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Zharchinsky, Fedor Ivanovich

Date of birth:
July 1st, 1913 (Rashkovo, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
April 21st, 1945 (Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, Germany)
Buried on:
Soviet War Cemetery Treuenbrietzen
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Guards lieutenant. Hero of the Soviet Union. Died of his wounds during the liberation of Treuenbrietzen concentration camp.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 17th, 1942
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 12th, 1943
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 9th, 1945
Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 2 (1943-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1945
For liberating 4500 prisoners from Treuenbrietzen concentration camp. Lieutenant Zharchinsky personally killed six guards and the camp commander in battle.

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 27th, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Orden Lenina

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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