Yepifan Kovtyukh Explained

Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh
Birth Date:May 21, 1890
Birth Place:Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Death Date:July 29, 1938 (aged 48)
Death Place:Soviet Union
Allegiance:Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Branch:Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Rank:Komkor
Serviceyears:1911–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Commands:Taman Army
11th Rifle Corps
Battles:World War I
Russian Civil War

Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh (Russian: Епифан Иович Ковтюх; Ukrainian: Єпіфан Іович Ковтюх; May 21, 1890 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet corps commander. He was born in modern-day Ukraine. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He was a recipient of the Cross of St. George and the Order of the Red Banner. He commanded the 11th Rifle Corps from January 1930 to June 1936. During the Great Purge, he was arrested by the NKVD on August 10, 1937 and his name appeared on Stalin's execution list of July 26, 1938. He was executed three days later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on February 23, 1956. With Stephan Vostretsov, he is remembered on a plaque at Ataman House (Novocherkassk).

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