Vasily Blyukher | |
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![]() Blyukher c. 1930s | |
Birth name | Vasily Konstantinovich Gurov |
Nickname(s) | "Red Napoleon"[1] |
Born | Barschinka, Russian Empire | 1 December 1889
Died | 9 November 1938 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | (aged 48)
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Years of service | 1914–1915 1917–1938 |
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Commands | Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of the Red Star |
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Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher (Russian: Васи́лий Константи́нович Блю́хер, romanized: Vasiliy Konstantinovich Blyukher; 1 December 1889 – 9 November 1938) was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
In 1938, Blyukher was arrested during the period of military purges under Joseph Stalin. He was tortured and blinded by Lavrentiy Beria and his men before succumbing to his injuries. His body was then incinerated on the orders of Stalin.[2][3]
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