Eduards Liepiņš
Soviet commander
About Eduards Liepiņš
Lived 1889 – 1938 (aged 48–49). Eduards Liepiņš was a Latvian.
Eduard Davydovich Lepin (, ; 1889 – 22 August 1938) was a Soviet division commander and Komkor of Latvian ethnicity. He fought in the Russian Civil War against the White movement. Lepin was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner.
During the Great Purge, as a part of the so-called "Latvian Operation", Lepin was arrested on 2 December 1937 and shot at the Kommunarka shooting ground on 22 August 1938. In 1956, after the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated.
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Who was Eduards Liepiņš?
soviet commander (1889-1938)
When was Eduards Liepiņš born?
Eduards Liepiņš was born in 1889 in Riga.
When did Eduards Liepiņš die?
Eduards Liepiņš died on 22 August 1938 in Moscow Oblast.
What nationality was Eduards Liepiņš?
Eduards Liepiņš was Latvian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Eduards Liepiņš. https://biography.guide/eduards-liepins/
MLA: "Eduards Liepiņš." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/eduards-liepins/.
Chicago: "Eduards Liepiņš." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/eduards-liepins/.
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