–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Rank:Komkor

Dmitry Semyonovich Fesenko (Russian: Дмитрий Семёнович Фесенко; September 1895 – 15 October 1937) was a Soviet Komkor (corps commander). He was born in present-day Stavropol Krai. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent Civil War. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 18 July 1937 and later executed at Kommunarka.

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