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Voloshin, Aleksei Prokhorovich
Voloshin, Aleksei Prokhorovich
Date of birth:
February 13th, 1920 (Ukrain, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
Soviet
Biography
Lieutenant. Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 16th, 1943
Awarded for destroying 11 tanks in two days.
2429th Award.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 12th, 1944
Presented by Special Advisor Harry Hopkins at the Kremlin, October 1944.
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 1
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Medal "Za pobedu nad Germaniei v Velikoi Otechestevennoi voine 1941-1945"
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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