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Sazhinov, Viktor Aleksandrovich

Date of birth:
February 1st, 1925 (Kazan, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
April 23rd, 1945 (Brandenburg, Germany)
Buried on:
Soviet War Memorial (Treptower Park)
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Guards soldier. Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 10th, 1945
For retrieving important intel during a reconnaissance mission on the outskirts of Radom, Poland on 14 January 1945.
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 10th, 1945
Orden Lenina

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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