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Iona Yakir

Soviet military commander (1896-1937) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 40

Iona Emmanuilovich Yakir was a Red Army commander and one of the world's major military reformers between World War I and World War II. He was an early and major military victim of the Great Purge, alongside Mikhail Tukhachevsky.

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Russia
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1896 to 1937 · aged 40