Leonid Lesh

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.

Born(1862-01-09)January 9, 1862

Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire

DiedAugust 28, 1934(1934-08-28) (aged 72)

Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Allegiance Russian Empire
White Movement

Branch Imperial Russian Army

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Leonid Vilgelmovich Lesh
Born	(1862-01-09)January 9, 1862 Smolensk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	August 28, 1934(1934-08-28) (aged 72) Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Allegiance	Russian Empire White Movement
Branch	Imperial Russian Army
Service years	1881–1920
Commands	1st Siberian Rifle Regiment 2nd Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division 2nd Guards Infantry Division 12th Army Corps 3rd Army
Conflicts	Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I Gorlice–Tarnów offensive Russian Civil War

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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]