Yepifan Kovtyukh

Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh
Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh
	Memorial plaque at Ataman House (Novocherkassk)
Born	May 21, 1890; Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	July 29, 1938 (aged 48); Soviet Union
Allegiance	Russian Empire; Soviet Union
Branch	Imperial Russian Army; Soviet Red Army
Service years	1911–1917 (Russian Empire); 1918–1937 (Soviet Union)
Rank	Komkor
Commands	Taman Army; 11th Rifle Corps
Conflicts	World War I; Russian Civil War

Yepifan Iovich Kovtyukh (Russian: Епифан Иович Ковтюх; Ukrainian: Єпіфан Іович Ковтюх; May 21, 1890 – July 29, 1938) was a Soviet corps commander. He was born in modern-day Ukraine.

He fought for the Imperial Russian Army in World War I before supporting the Bolsheviks. He was a recipient of the Cross of St. George and the Order of the Red Banner. He commanded the 11th Rifle Corps from January 1930 to June 1936. During the Great Purge, he was arrested by the NKVD on August 10, 1937, and his name appeared on Stalin's execution list of July 26, 1938. He was executed three days later^[1].

After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated on February 23, 1956^{[citation needed]}.

He is remembered on a plaque at Ataman House in Novocherkassk^{[citation needed]} alongside Stephan Vostretsov. Ataman House was the apartment of the Chief of Novocherkassk garrison and in was, for a time, the place of residence of both men^[2].

References

^ Cherushev, N. S. (2012). Rasstreli︠a︡nnai︠a︡ ėlita RKKA, 1937-1941. Komandarmy 1-go i 2-go rangov, komkory, komdivy i im ravnye: biograficheskiĭ slovarʹ [The Executed Elite of the Red Army: First- and Second-Rank Commanders, Corps Commanders, Division Commanders, and Their Equals 1937-1941: A Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moskva: Kuchkovo pole. ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8.
^ "Новочеркасск : энциклопедия : посвящается 200-летию Новочеркасска – Российская Национальная Библиотека – Vivaldi". vivaldi.nlr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-05-22.

Military offices

Preceded by

Commander of the 11th Rifle Corps
January 1930 – June 1936

Succeeded by

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[1] Cherushev, N. S. (2012). Rasstreli︠a︡nnai︠a︡ ėlita RKKA, 1937-1941. Komandarmy 1-go i 2-go rangov, komkory, komdivy i im ravnye: biograficheskiĭ slovarʹ [The Executed Elite of the Red Army: First- and Second-Rank Commanders, Corps Commanders, Division Commanders, and Their Equals 1937-1941: A Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moskva: Kuchkovo pole. ISBN 978-5-9950-0217-8.

[2] "Новочеркасск : энциклопедия : посвящается 200-летию Новочеркасска – Российская Национальная Библиотека – Vivaldi". vivaldi.nlr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2026-05-22.

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