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Vasily Sergeyevich Michurin (Russian: Васи́лий Серге́евич Мичу́рин; 15 July 1916 – 16 December 2021) was a Red Army man of the 13th Army[1] and later a colonel in the Soviet Army. He was the last of the surviving Hero of the Soviet Union to receive this title for the Winter War and before the start of the Great Patriotic War.[2]
Vasily Michurin | |
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Birth name | Vasily Sergeyevich Michurin |
Born | Kuzmino, Kostroma Governorate, Russian Empire | 15 July 1916
Died | 16 December 2021 Minsk, Belarus | (aged 105)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | |
Years of service | 1939–73 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 13th Army |
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References edit
- ^ On the date of conferring the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
- ^ "Умер старейший Герой Советского Союза Василий Мичурин". stuki-druki.com (in Russian). 17 December 2021.