Ivan Smolin

Ivan Ivanovich Smolin
Born July 5, 1895
Ryazan Governorate, Russian Empire
Died September 20, 1937
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Commands held 6th Rifle Division
Red Banner Caucasus Army
Battles/wars World War I
Russian Civil War

Ivan Ivanovich Smolin (July 5, 1895 – September 20, 1937) was a Soviet army commander. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I and in the Soviet Red Army in the Russian Civil War. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner (1922). During the Great Purge, he was arrested on May 14, 1937 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1955.

Military offices
Preceded by
Commander of the 6th Rifle Division
1923-1924
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ivan Fedko
Commander of the Red Banner Caucasus Army
1932
Succeeded by
Mikhail Lewandowski

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