Stefan Żbikowski

Stefan Żbikowski
Photograph taken when he got arrested by the NKVD
Born24th February, 1891
Wola Osowińska, Congress Poland
Died26th October, 1937
Moscow, Soviet Russia
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
Allegiance Imperial Russian Army
Red Army
BranchInfantry
Service years1918-1919
RankCommander
Unit Revolutionary Red Warsaw Regiment
ConflictsRussian Civil War

Stefan Żbikowski (Russian: Стефан Жбиковский; February 24, 1891 – October 26, 1937) was a Polish communist activist, officer of the Red Army and commander of the Revolutionary Red Warsaw Regiment. He was one of the victims of the Great Purge and executed for apparent "counter-revolutionary activities" in 1937.

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