Vitaly Primakov

Vitaly Markovich Primakov
Віталій Маркович Примаков
Born(1897-12-03)3 December 1897
Semenivka, Novozybkovsky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died12 June 1937(1937-06-12) (aged 39)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Russian SFSR (1918–1922)
 Soviet Union (1922–1937)
Years of service1918–1937
RankKomkor
CommandsLeningrad Military District
Battles / wars
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner (three times)

Vitaliy Markovich Primakov (Russian: Виталий Маркович Примаков, romanized: Vitaliy Markovich Primakov; Ukrainian: Віталій Маркович Примаков, romanizedVitalii Markovych Prymakov) (3 December 1897 – 12 June 1937) was a Soviet revolutionary, military leader of the Red Army, and commander of the Red Cossacks. He was a close friend of the Kotsiubynsky family and a son-in-law of Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky.