Dmitry Fesenko

Dmitry Fesenko
Дмитрий Семёнович Фесенко
BornSeptember 1895
Died15 October 1937 (aged 42)
Military career
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
Service years
1915–1917 (Russian Empire)
1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Rank
Komkor

Dmitry Semyonovich Fesenko (Russian: Дмитрий Семёнович Фесенко; September 1895 – 15 October 1937) was a Soviet Komkor (corps commander). He was born in present-day Stavropol Krai. He fought for 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. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 18th of July, 1937 and later executed at Kommunarka.

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