Ivan Naumovich Dubovoy

Ivan Naumovich Dubovoy (September 24, 1896 – July 29, 1938) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet army commander. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. With fellow Ukrainian Ivan Fedko he secured his hometown for the Red Army. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on August 21, 1937. On July 28, 1938, he was sentenced to death by the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union and executed the following day. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Ivan Naumovich Dubovoy
BornSeptember 24, 1896
Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 29, 1938
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Years of service1916–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
RankKomandarm 2nd rank
Commands held1st Ukrainian Soviet Army
Battles/wars

Compositions

Memorials

  • In Kiev, a street named for Stalin was renamed for Dubovoy in 1961
  • In Kharkov, a street was formerly named after him.

Bibliography

  • Черушев Н. С. Командарм Дубовой Киев: Политиздат Украины, 214 с. 1986
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