Nikolay Nikolayevich Oleshev (Russian: Николай Николаевич 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.
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21 September 1902 Poshekhonye, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire
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Died |
2 November 1970 (aged 68) Riga
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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