Grigory Shtern

Grigory Shtern
Born	6 August [O.S. 24 July] 1900 Smila, Russian Empire
Died	28 October 1941(1941-10-28) (aged 41) Kuibyshev, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1919–1941
Rank	Colonel General
Commands held	1st Red Banner Army Far Eastern Front 8th Army
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War Spanish Civil War World War II Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Battle of Lake Khasan Battle of Khalkhin Gol Winter War
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Grigory Mikhailovich Shtern (Russian: Григорий Михайлович Штерн; 6 August [O.S. 24 July] 1900 – 28 October 1941) was a Soviet officer in the Red Army and military advisor during the Spanish Civil War. He also served with distinction during the Soviet-Japanese Border Wars and the Winter War. The Soviet authorities accused him of treason and had him shot during Stalin's military purge of 1941.