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Gavva, Ivan Stepanovich

Date of birth:
April 6th, 1918 (Fedorovka, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
April 21st, 1945 (Brandenburg province, Germany)
Buried on:
Mausoleum Soviet Soldiers Berlin-Marzahn
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Rank: Staff sergeant. Hero of the Soviet Union. Killed near Berlin.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 8th, 1944
Orden Slavy 3
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 29th, 1945
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 27th, 1945
For eliminating 2 German heavy tanks, 25 trucks with military supplies, 7 machine gun positions, 18 carts and 100 enemy soldiers and officers during the Vistula-Oder operation.
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 27th, 1945
Orden Lenina

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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