Matvei Vasilenko
Matvei Ivanovich Vasilenko was a Soviet komkor. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He also fought in the war against Poland.
He commanded the 11th Army, the 9th Army, again the 11th Army and the 14th Army.
He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Star.
During the Great Purge, he was arrested on March 11, 1937. On June 26, 1937, Vasilenko's name appeared on an execution list signed by Joseph Stalin, Lazar Kaganovich, Kliment Voroshilov, Andrei Zhdanov and Anastas Mikoyan. He was later executed. In 1956, he was rehabilitated.
