Leonty Yakovlevich Ugyumov (Russian: Леонтий Яковлевич Угрюмов; 1887 – August 14, 1937) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He was born in what is now Usolye, Usolsky District, Perm Krai. He fought for the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He led several Red Army units, including the 57th Rifle Division and temporarily the 4th Army.
Leonty Ugryumov | |
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| Born | 1887 Usolye, Ural Oblast (Russian Empire) |
| Died | August 14, 1937 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
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During the Great Purge, he was arrested on May 21, 1937, and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on May 23, 1956.
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- Cherushev, Nikolai Semyonovich; Cherushev, Yury Nikolaevich (2012). Расстрелянная элита РККА (командармы 1-го и 2-го рангов, комкоры, комдивы и им равные): 1937—1941. Биографический словарь [Executed Elite of the Red Army (Komandarms of the 1st and 2nd ranks, Komkors, Komdivs, and equivalents) 1937–1941 Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Kuchkovo Pole. ISBN 9785995002178.
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