Yepifan I Kovtyukh (May 21, 1890 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet corps commander. He was born in modern-day

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. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He was a recipient of the

Cross of St. George The Cross of Saint George (russian: Георгиевский крест, Georgiyevskiy krest) is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was initially established by Imperial Russia where it was officially known as the Decoration of ...

and 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 ...

. He commanded the 11th Rifle Corps from January 1930 to June 1936. During the

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, he was arrested by the

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on August 10, 1937 and his name appeared on

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. He was executed three days later. After the death of

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, he was rehabilitated on February 23, 1956. With Stephan Vostretsov, he is remembered on a plaque at Ataman House (Novocherkassk).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovtyukh, Yepifan 1890 births 1938 deaths Soviet komkors Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Recipients of the Cross of St. George Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Great Purge victims from Ukraine People executed by the Soviet Union Soviet rehabilitations Frunze Military Academy alumni