Nikolay Dyatlenko

Nikolay Dyatlenko
Born	26 November [O.S. 15] 1914 Lebedin, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	11 October 1996(1996-10-11) (aged 81) Kyiv, Ukraine
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1941-1945
Rank	Captain
Known for	Interpreter for German prisoners of war in the aftermath of the battle of Stalingrad
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Order of the Red Banner (2x) Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star
Alma mater	Kiev State University
Other work	Senior researcher, historian

Major^[1] Nikolay Dmitrevich Dyatlenko (Ukrainian: Микола Дмитрович Дятленко; Russian: Николай Дмитриевич Дятленко; 26 November 1914 – 11 October 1996) was a Ukrainian Soviet officer, interrogator and translator who was part of a team that attempted to deliver a message of truce (sometimes referred to as an "ultimatum") to the German Sixth Army at the Battle of Stalingrad in January 1943. He also acted as the translator at the interrogation of Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus a few weeks later.