Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov (Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Егоров; May 5, 1923 – June 20, 1975) was a sergeant of the Soviet Army who, along with Meliton Kantaria and Alexei Berest, was one of the three soldiers credited with raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag on the 1 May 1945 after the Battle of Berlin.
Mikhail Yegorov | |
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 Yegorov in 1945 | |
| Native name | Михаил Алексеевич Егоров |
| Born | 5 May 1923 Yermoshenki, Smolensky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 20 June 1975 (aged 52) Demidovsky District, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service |  Red Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1947 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 150th Rifle Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Yegorov joined the partisans during the Nazi occupation, then enlisted in the Red Army in late 1944 as an infantry scout. He worked at a dairy farm after leaving the army. In 1975, he was killed in a traffic accident at the age of 52.
Honours and awards
edit- Hero of the Soviet Union
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class
- Order of the Red Star
- Order of Glory 3rd class
- Medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War" 1st class
- Jubilee Medal "For Military Valour in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
- Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
See also
editReferences
edit- Hastings, Max. Armageddon. 1st ed. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
External links
edit- Mikhail Alekseevich Yegorov (in Russian)
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