Iona Yakir | |
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| Birth name | Iona Emmanuilovich Yakir |
| Born | 3 August 1896 Kishinev, Bessarabia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 June 1937 (aged 40) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Russian SFSR Soviet Union |
| Service | .svg){kind=small} Red Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1937 |
| Rank |  Komandarm 1st rank |
| Unit | 45th Rifle Division, 58th Rifle Division, Ukrainian Military District, Kiev Military District, Leningrad Military District |
| Commands | Ukrainian Military District, Kiev Military District, Leningrad Military District |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War Polish-Soviet War |
| Awards |  Order of the Red Banner (three times) |
| Alma mater |  University of Basel |
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Iona Emmanuilovich Yakir (Russian: Ио́на Эммануи́лович Яки́р; 3 August 1896 – 12 June 1937) was a Red Army commander and one of the world's major military reformers between World War I and World War II. He was an early and major military victim of the Great Purge, alongside Mikhail Tukhachevsky.