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Zhukov, Vladimir Aleksandrovich

Date of birth:
August 1st, 1922 (Vasilyevo-Shamsheva, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
April 19th, 1945 (Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:
Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Rank: Guards Major. Hero of the Soviet Union. Killed in the fighting for the Adlershof and Tempelhof airports.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 27th, 1945
For the exemplary performance of command assignments during the Vistula-Oder operation and for displaying courage and heroism
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 27th, 1945
Orden Lenina

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