Stepan Nikolaevich Bogomyagkov (; 31 December 1890 – September 1966) 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 promoted to Komkor on 11 November 1935. During the

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, he was arrested in February 1938. Unlike many of his colleagues, he was not executed. In 1941, he was sentenced to 10 years in a labor camp. He was released in 1948 after seven years and lived in retirement in his home region of

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. He was not reinstated in the army but did receive a pension.Приказ РВСР № 84 от 1923 года

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogomyagkov, Stepan 1890 births 1966 deaths Soviet komkors Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of the Russian Civil War