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Kasatkin, Nikolay Yakovlevich

Date of birth:
December 23rd, 1924 (Romodanovo, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
March 27th, 1945 (Germany)
Buried on:
Soviet-Polish War Cemetery Myślibórz
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)
Unit:
65th Guards Tank Brigade, 9th Guards Tank Corps, 2nd Guards Tank Army, 1st Byelorussian Front
Awarded on:
March 24th, 1945
Kasatkin destroyed four vehicles and more than 100 enemy soldiers during the capture of a crossing near Bromberg. He also captured one officer and five soldiers.

Posthumously awarded
Medal

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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