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Dolgov, Aleksandr Petrovich

Date of birth:
October 22nd, 1917 (Chapayevsk, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
May 1st, 1945 (Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:
Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Guards lieutenant. Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leytenant (Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945
For capturing and defending a railway bridge in Berlin.

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leytenant (Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Orden Lenina

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