Samusenko, Aleksandra
- Date of birth:
- 1922 (Chita, Soviet Union)
- Date of death:
- March 3rd, 1945 (Zülzefirz/Pommern, Germany)
- Buried on:
- Liberation Memorial & Mass Grave Soviet Soldiers Lobez
- Nationality:
- Soviet
Biography
Guards captain Aleksandra Samusenko was the only female tank commander in the 1st Guards Tank Army. She died of her wounds in Germany.
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Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 97th Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army
- Awarded on:
- July 28th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 97th Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army
- Awarded on:
- 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 97th Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army
- Awarded on:
- April 10th, 1945
Posthumously awarded
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- 97th Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army
Sources
- Photo: Public domain
- - Photograph
- statehistory.ru
- a-z.ru
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