- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Kapitan
- Unit:
- 869th Anti-tank Artillery Regiment, 52nd Army, Voronezh Front
- Awarded on:
- December 24th, 1943
"On 22 September 1943, Captain Yolkin's battery successfully repulsed an enemy counterattack near the village of Brigadirovka, knocking 4 tanks and 3 assault guns. Later, the battery took part in the battle for the Dnieper."
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