Dmitry Lelyushenko

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Dmitry Lelyushenko
Born	2 November 1901 Rostov Oblast, Russian empire
Died	20 July 1987(1987-07-20) (aged 85) Moscow, USSR
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Years of service	1919 - 1964
Commands held	21st Mechanized Corps 1st Guards Special Rifle Corps 5th Army 30th Army 1st Guards Army 3rd Guards Army 4th Tank Army
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (2) Order of Lenin (6) Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of Suvorov (2)

Dmitry Danilovich Lelyushenko (Russian: Дми́трий Дани́лович Лелюше́нко; (2 November [O.S. 20 October] 1901 – 20 July 1987) was a Soviet military commander, the highest rank achieved being that of an Army General (1959).

Twice the Hero of the Soviet Union (7 April 1940 and 5 April 1945), Hero of Czechoslovakia (30 May 1970). Member of the CPSU from 1924.

Born in Rostov Oblast, ethnically Ukrainian.^[1]

In 1941, during the first months of the Great Patriotic War, Dmitry Danilovich Lelyushenko became a strong influence during the defence of Moscow against the German invasion. His subsequent battlefield commands were largely successful and his final actions in 1945 involved directing forces during the Red Army's attacks on both Berlin and Prague.