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Alexander Matveevich Nikonov (Russian: Александр Матвеевич Никонов; 31 August 1893 – 26 October 1937) was a Soviet komdiv (division commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in February 1917 and serving in the Red Army during the subsequent Civil War.
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Alexander Nikonov | |
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Born | 31 August 1893 Olonets Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 26 October 1937 44) Moscow Oblast, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union | (aged
Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
Rank | Komdiv |
Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
Novikov was an acting head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Red Army in 1937.
He was executed during the Great Purge.
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