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COMMANDER // 1891–1938

Yevhen Konovalets

FänrikUkrainian People's Republic1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1891 – 1938

1900191019201930Ukrainian–Soviet War · 1917-1921Kyiv Arsenal January Uprising — January 29, 1918 · Ukrainian People's Republic · Ukrainian–Soviet War

Active service 1918 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 27.

Profile

Yevhen Mykhailovych Konovalets was a Ukrainian military commander and political leader of the Ukrainian nationalist movement. He is best known for his role in the Ukrainian War of Independence as leader of the Sich Riflemen and as the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) from its foundation in 1929 to his assassination in 1938 by the NKVD. Konovalets was also a veteran of the First World War and cofounded the OUN's predecessor, the Ukrainian Military Organisation, in 1920, assuming leadership of the organisation.

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Battles (1)

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