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Smirnov, Pavel Mikhaylovich

    Date of birth:
    December 15th, 1908 (Astrakhan, Russian Empire)
    Date of death:
    January 21st, 1943 (Novaya Nadezhda, Stalingrad region, Soviet Union)
    Buried on:
    Collective Grave Russian Tank Crew
    Nationality:
    Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

    Biography

    Sergeant Pavel Smirnovs' KV-1 tank was disabled on 21 January 1943, forcing its crew to fight with what they got left. After a skirmish, the tank was set on fire by the German soldiers, killing all the crew members inside.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Serzhant (Sergeant)
    Unit:
    344th Tank Battalion, 91st Tank Brigade, Don Front
    Awarded on:
    September 23rd, 1943

    Posthumously awarded
    Medal
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Serzhant (Sergeant)
    Unit:
    344th Tank Battalion, 91st Tank Brigade, Don Front
    Awarded on:
    September 23rd, 1943

    Posthumously awarded
    Orden Lenina

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