Boris Sergeyevich Gorbachev

Boris Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1892, near the village Zabolote Rogachova - 3/7/1937, Moscow), military leader, corps commander. The son of a peasant. Educated at the Frunze Military Academy (1926). Participant 1-st world war, the senior non-commissioned officer in February. 1917 joined RSDRPb). He participated in battles with the Polish legionnaires gene. I.R. Dovbor-Musnitski and Germanic troops. In May 1918 the commander of the Special Railway Cavalry Regiment, headed by the punitive operations carried out in the province of Smolensk. Then fought in southern Russia. Since the autumn of 1919 the commander of the 35 th Cavalry Regiment. In July 1920 the commander of 3rd Brigade 4 th Cavalry Division Commander of 3 orders of the Red Banner (two in 1921, 1922), was well known as a dashing cavalry officer and hero of the Civil War. A deputy. Commander of the Moscow Military District. Arrested on 3.5.1937 as commander of the troops of the Urals Military District, based on the testimony of MN. Tukhachevskogo, VM. Primakov and B.M. Feldman as an active participant in the "military-fascist conspiracy in the Red Army". During the investigation had been beaten and tortured. At trial, refused ejected from the testimony. 3.7.1938, in t.ch. for participation in the preparation of terrorist acts and sentenced to death. Shot. In 1956, rehabilitated.