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Kirponos, Mikhail

Date of birth:
January 12th, 1892 (Vertiyivka, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
September 20th, 1941 (Lokhvytsia, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Cemetery of Honour Kiev
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Colonel General Mikhail Kirponos fell in the defence of Kiev in 1941.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1940

No. 91
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1940

Goes with the Gold Star
Orden Lenina
Jubilee Medal

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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