Konstantin Leselidze

Konstantin Leselidze

Leselidze Konstantin Nikolaevich (1903 – 1944) was a Soviet Colonel-General.

:1938- 1941 Commanding Officer Artillery Rifle Division:1941 Commanding Officer Artillery Rifle Corps:1941- 1942 Commanding Officer Artillery II Rifle Corps:1942 Commanding Officer Artillery 50th Army:1942 Commanding Officer III Mountain Rifle Corps:1942- 1943 Commanding Officer 46th Army:1943 Commanding Officer 47th Army:1943- 1944 Commanding Officer 18th Army

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. Leselidze stands on this street as well.


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