Dmitry Lelyushenko

Dmitry Lelyushenko
Born2 November 1901
Rostov Oblast, Russian Empire
Died20 July 1987(1987-07-20) (aged 85)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Years of service1919–1964
Commands21st Mechanized Corps
1st Guards Special Rifle Corps
5th Army
30th Army
1st Guards Army
3rd Guards Army
4th Tank Army
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union (2)
Order of Lenin (6)
Order of the October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner (4)
Order of Suvorov (2)

Dmitry Danilovich Lelyushenko (Russian: Дми́трий Дани́лович Лелюше́нко; (2 November [O.S. 20 October] 1901 – 20 July 1987) was a Soviet military commander, the highest rank achieved being that of an Army General (1959).

Twice the Hero of the Soviet Union (7 April 1940 and 5 April 1945), Hero of Czechoslovakia (30 May 1970). Member of the CPSU from 1924.

Born in Rostov Oblast, ethnically Ukrainian.[1]

In 1941, during the first months of the Great Patriotic War, Dmitry Danilovich Lelyushenko became a strong influence during the defence of Moscow against the German invasion. His subsequent battlefield commands were largely successful and his final actions in 1945 involved directing forces during the Red Army's attacks on both Berlin and Prague.