Anatolie Popa
Anatolie Popa | |
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Picture of Popa,sometime before 1918 | |
| Born | 15 March 1896 Cotiujenii Mari, Soroksky Uyezd, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 June 1920 (aged 24) Novo-Miropol', Ukraine |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Moldavian Democratic Republic Soviet Russia |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Bessarabian Army Red Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1917 1917–1918 1918–1920 |
| Rank | Stabs-kapitan Military commissar Regimental Commander |
| Unit | 75th Sevastopol Infantry Regiment Bălți County Moldavian Cohorts 45th Rifle Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Anatolie Popa (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Попа, Anatoliy Vasilievich Popa; 15 March 1896 – 25 June 1920) was a Bessarabian-born military commander active during World War I and the Russian Revolution and Civil War, one of the organisers of the Moldavian armed resistance against the advancing Romanian troops in January 1918.