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Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh
Memorial plaque at Ataman House (Novocherkassk)
Born	May 21, 1890 Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	July 29, 1938 (aged 48) Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire Soviet Union
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army
Years of service	1911–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Rank	Komkor
Commands held	Taman Army 11th Rifle Corps
Battles/wars	World War I Russian Civil War

Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh (Russian: Епифан Иович Ковтюх; Ukrainian: Єпіфан Іович Ковтюх; May 21, 1890 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet corps commander. He was born in modern-day Ukraine. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks. He was a recipient of the Cross of St. George and the Order of the Red Banner. He commanded the 11th Rifle Corps from January 1930 to June 1936. During the Great Purge, he was arrested by the NKVD on August 10, 1937 and his name appeared on Stalin's execution list of July 26, 1938. He was executed three days later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on February 23, 1956. With Stephan Vostretsov, he is remembered on a plaque at Ataman House (Novocherkassk).

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