Ilya Garkavy

Ilya Ivanovich Garkavy (; ; 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.

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