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Temnik, Abram Matveyevich

Date of birth:
October 19th, 1907 (Chernigovka, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
April 29th, 1945 (Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:
Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Guards colonel. Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945
Colonel Temnik was wounded in the Battle of Berlin but remained in position. His unit destroyed 194 guns and captured 23 other guns and 9 tanks as well.

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Orden Lenina

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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