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Gurin, Anton Iosifovich

    Date of birth:
    September 28th, 1910 (Shpilki/Minsk Oblast, Russia)
    Date of death:
    October 22nd, 1962 (Leningrad, Soviet Union)
    Buried on:
    Graves Russian War Veterans Serafimov Cemetery
    Nationality:
    Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

    Biography

    During the war Commander of the destroyer Gremyashchy (The Thundering). Since 1943 commander of the 1st Destroyer Battalion in a Squadron of the Northern Fleet. Promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1948.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Kapitan 2 ranga (Captain 2nd Rank)
    Navy Cross
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Kapitan 1 ranga (Captain 1st Rank)
    Unit:
    Komandir 1 diviziona esmintsev eskadry Severnogo flota (Commander 1st Destroyer Battalion in a Squadron of the Northern Fleet)
    Awarded on:
    July 8th, 1945
    Medal
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Kapitan 1 ranga (Captain 1st Rank)
    Unit:
    Komandir 1 diviziona esmintsev eskadry Severnogo flota (Commander 1st Destroyer Battalion in a Squadron of the Northern Fleet)
    Awarded on:
    July 8th, 1945
    Orden Lenina

    Sources

    • Photo 1: Public Domain
    • - Sterner C.D., Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1916 - Present,
      - War Heroes

    Photos