Leonid Kolobov

Leonid Alexandrovich Kolobov

Native name	Леонид Александрович Колобов
Born	8 August 1907 Shakha village, Pereslavsky Uyezd, Vladimir Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	13 November 1993 Moscow
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1929–1969
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	389th Rifle Division 97th Guards Rifle Division 114th Guards Airborne Division 86th Guards Rifle Division 4th Guards Army Corps
Battles/wars	Winter War World War II Battle of the Caucasus Zhitomir-Berdichev Offensive Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive Sandomierz-Silesian Offensive Lower Silesian Offensive Berlin Offensive Prague Offensive
Awards	(2) Order of the Red Banner (3) Order of Suvorov 2nd class Order of Kutuzov 2nd class Order of the Patriotic War 1st class (2) Order of the Red Star

Leonid Alexandrovich Kolobov (Russian: Леонид Александрович Колобов; 8 August 1907 – 13 November 1993) was a Soviet Army Lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. After being drafted into the Red Army in 1928, Kolobov graduated from the Moscow Infantry School and became an officer. In 1940 he became chief of staff of a Finnish People's Army infantry division. In September 1941, Kolobov became chief of staff of the 408th Rifle Division in Iran. From September 1942 he commanded the 389th Rifle Division. He led the division until the end of the war, being awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership in the Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive. Postwar, he led the 97th Guards Rifle Division, 114th Guards Airborne Division, 86th Guards Rifle Division and 4th Guards Army Corps. Kolobov also served as an adviser in East Germany during the 1950s. He retired in 1969, lived in Moscow and died in 1993.