Sergei Kamenev
Encyclopedia
Sergey Sergeyevich Kamenev , 1881 – August 25, 1936), was a Soviet
military leader.
Kamenev was born Kiev
. In World War I he commanded a regiment. He became a member of the CPSU in 1930. He died in Moscow
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
military leader.
Kamenev was born Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. In World War I he commanded a regiment. He became a member of the CPSU in 1930. He died in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
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Military career
- Civil War (1918-1919) - commander of Eastern Front
- 1919-1924 - Chief Commander of Armed Force of the Republic
- 1927-1934 - undersecretaryUndersecretaryAn under secretary is an executive government official in many countries, frequently a career public servant, who typically acts as a senior administrator or second-in-command to a politically-appointed Cabinet Minister or other government official...
in Ministry of Military and Navy Forces - From 1934 - the head of the Air Defence Department of Red ArmyRed ArmyThe Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...