Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov (19 August 1892 – 3 July 1937) was a Soviet komkor (Russian for a corps commander). He was born in present-day Belarus. He fought in the Imperial Russian Army during World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks in the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 3 May 1937 and executed two months later. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1956.
Boris Sergeevich Gorbachyov
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| Born | 19 August 1892 Zabalaccie, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 July 1937 (1937-07-04) (aged 44) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1917 (Russian Empire) 1918–1937 (Soviet Union) |
| Commands held | Moscow Military District Ural Military District |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
| Preceded by | Commander of the Moscow Military District 1935–1936 |
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| Preceded by | Commander of the Ural Military District 1937 |
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