Konstantin Nikolaevich Leselidze (Константи́н Никола́евич Лесели́дзе) (born 1903 – died 1944) was a Soviet Colonel-General of Georgian ethnicity. He awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title in 1971. As a World War II general, Leselidze defended the Caucasus, took part in freeing Novgorod and Taman Peninsula and participated in the Zhytomyr-Berdychiv (Ukraine) military operations.Leselidze was awarded with the Order of Lenin, 1st class Order of ...
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Konstantin Nikolaevich Leselidze (Константи́н Никола́евич Лесели́дзе) (born 1903 – died 1944) was a Soviet Colonel-General of Georgian ethnicity. He awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title in 1971. As a World War II general, Leselidze defended the Caucasus, took part in freeing Novgorod and Taman Peninsula and participated in the Zhytomyr-Berdychiv (Ukraine) military operations.Leselidze was awarded with the Order of Lenin, 1st class Order of Suvorov, 1st class Order of Kutuzov, and other orders.]]
Lesenidze was born in a military family and joined the army in 1921.
he was taken ill in 1944 and evacuated to Tbilisi where he died
His brother Viktor Leselidze was also a soldier and a Hero of the Soviet Union
In 1944, Gyachripsh (a town in Abkhazia) was renamed "Leselidze" after the general. A statue of K. N. Leselidze was installed in 1975.
In Tbilisi, (the capital of the Republic of Georgia), a street in the center of the city is named after General Leselidze. A statue of K.N....
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