Semyon Uritsky

Semyon Petrovich Uritsky
BornMarch 2, 1895
Cherkasy, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 1, 1938
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service / branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1915–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
RankKomkor
Commands13th 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.

Bibliography

  • Колпакиди А. И., Север А. [in Russian] (2009). ГРУ. Уникальная энциклопедия. Энциклопедия спецназа (5000 экз ed.). М.: Яуза Эксмо. pp. 682–683. ISBN 978-5-699-30920-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Лазарев С. Е. [in Russian] (2012), Социокультурный состав советской военной элиты 1931—1938 гг. и её оценки в прессе русского зарубежья, Воронеж: Воронежский ЦНТИ — филиал ФГБУ «РЭА» Минэнерго России, ISBN 978-5-4218-0102-3
  • Черушев Н. С. [in Russian] (2003), "1937 год: элита Красной Армии на Голгофе", Военные тайны XX века, Moscow: Вече, ISBN 5-94538-305-8
  • 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, ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8

References

  1. ^ Sakharov Center memorial page for Semyon Petrovich Uritsky (ru)
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