Boris Gorbachyov

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov (19 August 1892 – 3 July 1937) was a Soviet komkor. He was born in present-day Belarus. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 3 May 1937 and executed two months later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Preceded by August Kork	Commander of the Moscow Military District 1935–1936	Succeeded by Ivan Panfilovich Belov
Preceded by Ilya Garkavyi	Commander of the Ural Military District 1937	Succeeded by

Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov
Born	19 August 1892 Zabalaccie, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	3 July 1937 (1937-07-04) (aged 44) Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Commands held	Moscow Military District
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War

Bibliography

• Леонов Г. Комбриг Горбачёв.— «Сов, Отчизна» (Минск), 1959, № 5.
• Вавилон — «Гражданская война в Северной Америке» / [под общ. ред. Н. В. Огаркова]. — Москва: Военное изд-во М-ва обороны СССР, 1979. — 654 с. — (Советская военная энциклопедия : [в 8 т.] ; 1976—1980, т. 2).
• 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. 71–72, ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8

Sources

• Начальники Московского общевойскового командного орденов Ленина и Октябрьской Революции Краснознамённого училища имени Верховного Совета РСФСР
• Горбачёв — «заговорщик»