Semyon Uritsky

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Semyon Petrovich Uritsky
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1915–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
RankKomkor
Commands held13th Rifle Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Semyon Petrovich Uritsky (Russian: Семён Петро́вич Ури́цкий; March 2, 1895 – August 1, 1938) was a Soviet general. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He was promoted to the rank of Komkor on November 11, 1935. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. He was head of the Soviet military intelligence from April 1935 to July 1937. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on November 1, 1937 and later executed at Kommunarka. He was rehabilitated in 1956.[1] He was a nephew of Moisei Uritsky.

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  • ISBN 978-5-699-30920-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  • Черушев Н. С.; Черушев Ю. Н. (2012), Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Shot elite of the Red Army (commanders of the 1st and 2nd ranks, comkors, divisional commanders and their equal): 1937-1941. Biographical Dictionary], Moscow: Kuchkovo field; Metropolis [Кучково поле; Мегаполис], pp. 118–119,

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Preceded by Commander of the 13th Rifle Corps
August 1932 – January 1934
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Soviet Union
April 1935 – July 1937
Succeeded by
Yan Berzin