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Semen Goruk
Ukrainian military commander / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasyliovych and the family name is Goruk.
Semen Vasyliovych Goruk (Ukrainian: Семе́н Васильович Ґору́к; 13 September 1873 – 1920) was a Ukrainian military commander who served as General Bulawa of the Ukrainian Galician Army, a rank equivalent to Chief of the General Staff, from 6 November 1918 to 10 December 1918. He was later captured by the Red Army and sent to Solovki prison camp, where he was executed.
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Native name | Семен Васильович Ґорук |
Nickname(s) | Sen Goruk |
Born | (1873-09-13)13 September 1873 Sniatyn, Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) |
Died | 1920 (aged 46–47) Solovki prison camp, Arkhangelsk Governorate, Russian SFSR (now Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia) |
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Years of service | 1914–1920 |
Rank | Otaman |
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Alma mater | University of Lviv |
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