Viktor Bilash

Viktor Bilash
Віктор Білаш
Otaman of the Makhnovshchina
In office 13 August 1921 (1921-08-13) – c. 1923 (1923)
Preceded by	Nestor Makhno
Succeeded by	Position disestablished
Personal details
Born	1893 (1893) Novospasivka, Mariupolsky, Katerynoslav, Russian Empire
Died	24 January 1938(1938-01-24) (aged 44–45) Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Cause of death	Execution by firing squad
Nationality	Ukrainian
Military service
Allegiance	Makhnovshchina
Service	Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine
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]

1. ↑ Darch 2020, p. 33 sfnm error: no target: CITEREFDarch2020 (help); Skirda 2004, p. 86 sfnm error: no target: CITEREFSkirda2004 (help).
2. ↑ Skirda 2004, p. 316. sfn error: no target: CITEREFSkirda2004 (help)