Mikhail Denisenko
Mikhail Ivanovich Denisenko | |
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| Native name | Михаил Иванович Денисенко |
| Born | 24 July 1899 Temchenko Farm (now Kozelnoe village, Nedryhailiv Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 7 April 1949 (aged 49) Vitebsk |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Branch | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1919–1949 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands | 202nd Airborne Brigade 9th Airborne Corps 36th Guards Rifle Division 12th Guards Airborne Division 105th Guards Rifle Division 103rd Guards Airborne Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Mikhail Denisenko (Russian: Михаил Иванович Денисенко; 24 July 1899 – 7 April 1949) was a Red Army Major general and Hero of the Soviet Union. He fought in World War II with the Soviet airborne, leading the 36th Guards Rifle Division and 12th Guards Airborne Division. Postwar, Denisenko commanded the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, before his death in 1949 in a parachute accident.