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Vitaly Markovich Primakov Віталій Маркович Примаков | |
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Born | Semenivka, Novozybkovsky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire | 3 December 1897
Died | 12 June 1937 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 39)
Allegiance | Russian SFSR (1918–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1937) |
Years of service | 1918–1937 |
Rank | Komkor |
Commands | Leningrad Military District |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner (three times) |
Vitaliy Markovich Primakov (Russian: Виталий Маркович Примаков, romanized: Vitaliy Markovich Primakov; Ukrainian: Віталій Маркович Примаков, romanized: Vitalii 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.