Nikolay Oleshev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Nikolay Oleshev

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1903

Place of Birth: Poshekhonye, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1970

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Nikolay Oleshev

  • Nikolay Nikolayevich Oleshev (Russian: ??????? ?????????? ??????; 21 September 1902 – 2 November 1970) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union.
  • Oleshev volunteered for the Red Army in 1918 and served in the Russian Civil War as a clerk at a field hospital.
  • In late 1921 he became a Cheka officer.
  • During the interwar period Oleshev was an officer in the Soviet Border Troops.
  • After graduating from a course at the Frunze Military Academy, he was chief of staff of the Southwestern Front composite border detachment during its retreat across Ukraine after Operation Barbarossa.
  • In February 1942 he became commander of the 371st Rifle Division and fought in the Battles of Rzhev.
  • In February 1943 Oleshev was promoted to Major general and became commander of the 36th Rifle Corps from May.
  • He led the corps during Operation Suvorov and Operation Bagration.
  • After the capture of Minsk he was appointed the city's military commandant and oversaw cleanup operations in the city.
  • He then became the commander of the 113th Rifle Corps and led it during the Baltic Offensive and East Prussian Offensive.
  • Oleshev was promoted to lieutenant general in early May.
  • During the summer the corps transferred to the Far East and fought in the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in August.
  • For his leadership in the offensive, Oleshev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
  • After the war, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff and led the 14th Assault Army in Chukotka and the 13th Army.
  • Oleshev was the senior military adviser to the chief of combat training of the Bulgarian People's Army.
  • He was the deputy commander of the Baltic Military District for combat training.
  • Oleshev retired in 1969 and died in 1970 in Riga.

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