Mishka Yaponchik

Mishka Yaponchik
Birth nameMoisei Wolfovich Vinnitsky
Born(1891-10-30)30 October 1891
Odesa, Russian Empire
Died29 July 1919(1919-07-29) (aged 27)
near Voznesensk, Kherson Governorate, Ukrainian SSR
Allegiance Ukrainian SSR
BranchRed Army
Service years1904–1918
Units
Commands54th Soviet Revolutionary Regiment
ConflictRussian Civil War

Mishka Yaponchik (born Moisei Wolfovich Vinnitsky; 30 October 1891 – 29 July 1919)[1][2] was an Odesa gangster, Jewish revolutionary, and a Soviet military leader.

  1. ^ Мишка Япончик — «король» одесских бандитов
  2. ^ Владимир Ханелис. "Мишка "Япончик": вместо легенды". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.