Vasily Michurin

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Ivan Ivanovich Michurin
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Native name
Василий Сергеевич Мичур��н
Born(1916-07-15)15 July 1916
Kuzmino, Yaroslavl Governorate, Russian Empire
Died16 December 2021(2021-12-16) (aged 105)
Minsk, Belarus
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch
Years of service1939–73
RankColonel
Unit13th Army
Battles/wars
Awards

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[]

  1. ^ On the date of conferring the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
  2. ^ "Умер старейший Герой Советского Союза Василий Мичурин". stuki-druki.com (in Russian).
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