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Gritsevets, Sergei Ivanovich

Date of birth:
July 6th, 1909 (Borovtsy/Grodnensky Governorate, Russia)
Date of death:
September 16th, 1939 (Vitebsk/Vitebsk Oblast, Russia)
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Together with Grigory Panteleyevich Kravchenko the first twice Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1939
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 22nd, 1939
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Mayor (Major)
Awarded on:
August 29th, 1939
Medal

Sources

  • - Geroļ Sovetskogo Soyuza [Heroes of the Soviet Union], Ministry of Defense, Voyenizdat, Moscow, 1987 (two volumes)
    - Warheroes.ru

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