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Zhdanov, Andrei Alexandrovich

Date of birth:
February 26th, 1896 (Mariupol, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
August 31st, 1948 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Kremlin Wall Necropolis
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Andrei Zhdanov was an import figure during the Siege of Leningrad from 1941 to 1944. He also directed the Allied Control Commission in Finland from 1944 to 1947.

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Awarded on:
1935
Orden Lenina
Awarded on:
April 4th, 1939
Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1940
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 21st, 1944
Orden Suvorova 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 29th, 1944
Orden Kutuzova 1

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