Smirnykh, Leonid Vladimirovich

Date of birth:: April 14th, 1913
Date of death:: August 16th, 1945 (Koton, Japan)
Buried on:: Soviet War Cemetery Leonidovo
Nationality:: Soviet

Biography

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Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Kapitan (Captain)
Unit:: 179th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, 56th Rifle Corps, 16th Army, 2nd Far Eastern Front, Red Army
Awarded on:: September 8th, 1945

"The battalion commanded by Captain Smirnykh bypassed the Koton fortified area with a deep maneuver and attacked the enemy from the rear. The battalion fought for 4 days straight while being almost encircled, and seized five bunkers, eliminated a large force of enemies and greatly facilitated the breakthrough of the fortified area by Soviet troops.

He died a hero's death in battle on 16 August 1945."

Posthumously awarded

Orden Lenina

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Kapitan (Captain)
Unit:: 179th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division, 56th Rifle Corps, 16th Army, 2nd Far Eastern Front, Red Army
Awarded on:: September 8th, 1945