Iona Yakir Military person

Iona Emmanuilovich Yakir (Russian: Иона Эммануилович Якир; August 3, 1896 – June 11, 1937) was the Red Army commander and one of the world's major military reformers between World War I and World War II.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 16, 1893
Birth place	Bessarabia , Chișinău , Russian Empire
Date of death	June 11, 1937
Place of death	Moscow

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Military person

award	Order of the Red Banner
military operations	Russian Civil War
military command	Kiev Military District
military unit	Kiev Military District 45th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)
service start	1918
service end	1937