Yury Novoselsky

Yury Vladimirovich Novoselsky (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Новосельский; 17 August 1895 – 10 December 1975) was a Red Army general-leytenant who held corps and divisional commands during World War II.

After being captured as a junior officer during World War I, Novoselsky returned to fight in the Russian Civil War. He rose through command positions in the interwar Red Army and led the 86th Motor Rifle Division during the Winter War. When Germany invaded the Soviet Union, Novoselsky was in command of the 2nd Mechanized Corps, destroyed in the Battle of Uman. He escaped from encirclement and ended the war as a rifle corps commander. Novoselsky continued to hold senior positions until his retirement.