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Samusenko, Aleksandra

Date of birth:
1922 (Chita, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
March 3rd, 1945 (Zülzefirz/Pommern, Germany)
Buried on:
Liberation Memorial & Mass Grave Soviet Soldiers Lobez
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Guards captain Aleksandra Samusenko was the only female tank commander in the 1st Guards Tank Army. She died of her wounds in Germany.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
97th Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army
Awarded on:
July 28th, 1943
for merit during the Battle of Kursk.
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
97th Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army
Awarded on:
April 10th, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 2

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