Ilya Ivanovich Garkavy | |
Birth Date: | July 19, 1888 |
Birth Place: | Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
Death Date: | July 1, 1937 |
Death Place: | Soviet Union |
Allegiance: | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
Branch: | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
Rank: | Komkor |
Serviceyears: | 1914–1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
Ilya Ivanovich Garkavy (ru|Илья Иванович Гарькавый; uk|Ілля Іванович Гаркавий; 1888–1937) was a Soviet komkor (corps commander) and organizer of Red Guards detachments in Tiraspol.
He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during 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 March 11, 1937 alongside fellow komkor Matvei Vasilenko. Both were later executed.