Marcian Germanovich
BornOctober 29, 1895
Russian Empire
DiedSeptember 20, 1937
Soviet Union
AllegianceRussian Empire
Soviet Union
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Soviet Red Army
RankKomkor
Commands held15th Rifle Division
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War

Marcian Yakovlevich Germanovich (Russian: Маркиан Яковлевич Германович; October 29, 1895 – September 20, 1937) was a Soviet division commander and 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 a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on August 7, 1937 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1957.

Preceded byJohannes Raudmets Commander of the 15th Rifle Division 1922–1924 Succeeded byVladimir Tarasenko

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