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Manita, Arkhip Samoylovich

Date of birth:
October 14th, 1922 (Lozovataya, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
April 25th, 1945 (Berlin, Germany)
Buried on:
Soviet War Memorial (Schönholzer Heide)
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Guards sergeant. Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945
Sergeant Manita cleared a fortified building in the Silesian station area by hand grenades, killing and wounding 11 German soldiers.

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Orden Lenina

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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