Lazar Aronshtam
Lazar Naumovich Aronshtam | |
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| Born | 8 June 1896 Borzna, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 March 1938 (aged 41) |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Soviet Red Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1937 |
| Rank | Army Commissar 2nd rank |
| Battles / wars | Russian Civil War |
Lazar Naumovich Aronshtam (8 June 1896 – 25 March 1938) was a Soviet military and political officer.
He was born in what is now Ukraine. He was the brother of Grigory Aronshtam. He fought in the Russian Civil War on the side of the Bolsheviks. He was a member of the 17th Central Auditing Commission of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) which was established in 1934. During the Great Purge, he was arrested on 31 May 1937 and executed the following year.