Dmitry Onuprienko

Dmitry Platonovich Onuprienko
Dmitry Platonovich Onuprienko
Native name	Дмитрий Платонович Онуприенко
Born	25 October 1906; Shupyk, Kanevsky Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	22 November 1977 (aged 71); Moscow, Soviet Union
Buried	Kuntsevo Cemetery
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Soviet Border Troops; Red Army
Years of service	1925–1957
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	33rd Army; 6th Guards Rifle Division; 24th Rifle Corps; 10th Mechanized Division; 13th Rifle Corps; 87th Rifle Corps; 3rd Mountain Rifle Corps;
Battles/wars	Winter War; World War II Battle of Moscow; Battle of Kursk; Operation Kutuzov; Battle of Kiev; Lvov-Sandomierz Offensive; Berlin Offensive;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin (2); Order of the Red Banner (5); Order of Kutuzov 1st class; Order of Kutuzov 2nd class; Order of Suvorov 2nd class; Order of the Red Star;

Dmitry Platonovich Onuprienko (Russian: Дмитрий Платонович Онуприенко; 25 October 1906 – 22 November 1977) was a Soviet Army lieutenant general and Hero of the Soviet Union. Onuprienko fought during World War II at the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Kursk and the Battle of Berlin. He commanded several corps after the war.

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