Vasily Pavlovich Glagolev
Vasily Pavlovich Glagolev | |
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| Born | 23 May 1883 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 March 1938 (aged 54) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Far Eastern Republic Soviet Union |
| Years of service | 1900–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1920 (RSFSR) 1920 (Far Eastern Republic) 1920–1938 (Soviet Union) |
| Rank | Kombrig |
| Commands | 38th Infantry Regiment (Russian Empire) 9th Rifle Division 11th Cavalry Division 12th Cavalry Division 16th Army 10th Army 6th Army |
Vasily Pavlovich Glagolev (Russian: Василий Павлович Глаголев; 23 May 1883 – 14 March 1938) was a Red Army commander.
He served as a staff officer in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I and defected to the Bolsheviks after the October Revolution. He fought for them against the White movement in the subsequent civil war. He was made a brigade commander on 13 December 1935, with the reintroduction of military ranks.
During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 11 December 1937, and executed the following year.