Pyotr Bryanskikh

Pyotr Bryanskikh (1896 - August 29, 1938) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. On November 20, 1935 he was made a Komdiv (division commander) before being promoted in 1937. He served as deputy commander of the military district of the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic before being transferred to the Volga. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on July 18, 1938 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on April 9, 1955.