Leonty Gurtyev

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Gurtyev at the Military Academy
Birth name	Leonty Nikolayevich Gurtyev
Born	(1891-07-01)1 July 1891 Shamakhi, Russian Empire
Died	8 August 1943(1943-08-08) (aged 52) Kalinovka, Oryol Oblast, USSR
Buried	Kalinovka, Khomutovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia
Allegiance	Russian Empire (1915–1918)  Soviet Union (1919–1943)
Service / branch	Army
Years of service	1915–1943
Rank	Major General
Commands	308th Rifle Division
Battles / wars	World War I Russian Civil War World War II †
Awards	Gold Star Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (2)

Leonty Nikolayevich Gurtyev (Russian: Леонтий Николаевич Гуртьев; 1 July 1891 – 3 August 1943) was a Soviet military officer, known for his participation in the Second World War's Eastern front and most notably in the battle of Stalingrad.