Yarzhin, Genrikh Genrikhovich

Date of birth:: April 11th, 1924 (Leningrad, Soviet Union)
Date of death:: September 25th, 1943 (Yasnogorodka, Kiev region, Soviet Union)
Buried on:: Mass Grave Soviet Soldiers Yasnogorodka
Nationality:: Soviet

Biography

Guards lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union Genrikh Yarzhin fell during clashes around Yasnogorodka, north of Kiev.

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Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leytenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: 6th Infantry Company, 212th Guards Rifle Regiment, 75th Guards Rifle Division, Red Army
Awarded on:: October 17th, 1943

"For establishing a bridgehead on the west bank of the Dnieper River, and for displaying courage and heroism"

Posthumously awarded

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leytenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: 6th Infantry Company, 212th Guards Rifle Regiment, 75th Guards Rifle Division, Red Army
Awarded on:: October 17th, 1943

Posthumously awarded, goes with the Gold Star