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Ageyev, Grigoriy Antonovich

Date of birth:
March 4th, 1902 (Vilna/Wilno, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
October 30th, 1941 (Krasny Perekop/Tula, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Soviet War Graves Vsehsvyatskoe Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Commissar, full knight of the Order of St.George and Hero of the Soviet Union Grigoriy Ageyev was the commander of the Tula Workers Regiment when he was killed on 30 October 1941.

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Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
For the capture of a German trench.
Cross of St. George IV class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
For the capture of a German company commander and his staff.
Cross of St. George III class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
For continuous fighting on the fronline for a month.
Cross of St. George II class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
For merit on the Romanian frontline, near Jassy.
Cross of St. George I class
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
Tula Workers Regiment, Red Army
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1965

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 9th, 1965
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)

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