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Vasily Blyukher
1890–1938
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- military officer
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Lefortovo PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher (Russian: ÐаÑиÌлий ÐонÑÑанÑиÌÐ½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ ÐлÑÌÑ ÐµÑ, romanized: Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher; 1 December 1889 â 9 November 1938) was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. In 1938, Blyukher was arrested during the period of military purges under Joseph Stalin for spying. He was tortured and blinded by Lavrentiy Beria and his men before succumbing to his injuries. His body was then incinerated on the orders of Stalin.
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