Leonid Lesh
Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh | |
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| Born | January 9, 1862 |
| Died | August 28, 1934 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire White Movement |
| Branch |  Imperial Russian Army |
| Service years | 1881–1920 |
| Commands | 1st Siberian Rifle Regiment 2nd Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division 2nd Guards Infantry Division 12th Army Corps 3rd Army |
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Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh (Russian: Леонид Вильгельмович Леш; 9 January 1862 – 28 August 1934) was an Imperial Russian Army commander. He served in the Boxer Rebellion, Russo Japanese War, and World War I.
Lesh took over command of the Third Army during the Gorlice–Tarnów offensive.[1]
After the October Revolution, he sided with the White movement during the Russian Civil War. With the defeat of the White movement, he evacuated from Odessa on 25 January 1920 and emigrated to Yugoslavia.[2] He died in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.[2]
Awards
- Gold Sword for Bravery
- Order of Saint George, 4th degree
- Order of Saint George, 3rd degree
- Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire)
- Order of Saint Anna, 1st class
- Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 3rd class
References
- ^ Buttar, Prit (2017). Germany Ascendant, The Eastern Front 1915. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 9781472819376.
- ^ a b "Леш Леонид Вильгельмович — Офицеры русской императорской армии". www.ria1914.info. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
