1893. Mikhail Tukhachevsky was born

125 years ago, on February 16, 1893, Marshal of the Soviet Union Mikhail Nikolaevich Tukhachevsky was born, shot in 1937 on false accusations of the leadership of a "military-fascist conspiracy." Stalin feared that in the event of a large war, Tukhachevsky, who was supposed to command the Red Army in the war with Germany, would turn into a new Bonaparte after the victory and seize power. Therefore, he preferred to destroy the talented commander.