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Vasili Blokhin

NKVD officer and chief executioner (1895-1955) · Russia · On the map · Died at 60

Vasily Mikhailovich Blokhin was a Soviet secret police official who served as the chief executioner of the NKVD under the administrations of Genrikh Yagoda, Nikolay Yezhov and Lavrentiy Beria.

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A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 116 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Order of the Badge of Honour
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (V)
Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (XV)
Honorary Officer of the State Security

About this person

Country
Russia
Type
Other
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1955 · aged 60

The same award as Vasili

Genrikh YagodaBoth received Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (XV)Vsevolod MerkulovBoth received Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (V)Viktor AbakumovBoth received Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (XV)Lavrentiy BeriaBoth received Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (V)Nikolai YezhovBoth received Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (XV)Vasily BlyukherBoth received Honorary Worker of the VChK-GPU (V)