Filipp D. Gorelenko
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Filipp Danilovich Gorelenko (,
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, 25 November 1888 –
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, 25 January 1956) was a
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and a
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.


Biography

Gorelenko participated in the
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and the
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.
From June 1937 until August 1939, he was the commander of the 14th Rifle Division. From August 1939 to July 1940, he led the
50th Rifle Corps The 50th Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Red Army. It was part of the 23rd Army on 22 June 1941. It took part in the Great Patriotic War. Organization On 22 June 1941, the corps included the following units: * 43rd Rifle Division * 70 ...
during the
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with Finland. In February 1940, parts of his Corps broke through the Mannerheim Line together with the
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. For skilful leadership of the corps and personal courage, on 21 March 1940, Gorelenko was awarded the title of
Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both ...
. He was the only corps commander to be awarded this title at the end of the war. From July 1940, he was appointed as a deputy commander of the
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. On 28 January 1941, F. D. Gorelenko became the commander of the 7th Army. At the start of the
Continuation War The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration of war on 25 June 1941 and ended on 19 ...
in June 1941, he fought with his 7th Army against the Finnish and German Army in
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. On 24 September 1941, he was removed from his post and appointed as a deputy commander of the same army, but on 9 November 1941, he was re-instated as commander of the 7th Army. On 16 May 1942, he became the commander of the 32nd Army and held this position until the end of the war with Finland. He participated in the Svir–Petrozavodsk Offensive and Battle of Ilomantsi (1944). After the war, from December 1945, Gorelenko worked as a deputy commander of the
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. Since November 1949, he became the Chairman of the
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in the Karelo Finnish SSR. He was also elected as a Deputy of the Supreme Council of the Karelo-Finnish SSR. In 1951, he retired.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gorelenko, Filipp 1888 births 1956 deaths Soviet lieutenant generals Russian military personnel of World War I Soviet military personnel of World War II Russian people of World War II Frunze Military Academy alumni Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of Kutuzov, 1st class Burials at Bogoslovskoe Cemetery