Grigory Semyonov (general)

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Grigory Semyonov
Semyonov in 1920
Born	(1890-09-25)September 25, 1890 Kuranzha Village, Transbaikal Oblast, Russian Empire
Died	August 30, 1946(1946-08-30) (aged 55) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1911–1917)  Russian Republic (1917–1921)
Service / branch	Imperial Russian Army White Movement
Years of service	1911–21
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Far Eastern Army
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War
Awards	Order of St. George (twice[clarification needed])

Grigory Mikhaylovich Semyonov, or Semenov (Russian: Григо́рий Миха́йлович Семёнов; September 25, 1890 – August 30, 1946), was a Japanese-supported leader of the White movement in Transbaikal and beyond from December 1917 to November 1920, a lieutenant general, and the ataman of Baikal Cossacks (1919).^[1] He was the commander of the Far Eastern Army during the Russian Civil War. He was also a prominent figure in the White Terror. U.S. Army intelligence estimated that he was responsible for executing 30,000 people in one year.^[2]