Somin, Sergey Vasilyevich

Date of birth:: September 7th, 1917 (Alekseeva/Tula, Russian Empire)
Date of death:: September 15th, 1943 (Leningrad, Soviet Union)
Buried on:: Military Cemetery Chesmenskoe
Nationality:: Soviet

Biography

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Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Mladshiy komandir (Junior Commander)
Unit:: 7th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, 7th Army, North-Western Front
Awarded on:: April 11th, 1940

On February 27 1940, in a battle on the Muola-Yarvi lake, White Finns opened fire with a heavy mortar, machine-gun and gun on our units. At this tense moment, the fearless artilleryman Semin again used his favorite and proven method. Despite the enemy fire, he pushed the gun forward and directly destroyed fire points of the White Finns. The path was made free and the infantry went ashore, taking up new positions."

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