Ivan Tkachev Explained

Ivan Fyodorovich Tkachev
Birth Date:6 August 1896
Birth Place:Tsaritsyn, Russian Empire
Death Date:29 July 1938
Death Place:Soviet Union
Allegiance:Soviet Union
Branch:Soviet Red Army
Rank:Komkor
Serviceyears:1918–1938
Battles:Russian Civil War

Ivan Fyodorovich Tkachev (Russian: Иван Фёдорович Ткачёв; 6 August 1896 – 29 July 1938) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He was born in present-day Volgograd (called Stalingrad at the time of his death). He fought in the civil war on the side of the Bolsheviks against the White movement. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 29 January 1938 and later executed. He was buried in Moscow. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on 8 February 1956.

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