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Grigory Semyonov | |
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![]() Semyonov in 1920 | |
Born | Kuranzha Village, Transbaikal Oblast, Russian Empire | September 25, 1890
Died | August 30, 1946 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 55)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
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Years of service | 1911–21 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | Far Eastern Army |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Awards | Order of St. George (twice[clarification needed]) |
Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov, or Semenov (Russian: Григо́рий Миха́йлович Семёнов; September 25, 1890 – August 30, 1946), was a Japanese-supported leader of the White movement in Transbaikal and beyond from December 1917 to November 1920, a lieutenant general, and the ataman of Baikal Cossacks (1919).[1] He was the commander of the Far Eastern Army during the Russian Civil War. He was also a prominent figure in the White Terror. U.S. Army intelligence estimated that he was responsible for executing 30,000 people in one year.[2]
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