Semyon Turovsky

Semyon Turovsky
Born1895
Chernigove, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 1, 1937
AllegianceSoviet Union
Service / branchSoviet Red Army
Years of service1918–1936
RankKomkor
Commands11th Rifle Division
12th Rifle Corps
Battles / warsRussian 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.