Hryhoriy Kossak
Hryhoriy Kossak | |
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Kossak in Sich Riflemen uniform | |
| Native name | Григорій Коссак |
| Nickname | Hryts Kossak |
| Born | 7 March 1882 |
| Died | 3 March 1939 (aged 56) |
| Buried | unknown |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary West Ukrainian People's Republic |
| Branch | Austro-Hungarian Army Ukrainian Galician Army |
| Service years | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Sotnyk Colonel |
| Unit | Legion of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen III Corps UHA |
| Commands | Ukrainian Sich Riflemen Ukrainian Galician Army |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Miliary Merit Cross 3rd class |
| Relations | Ivan Kossak |
| Other work | Teacher |
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Hryhoriy (Hryts) Kossak (Ukrainian: Григорій (Гриць) Коссак; 7 March 1882, Drohobych - 3 March 1939, Moscow) was a Ukrainian teacher, community activist and military officer, who served as a commander of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen and the Ukrainian Galician Army. Later in his life he worked as a lectured at a Red Army officers' school in Kharkiv, but was arrested and executed by Bolshevik authorities.