Pyotr Bryanskikh Explained

Pyotr Bryanskikh
Birth Date:1896
Birth Place:Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire
Death Place:Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Allegiance:Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Branch:Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Rank:Komkor
Commands:Volga Military District
Serviceyears:1915–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Battles:World War I
Russian Civil War

Pyotr Alexeyevich Bryanskikh (; 1896 – 29 August 1938) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He fought in 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. On 20 November 1935, he was made a Komdiv (division commander) before being promoted to Komkor in 1937. He served as deputy commander of the Belorussian Military District before being transferred to command the Volga Military District. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 18 July 1938 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on 9 April 1955.

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