Mezhenin Sergey

Mezheninov Sergei Alexandrovich (7.1.1890, Kashira - 28.9.1937), military leader, Corps Commander (1935). The son of a nobleman. Education received in the Kazan Military School (1910), Nikolaev Military Academy (1914), school pilots Observer (1916). Participant 1-st World War, Captain. In August. 1918 enlisted in the Red Army. In 1919, the beginning. Staff, Army, then commanded the 3rd (March-August. 1919), 12 th (Sept.. 1919 - June 1920), 15 th (Oct. - Dec.. 1920) armies. In 1921, the beginning. Staff and the Commander of the Orel Military District. Since 1921 the beginning. Staff of the Western Front. Ural Military District. In December. 1921 - Nov.. Early 1924. staff and 1 st Vice. early. General Directorate Air Force. In 1924-25 beginning. Staff Ukrainian Military District. In 1925-31 and assistant deputy. early. Air. Since 1933 Deputy. early. Staff (from Sept.. 1935 General Staff) WPRA. Oversee the work of the Intelligence Directorate of the Red Army. Simultaneously, since 1934 member of the Military Council of the People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR. In 1936 adopted a candidate member of the CPSU (b). When the mass arrests began in the central apparatus of the Red Army, Mezheninov, which, in his own words, "carelessness and lack of vigilance brought to the loss of several papers, tried to commit suicide. He twice shot himself but survived and hospitalized. Immediately thereafter, a number of intelligence officers have written to him denunciations, accusing it of spying for Germany, and was arrested on 20.6.1937 Mezheninov straight to hospital. He refused to plead guilty and to confirm knocked out of his testimony during the investigation, 28/9/1937 sentenced to death. Shot. In 1957, rehabilitated.