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Bredov, Anatoliy Fodorovich

Date of birth:
July 14th, 1923 (Novgorod, Soviet Union)
Date of death:
October 11th, 1944 (Murmansk region, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Soviet War Cemetery Murmansk
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

Sergeant. Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Serzhant (Sergeant)
Unit:
155th Rifle Regiment, 14th Rifle Division, 14th Army, Karelian Front
Awarded on:
March 24th, 1945
Sergeant Brediv killed 80 enemy soldiers during the operation along the Titovka-Petsamo road on 11 October 1944. He was soon disvovered and surrounded by German soldiers, forcing him to fight till the last bullet, before he eventually blew himself up with a grenade.

Posthumously awarded
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Serzhant (Sergeant)
Unit:
155th Rifle Regiment, 14th Rifle Division, 14th Army, Karelian Front
Awarded on:
March 24th, 1945
Orden Lenina

Posthumously awarded

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