Leonid Jakovlevich Veyner (17 March 1897 – 26 November 1937) was a Soviet general, born in

Horlivka Horlivka ( , ; uk, Го́рлівка ), or Gorlovka (russian: link=no, Горловка ), is a city of regional significance in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. In 2001, the city's population was 292,000, and it was estimated as Economic activit ...

, who was given the rank of

Komkor (russian: комкор) is the abbreviation for Corps commander (russian: командир корпуса, komandir korpusa; ), and was a military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces of the USSR in the period from 1935 to 1940. It was also the d ...

on 21 November 1935. He served in the

Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army (russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, tr. ) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from around 1721 to the Russian Revolution of 1917. In the early 1850s, the Russian Ar ...

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

and in the

Soviet Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and, after ...

in the

Russian Civil War , date = October Revolution, 7 November 1917 – Yakut revolt, 16 June 1923{{Efn, The main phase ended on 25 October 1922. Revolt against the Bolsheviks continued Basmachi movement, in Central Asia and Tungus Republic, the Far East th ...

. He was a recipient of the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

, the

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner (russian: Орден Красного Знамени, Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of th ...

and the

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star (russian: Орден Красной Звезды, Orden Krasnoy Zvezdy) was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 193 ...

(1934). During the

Great Purge The Great Purge or the Great Terror (russian: Большой террор), also known as the Year of '37 (russian: 37-й год, translit=Tridtsat sedmoi god, label=none) and the Yezhovshchina ('period of Nikolay Yezhov, Yezhov'), was General ...

, he was arrested on 15 August 1937 and later executed in Mariupol. After the death of

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secreta ...

, he was rehabilitated.

Biography

Leonid Veyner was born in Gorlovka in the family of the tailor at the 1897 mine. He had an older brother, Mark. In 1915, during the strike, he was arrested and belonged to the army. In 1917, he finished serving in the old Army as a junior non-commissioned officer. In November 1917, he formed the Guard Cavalry squad. During the Civil War, he was commander of the Partisan Krasnogvardeisky squad, commander of the Lugano Cavalry Regiment of the Communist Brigade of the 10th Army, Kamyshanskoj Rifle Brigade, 1st Donetsk Special Brigade, Special Cavalry Brigade of the 1st Mounted Army, 132nd Plastunskoj Brigade, and the 60th Rifle Brigade. He participated in the fight against Polish troops in the Ukraine in 1920. In recognition of his successes in 1919 and 1920, he was twice awarded the Order of the Red Banner (1921, 1923). After the civil war, he graduated from a military academy. In 1934, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star. He was Military Adviser to Glavkome MDN from 1936 to August 1937. In 1936, he was awarded the "Polar Star" order of Mongol for defeating the Japanese at Lake Buir-Nuur. In early 1937, he was awarded the Order of Lenin.

Repression

Veyner was arrested on 15 August 1937 and sentenced on 26 November 1937. He was rehabilitated, posthumously, on 14 May 1955.

Family

Veyner's older brother, Mark Veyner, also working in the fifth mine, was elected as a member of the Executive Board of the working deputies in the Gorlovsko-Shherbinovskom district in 1917. From October 1917 to March 1918, he was a military commander of the Nikitovka station.

Awards

(1937) *

(twice, in 1921 and 1923) *

(1934) *

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of the ...

(

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

, 1936)

Bibliography

* Shevchenko И., Яковенко П. «Горловка в именах и лицах». Издательство "Фонарь" ("Ліхтар"). Горловка – 2007. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Veynor, Leo 1897 births 1937 deaths Veyner Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Ukrainian people of World War I Russian military personnel of World War I People of the Russian Civil War Soviet rehabilitations Great Purge victims from Ukraine