Viktor Bilash | |
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Віктор Білаш | |
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Otaman of the Makhnovshchina | |
In office 13 August 1921 – c. 1923 | |
Preceded by | Nestor Makhno |
Succeeded by | Position disestablished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1893 Novospasivka, Mariupolsky, Katerynoslav, Russian Empire |
Died | 24 January 1938 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | (aged 44–45)
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1918-1923 |
Rank | Chief of staff |
Battles/wars | Ukrainian War of Independence |
Viktor Fedorovych Bilash (Ukrainian: Віктор Федорович Білаш; 1893 – 24 January 1938) was the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (RIAU) under Nestor Makhno.[1] He became its commander in chief after Makhno went into exile.[2]