Grigory Kotovsky

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Grigory Kotovsky
Born	(1881-06-24)June 24, 1881 Hînceşti, Russian Empire
Died	August 6, 1925(1925-08-06) (aged 44) Chebanka Village, near Odessa, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Russia (1918–1922)  Soviet Union (1922–1925)
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1918–1925
Commands held	17th Red Cossacks Cavalry Division 2nd Cavalry Corps
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War
Awards	Order of the Red Banner (3)

Grigory Ivanovich Kotovsky (Russian: Григо́рий Ива́нович Кото́вский, Romanian: Grigore Kotovski; June 24 [O.S. June 12] 1881 – August 6, 1925) was a Soviet military and political activist, and participant in the Russian Civil War. He made a career from being a gangster and bank robber to eventually becoming a Red Army commander and member of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union.