Nikolai Nikolayevich Krivoruchko (; ; December 6, 1887 – August 19, 1938) was a Soviet Komkor (corps commander). He fought in the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on February 21, 1938 and later executed.
Awards
Order of Lenin (1935) Two Orders of the Red Banner (11.11.1921, 31.10.1930) Герои Гражданской войны. Криворучко Николай Николаевич. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 1971. — № 4. — С.57-58.
Memorial In Uman (Cherkasy region, Ukraine) there is street called Krivoruchko.
References
Кольцов С. В. «М. М. Криворучко» — Дніпропетровськ: Промінь, 1969. Социокультурный состав советской военной элиты 1931—1938 гг. и её оценки в прессе русского зарубежья Расстрелянная элита РККА|84—85