The Generals of WWII

Generals from Soviet Union Flag for Soviet Union
Portrait of Kombrig Aleksandr Georgievich Lignau

Lignau, Aleksandr Georgievich

Kombrig

* February 1875

† 5th of February 1938

(Александр Георгиевич Лигнау)

Promotions

1936-04-26 Kombrig

Service

1930-07-XX 1931-01-01 Instructor at Frunze Military Academy
1931-01-01 1931-07-18 Arrested
1931-07-18 Condemned to 10 years imprisonment
1935-XX-XX Released
1935-03-XX Reinstated in the Army
1936-01-XX 1936-12-XX Senior Instructor at the Infantry Commanders Advanced Training Course 'Vystrel'
1936-12-XX 1937-12-21 Head of the Tactical Loop, Infantry Commanders Advanced Training Course 'Vystrel'
1937-12-21 1938-01-24 Arrested
1938-01-24 Condemned to death
1938-02-05 Executed
1956-09-15 Rehabilitated
Picture source: Courtesy of Mikhail Eremenko