Nikolai_Efimovich_Varfolomeev
Nikolai Efimovich Varfolomeev (Russian: Николай Ефимович Варфоломеев; 29 September 1890 – 8 May 1939) was a Soviet military commander and theoretician. He and Vladimir Triandafillov made significant contributions to the use of technology in deep offensive operations.[1] Varfolomeev was one of the foremost military theorists teaching at the RKKA Military Academy.[2] He was executed in 1939 during the Great Purge.