Gaspar Voskanyan
Gaspar Voskanyan (January 22, 1887 – September 20, 1937) was an ethnic Armenian Soviet komkor (corps commander). He was born in what is now Grigoriopol District in Transnistria, Moldova. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on May 28, 1937 and later executed.
Gaspar Voskanyan | |
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| Born | January 22, 1887 Grigoriopol, Ținutul Tiraspol, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | September 20, 1937 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Komkor |
| Commands held | 25th Rifle Division 49th Rifle Division 4th Army 12th Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
References
| Preceded by |
Commander of the Red Army 25th Rifle Division November 29, 1918 – February 5, 1919 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by |
Commander of the Soviet 6th Rifle Corps 1923–1924 |
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