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Zagaynov, Stepan Tarasovich

Date of birth:
1921 (Shahi, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
February 4th, 1945 (Kёben, Germany)
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Rank: Lieutenant. Hero of the Soviet Union. Killed in the fighting for the Kёben bridgehead.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 10th, 1945
For destroying one German tank, two self-propelled guns, three armoured vehicles and a platoon of enemy infantry during the battle of Kielce. He also destroyed a German boat and participated in the capture of the Kёben bridgehead.

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 10th, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Orden Lenina

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