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Kozak, Semyon Antonovich

Date of birth:
May 23rd, 1902 (Iskorost/Volhynian Governorate, Russia)
Date of death:
December 24th, 1953 (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk/Sakhalin Oblast, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Novodevitsji Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii general-mayor (Guards Major-General)
Unit:
Komandir 73 gvardeiskoi strelkovoi divizii (Commander 73rd Guards Rifle Division)
Awarded on:
October 26th, 1943
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii general-mayor (Guards Major-General)
Unit:
Komandir 73 gvardeiskoi strelkovoi divizii (Commander 73rd Guards Rifle Division)
Awarded on:
October 26th, 1943
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Gvardii general-leitenant (Guards Lieutenant-General)
Unit:
Komandir 21 gvardeiskogo strelkovogo korpusa (Commander 21st Guards Rifle Corps)
Awarded on:
April 28th, 1945
Medal

Sources

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

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