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Leonid Petrovsky

Soviet lieutenant general killed in WWII · Russia · On the map · Lived 1902 to 1941 · aged 39

Leonid Grigorevich Petrovsky was a Soviet lieutenant general. He was the oldest son of Grigory Petrovsky. He was born in what is now Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. He was promoted to Komkor from Komdiv in 1937. While in command of forces in Central Asia, he was removed from command and expelled from the army.

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Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"1938
Order of the Red Star1936
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class

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He was not executed like many of his colleagues. In 1940, he was reinstated in the army. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner, the Order of the Red Star and the Order of the Patriotic War. Less than a month after his death, his younger brother, Peter was executed on September 11, despite a request from his father for his release.

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Russia
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Deceased
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Lived 1902 to 1941 · aged 39