August Kork
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| Born | 2 August [O.S. 22 July] 1887 Aardla, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 June 1937 (aged 49) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Buried at | Donskoye Cemetery |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service/branch | Red Army |
| Years of service |
1908–17 |
| Rank | Komandarm 2nd rank |
| Commands held |
15th Army |
| Battles/wars | Polish-Soviet War |
| Awards |
Order of the Red Banner (2) |
| Spouse(s) | Yekaterina Mikhailovna |
1908–17
15th Army
6th Army
Kharkov Military District
Turkestan Front
Western Military District
Red Banner Caucasus Army
Belorussian Military District
Leningrad Military District
Moscow Military District
Order of the Red Banner (2)
Honorary Revolutionary Weapon
Order of Saint Anna (2nd, 3rd, and 4th classes)
August Kork (Russian: Август Иванович Корк, also Аугуст Яанович Корк; 2 August [O.S. 22 July] 1887 – 11 June 1937) was an Estonian Red Army commander (Komandarm 2nd rank) who was tried and executed during the Great Purge in 1937.
Kork became an officer of the Imperial Russian Army and graduated from the General Staff Academy. He served as a staff officer during World War I and in February 1917 was at the Western Front headquarters. Kork became a Bolshevik and joined the Red Army. He fought in the Russian Civil War, initially as chief of staff of the Bolshevik-sponsored Estonian Red Army and then as assistant commander of the 7th Army. In July 1919 Kork became commander of the 15th Army, defeating Nikolai Yudenich's Northwestern Army and defending Petrograd. He led the army in the Polish–Soviet War and in October 1920 became commander of the 6th Army, which defeated the last White Army in Crimea, led by Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel.
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