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Leonid Lesh

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Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh
BornJanuary 9, 1862
Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 28, 1934
Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Allegiance Russian Empire
Russia White Movement
Service / branch Imperial Russian Army
Years of service1881–1920
Commands1st Siberian Rifle Regiment
2nd Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division
2nd Guards Infantry Division
12th Army Corps
3rd Army
Battles / wars

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]

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References

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  1. ^ Buttar, Prit (2017). Germany Ascendant, The Eastern Front 1915. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 218. ISBN 9781472819376.
  2. ^ a b "Леш Леонид Вильгельмович — Офицеры русской императорской армии". www.ria1914.info. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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Preceded by
Commander of the 1st Siberian Rifle Regiment
1904–1905
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Commander of the 2nd Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division
1906–1907
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Commander of the 2nd Guards Infantry Division
1910–1912
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the 12th Army Corps
1914–1915
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander of the 3rd Army
1915–1917
Succeeded by