Vasily Michurin
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Ivan Ivanovich Michurin | |
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Native name | Василий Сергеевич Мичур��н |
Born | Kuzmino, Yaroslavl 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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Vasily Sergeyevich Michurin (Russian: Василий Сергеевич Мичурин; 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]
References[]
- ^ 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).
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Sudislavsky District
- People from Yaroslavl Governorate
- Belarusian centenarians
- Belarusian military personnel
- Soviet colonels
- Soviet centenarians
- Soviet military personnel of World War II
- Heroes of the Soviet Union
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner
- Men centenarians