Yan Gaylit

Yan Petrovich Gaylit (May 25, 1894 – August 1, 1938) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). 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, he was arrested on August 15, 1937 and executed the following year. He was rehabilitated in 1956.