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Yan Gamarnik | |
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Ян Гамарник | |
.jpg) Gamarnik on a 1964 Soviet stamp | |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia | |
| In office 4 December 1928 – 3 January 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Vilgelm Knorinsh |
| Succeeded by | Konstantin Gey |
| First Secretary of the Kyiv Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine (Bolsheviks) | |
| In office 25 April 1921 – July 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Hryhoriy Hrynko |
| Head of the Political Directorate of the Red Workers' and Peasants' Army | |
| In office 1 October 1929 – 31 May 1937 | |
| President | Kliment Voroshilov |
| Preceded by | Andrei Bubnov |
| Succeeded by | Pyotr Smirnov |
| Full member of the 15th, 16th Orgburo | |
| In office 17 November 1929 – 10 February 1934 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jakov Tzudikovich Gamarnik 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1894 Zhytomyr, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 31 May 1937 (aged 42) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Russian Communist Party (1917–1937) |
| Children | Viktoria Kochneva |
| Alma mater | St Petersburg Psychoneurological Institute |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner (1928) Order of Lenin (1933) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1937 |
| Rank | Army Commissar of 1st rank |
| Unit | 58th Rifle Division |
| Commands | Army Political Administration (1929–37) |
Yan Gamarnik (birth name Jakov Tzudikovich Gamarnik (Russian: Я́ков Цу́дикович Гама́рник)), sometimes known as Yakov Gamarnik (Russian: Я́ков Гама́рник; 14 June [O.S. 2 June] 1894 – 31 May 1937), was the Chief of the Political Department of the Red Army from 1930 to 1937, Deputy Commissar of Defense 1930—1934 and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia 1928–1930.