Semyon Turovsky | |
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Born | 1895 Chernigove, Russian Empire |
Died | July 1, 1937 |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Soviet Red Army |
Years of service | 1918–1936 |
Rank | Komkor |
Commands | 11th Rifle Division 12th Rifle Corps |
Battles / wars | Russian Civil War |
Semyon Abramovich Turovsky (Russian, Семён Абрамович Туровский; 1895 – July 1, 1937) was a Soviet corps commander. He was born in what is now Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. He fought for the Bolsheviks against the White movement during the Russian Civil War. During the Great Purge, he was denounced by Dmitry Shmidt as being a member of a Trotskyite conspiracy. He was arrested on September 4, 1936 and executed the following year. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner.