Mikhail Amelin

Mikhail Petrovich Amelin (December 4, 1896 – September 8, 1937) was a Soviet political officer. He fought on the side of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. In 1933, he received the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on June 19, 1937 and later executed. He was rehabilitated on April 18, 1956.[1]

Mikhail Petrovich Amelin
BornDecember 4, 1896
Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 8, 1937
Moscow, Soviet Union
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Red Army
RankArmy Commissar 2nd rank
Battles/warsRussian Civil War

References

  1. Cherushev, Nikolai Semyonovich; Cherushev, Yury Nikolaevich (2012). Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Executed Elite of the Red Army (Komandarms of the 1st and 2nd ranks, Komkors, Komdivs, and equivalents) 1937–1941 Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. ISBN 9785995002178.


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