Sergei Efimovich Gribov

Sergei Efimovich Gribov
Born 17 July 1895
Russian Empire
Died 29 July 1938 (1938-07-30) (aged 43)
Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Rank Komkor
Commands held North Caucasus Military District
Battles/wars World War I
Russian Civil War

Sergei Efimovich Gribov (17 July 1895 – 29 July 1938) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. He commanded forces in the North Caucasus region. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 28 January 1938 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.

Preceded by
Nikolai Kashirin
Commander of the North Caucasus Military District
1937–1938
Succeeded by
Mikhail Grigoryevich Yefremov

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