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Golovachov, Aleksandr Alekseyevich

Date of birth:
December 10th, 1909 (Lyubokhna/Oryol Governorate, Russia)
Date of death:
March 6th, 1945 (Silesia, Poland)
Buried on:
Grave Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Golovachyov
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Guards Colonel and twice Hero of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Golovachov was killed by schrapnel on 6 March 1945.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Unit:
Komandir 23 gvardeiskoi motostrelkovoi brigady (Commander 23rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade)
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1944
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Unit:
Komandir 23 gvardeiskoi motostrelkovoi brigady (Commander 23rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade)
Awarded on:
September 23rd, 1944
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii polkovnik (Guards Colonel)
Unit:
Komandir 23 gvardeiskoi motostrelkovoi brigady (Commander 23rd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade)
Awarded on:
April 6th, 1945
Medal

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain
  • - Geroļ Sovetskogo Soyuza [Heroes of the Soviet Union], Ministry of Defense, Voyenizdat, Moscow, 1987 (two volumes)
    - Warheroes.ru

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