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August Kork

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August Ivanovich Kork (Russian: Август Иванович Корк, also Аугуст Яанович Корк; 2 August [O.S. 22 July] 1887 – 12 June 1937) was an Estonian Red Army commander (Komandarm 2nd rank) who was tried and executed during the Great Purge in 1937. Kork became an officer of the Imperial Russian Army and graduated from the General Staff Academy. He served as a staff officer during World War I and in February 1917 was at the Western Front headquarters. Kork became a Bolshevik and joined the Red Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. August Kork is the 1,412th most popular military personnel (down from 1,298th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 67th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Estonian Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, August Kork ranks 1,412 out of 2,058. Before him are Kurt von der Chevallerie, Dmitry Lelyushenko, Herman Kahn, August von Werder, Fritz Julius Kuhn, and Walter Short. After him are Karl von Einem, Nadezhda Durova, Dmitry Milyutin, Sun Chuanfang, Estácio de Sá, and Josef Kammhuber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, August Kork ranks 153. Before him are Jorge Chávez, Omer Nishani, Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia, Chico Marx, Hristo Lukov, and Sylvia Beach. After him are Pierre Jean Jouve, Jānis Rudzutaks, Hermann Rauschning, Albert Gutterson, Pyotr Nesterov, and Leevi Madetoja.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, August Kork ranks 96 out of 351. Before him are Alexei Lvov (1798), Mart Laar (1960), Käbi Laretei (1922), Konrad Mägi (1878), Eduard Pütsep (1898), and Mart Siimann (1946). After him are Jaan Poska (1866), Juhan Kukk (1885), Jakob Hurt (1839), Eduard von Toll (1858), Andres Tarand (1940), and Ester Mägi (1922).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Estonia

Among military personnels born in Estonia, August Kork ranks 5. Before him are Paul von Rennenkampf (1854), Johan Laidoner (1884), Otto von Kotzebue (1787), and Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven (1914). After him are Arnold Meri (1919), and Alfons Rebane (1908).

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