Leonid Lesh
Russian general (1862–1934)
Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh | |
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| Born | January 9, 1862 Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | August 28, 1934 Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire White Movement |
| Service/ | Imperial Russian Army |
| Commands held | 1st Siberian Rifle Regiment 2nd Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division 2nd Guards Infantry Division 12th Army Corps 3rd Army |
| Battles/wars | Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War |
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Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh (Russian: Леонид Вильгельмович Леш; January 9, 1862 – August 28, 1934) was an Imperial Russian army commander. He served in China and fought in the war against the Empire of Japan.
Lesh took over command of the Third Army during the Gorlice–Tarnów offensive.[1]
After the October Revolution of 1917, he fought against the Bolsheviks. With the defeat of the White Army in the civil war, he emigrated to Yugoslavia. He died in what is now Croatia.
Awards
- Gold Sword for Bravery
- Order of Saint George, 4th degree
- Order of Saint George, 3rd degree
- Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire)
- Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
- Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 3rd class
References
- ^ Buttar, Prit (2017). Germany Ascendant, The Eastern Front 1915. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 9781472819376.
External links
- Страница на «Хроносе»
- Большая биографическая энциклопедия
| Preceded by | Commander of the 1st Siberian Rifle Regiment 1904–1905 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the 2nd Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division 1906–1907 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the 2nd Guards Infantry Division 1910–1912 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the 12th Army Corps 1914–1915 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of the 3rd Army 1915–1917 | Succeeded by |
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