Leonid Lesh
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Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh | |
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| File:Lesh LV.jpg | |
| Born | January 9, 1862 |
| Died | August 28, 1934 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire Russia White Movement |
| Branch | File:Badge of the Russian Imperial Army.jpg Imperial Russian Army |
| Service years | 1881–1920 |
| Commands | 1st Siberian Rifle Regiment 2nd Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division 2nd Guards Infantry Division 12th Army Corps 3rd Army |
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Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh (Russian: Леонид Вильгельмович Леш; 9 January 1862 – 28 August 1934) was an Imperial Russian Army commander. He served in the Boxer Rebellion, Russo Japanese War, and World War I.
Lesh took over command of the Third Army during the Gorlice–Tarnów offensive.[1]
After the October Revolution, he sided with the White movement during the Russian Civil War. With the defeat of the White movement, he evacuated from Odessa on 25 January 1920 and emigrated to Yugoslavia.[2] He died in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.[2]
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 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
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- 1862 births
- 1934 deaths
- Graduates of the Nicholas Cavalry College
- Imperial Russian Army generals
- Russian military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion
- Russian military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War
- Russian military personnel of World War I
- White movement people
- Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery
- Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree
- Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 1st class
- Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class
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