Mikhail Ivanovich Denisenko | |
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| Native name | Михаил Иванович Денисенко |
| Born | 24 July 1899 Temchenko Farm (now Kozelnoe village, Nedryhailiv Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 7 April 1949 (aged 49) Vitebsk |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1949 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 202nd Airborne Brigade 9th Airborne Corps 36th Guards Rifle Division 12th Guards Airborne Division 105th Guards Rifle Division 103rd Guards Airborne Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Mikhail Denisenko (Russian: Михаил Иванович Денисенко; 24 July 1899 – 7 April 1949) was a Red Army Major general and Hero of the Soviet Union.[1][2] He fought in World War II with the Soviet airborne, leading the 36th Guards Rifle Division and 12th Guards Airborne Division.[3] Postwar, Denisenko commanded the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, before his death in 1949 in a parachute accident.[4]
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