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Spekov, Aleksandr Vasilyevich

    Date of birth:
    April 18th, 1916 (Vereshchak, Russian Empire)
    Date of death:
    January 25th, 1940 (Kandalaksha District , Murmansk Oblast, Sovjet-Unie)
    Nationality:
    Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

    Biography

    NKVD border guard. Hero of the Soviet Union. Killed in the Winter War.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    April 26th, 1940

    Posthumously awarded
    Medal
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Awarded on:
    April 26th, 1940

    Posthumously awarded
    Orden Lenina

    Sources

    • Photo: Public domain

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