Nikolai Krivoruchko

Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko (Николай Николаевич Криворучко; ; December 6, 1887 – August 19, 1938) was a Soviet Komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 21, 1938 and later executed.

Awards

 * Order of Lenin (1935)
 * Two Orders of the Red Banner (11.11.1921, 31.10.1930)

Memorial

 * In Uman (Cherkasy region, Ukraine) there is street called Krivoruchko.