Vasily Blyukher

Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher (Russian: Васи́лий Константи́нович Блю́хер, romanized: Vasily 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 for spying. 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.