Sergei Aleksandrovich Mezheninov (19 January 1890 – 28 September 1937) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander). He fought for the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. During this war, he commanded the 3rd,

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and 15th Red Army. At the time of the

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, Mezheninov was arrested after a

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on 20 June 1937. He was accused of spying for

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, convicted and later executed.A secret aviation school
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Awards

Russian Empire: *

Order of Saint Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir () was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine the Great, Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev, Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of ...

, 4th class *

Order of Saint Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, on 14 February 1735, in hono ...

, 4th class *

, 3rd class Soviet Union: *

Order of the Red Banner The Order of the Red Banner () was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of S ...

(1922) *

Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mezheninov, Serg 1890 births 1937 deaths Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War Mezheninov Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 4th class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Great Purge victims from Russia People executed by the Soviet Union