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Protopopoff, Serge

Date of birth:
1923
Date of death:
May 1st, 1945 (Berlin)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

son of Alexandr Protopopov, Russian imperial consul in Nice
1942: served in the Milice
December 1943 : join the LVF in Montargis
1944 : served in the staff of the LVF in Bielorussia
September 1944 : transferred to the Waffen SS sering in the 10.Kie Waffen Gren Reg der SS Nr.58
January to April 1945 : attended the officer course in Kienschlag
14th April 1945 : join the SS Div. Charlemagne in Carpin as SS Junker
End April 1945 : deputy commander of Jean Olivier in the 4th Kie SS Sturmbataillon
KIA by a shell the 1st May 1945

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
SS Junker
Unit:
4.Kie SS Sturmbataillon
Awarded on:
May 1945
awarded posthumously for bravery and having single handedly destroyed 5 soviet tanks during the battle of Berlin
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

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