Vaisser, Vladimir Zelmanovich
- Date of birth:
- July 17th, 1921 (Proskurov, Ukraine)
- Date of death:
- December 20th, 1943 (Chopovychi, Ukraine)
- Buried on:
- Chopovichi Soviet War Cemetery & T-34/67 Tank
- Nationality:
- Soviet
Biography
Vladimir Vaisser was born on 17 July 1921 and drafted into service in 1940. He commanded the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 11th Novograd Volyn Tank Brigade (25th Tank Corps). He was killed during heavy fighting for the train station of Chopovychi, on 20 December 1943. He knocked out several tanks during this tank battle.
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Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Serzhant (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 2nd Tank Battalion, 111th Novograd Volyn Tank Brigade, 60th Army
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1944
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Serzhant (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 2nd Tank Battalion, 111th Novograd Volyn Tank Brigade, 60th Army
- Awarded on:
- August 25th, 1944
Goes with the Gold Star.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo: File:Vaiser.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
- Wikimedia Commons
(picture 2) - - warheroes.ru
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