Grigory Levin

Grigory Levin
Native name	Григорий Михайлович Левин
Born	10 January 1902 Antsir, Kansky Uyezd, Yeniseysk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	26 January 1983(1983-01-26) (aged 81) Barnaul, Altai Krai, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Red Army Soviet Army
Years of service	1921–32 1941–54
Rank	Colonel
Unit	37th Guards Rifle Division
Battles / wars	World War II Battles of Rzhev Battle of the Dnieper Operation Bagration East Pomeranian Offensive Battle of Berlin
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (2x) Order of Suvorov, 3rd class Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of the Red Star Medal for Battle Merit

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]