Nikolay Oleshev information

Nikolay Nikolayevich Oleshev
Native name	Николай Николаевич Олешев
Born	21 September 1902 Poshekhonye, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	2 November 1970 Riga
Buried	Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1918–69
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	371st Rifle Division 36th Rifle Corps 113th Rifle Corps 14th Assault Army 13th Army
Battles/wars	Russian Civil War World War II Battle of Kiev (1941) Battles of Rzhev Operation Suvorov Operation Bagration Baltic Offensive East Prussian Offensive Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (3) Order of the Red Banner (4) Order of Suvorov 2nd class Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd class Order of the Patriotic War 1st class Medal "For Courage"

Nikolay Nikolayevich Oleshev (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Олешев; 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.^[1]