Grigory Levin | |
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Native name | Григорий Михайлович Левин |
Born | 10 January 1902 Antsir, Kansky Uyezd, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 26 January 1983 Barnaul, Altai Krai, Soviet Union | (aged 81)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | |
Years of service | 1921–32 1941–54 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 37th Guards Rifle Division |
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Grigory Mikhailovich Levin (Russian: Григорий Михайлович Левин; 10 January 1902 – 26 January 1983) was a Soviet Army colonel and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Levin served as a Red Army officer in the late 1920s and fought in the Sino-Soviet conflict of 1929. He was demobilized in 1932 and worked as a statistician. Levin was called up again after the German invasion of the Soviet Union. He served with the 385th Rifle Division and the 354th Rifle Division, in which he led a regiment. He was seriously wounded in January 1944 and upon recovery became a regimental commander in the 37th Guards Rifle Division. Levin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of the regiment in the Battle of Berlin. Levin retired from the army in 1954 and became chairman of the Altai Krai DOSAAF.[1]