Mikhail Lewandowski
| Mikhail Karlovich Lewandowski | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
May 15, 1890 Russian Empire |
| Died |
July 29, 1938 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |
Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/branch |
Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Commands held |
Red Banner Caucasus Army Siberian Military District Transcaucasian Military District Maritime Group of Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
Mikhail Karlovich Lewandowski (May 15, 1890 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet Komandarm 2nd rank. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin (1935), the Order of the Red Banner (1920) and the Order of Saint Stanislaus (1916). He fought in World War I in the Imperial Russian Army and in the Russian Civil War in the Soviet Red Army. He participated in the Soviet invasions of Georgia and Azerbaijan. He commanded forces in both the Caucasus and Siberia. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 23, 1938 and later executed.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by August Kork |
Commander of the Red Banner Caucasus Army November 1925 – October 1928 |
Succeeded by Konstantin Avksentevsky |
| Preceded by Nikolay Kuibyshev |
Commander of the Siberian Military District 1930–1933 |
Succeeded by Yan Gaylit |
| Preceded by Ivan Smolin |
Commander of the Red Banner Caucasus Army November 1933 – May 1935 |
Succeeded by himself as Commander of the Transcaucasian Military District |
| Preceded by himself as Commander of the Red Banner Caucasus Army |
Commander of the Transcaucasian Military District May 1935 – June 1937 |
Succeeded by Nikolay Kuibyshev |
| Preceded by Ivan Fedko |
Commander of the Maritime Group of Forces June 1937 – February 1938 |
Succeeded by Kuzma Podlas |
Bibliography
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia, XIV, Moscow 1973.
- W. M. Ivanov, Marshal Tukhachevsky, Wojeizdat, Moscow 1990.
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