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Maksimenko, Il'ya Arkhipovich

Date of birth:
August 2nd, 1897 (Kagalnik, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
February 13th, 1945 (Brandenburg province, Germany)
Nationality:
Soviet

Biography

Lance corporal. Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
771st Artillery Regiment, 248th Infantry Division, 5th Shock Army, 1st Byelorussian Front
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Unit:
771st Artillery Regiment, 248th Infantry Division, 5th Shock Army, 1st Byelorussian Front
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1945

Posthumously awarded
Orden Lenina

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain

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