Vasiliy Khripin

Vasiliy Vladimirovich Khripin (1893 – July 29, 1938), was a Soviet Air Force General. He fought in the Imperial Russian military in World War I before going over to the Bolsheviks during the subsequent civil war. He was a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of the Red Star. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on November 26, 1937 and executed the following year at Kommunarka.