Yan Gaylit
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Yan Petrovich Gaylit (Russian: Ян Петро́вич Га́йлит, Latvian: Jānis Gailītis; May 25, 1894 – August 1, 1938) was a Soviet Komkor of Latvian ethnicity. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, as a part of the so-called "Latvian Operation", Gaylit was arrested by the NKVD on August 15, 1937, and executed the following year. He was rehabilitated in 1956.
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Born | May 25, 1894 Wolmar, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
Died | August 1, 1938 (aged 44) Moscow, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
Years of service | 1915–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
Rank | Komkor |
Commands held | 35th Rifle Division Siberian Military District |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
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