Dmitry Onuprienko

Dmitry Platonovich Onuprienko
Native name	Дмитрий Платонович Онуприенко
Born	25 October 1906 Shupyk village, Kanevsky Uyezd, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	22 November 1977 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	33rd Army 6th Guards Rifle Division 24th Rifle Corps 10th Mechanized Division 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	(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.

Early life

Dmitry Onuprienko was born on 25 October 1906 in Shupyk village, Kanevsky Utezd in Kiev Governorate to a peasant family. In 1925, he graduated from seven grades and was drafted into the Red Army in September.

Military service

Interwar

In 1928, Onuprienko graduated from the Kiev Military Infantry School. He became an assistant outpost platoon commander of the Soviet Border Troops and then chief of the 23rd Border Detachment. Between 1932 and 1935, he was a drill instructor in the 2nd Border Detachment. Onuprienko graduated from the Frunze Military Academy in 1938. In November, he became senior assistant to the chief of the 1st Division of the educational institutions of the Main Directorate of Border and Internal Troops. In March 1939, he became deputy chief of NKVD Escort Troops.