Viktor Leselidze

Viktor Nikolaevich Leselidze
Native name	Виктор Николаевич Леселидзе ვიქტორ ლესელიძე
Born	(1907-01-07)7 January 1907 Ozurgeti, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	28 June 1944(1944-06-28) (aged 37) Republic of Karelia, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Red Army
Years of service	1925–1944
Rank	lieutenant colonel
Commands	Artillery battalions 619th mortar regiment, Soviet 7th army
Battles / wars	World War II Winter War Continuation War Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive Battle of Svir River †
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Viktor Nikolaevich Leselidze (Russian: Виктор Николаевич Леселидзе, Georgian: ვიქტორ ლესელიძე, Viktor Leselidze) (January 7, 1907 – June 28, 1944), was a Colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union who distinguished himself during a fatal yet successful melee assault against Finnish forces at the Svir River in World War II. He was also the brother of Col.General Konstantin Leselidze who died in the same year.^[1]