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M.A. Yegorov
Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov (russian: Михаил Алексеевич Егоров; May 5, 1923 – June 20, 1975), along with Meliton Kantaria and Alexei Berest, was one of the three soldiers credited with Raising a flag over the Reichstag, raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag building, Reichstag on the 2 May 1945 after the Battle of Berlin. 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 *Hero of the Soviet Union *Order of Lenin *Order of the Red Banner *Order of the Patriotic War, Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class *Order of the Red Star *Order of Glory, Order of Glory 3rd class *Medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War", Medal "Partisan of the Patriotic War" 1st class *Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary since the Birth of Vladimir Il'ich Lenin", J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast
Rudnyansky District (russian: Рудня́нский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #76-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west and northwest of the oblast and borders with Velizhsky District in the north, Demidovsky District in the northeast, Smolensky District in the east, Krasnensky District in the south, and with Vitebsk, Liozna, and Dubrowna Districts of Vitebsk Region of Belarus in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Rudnya. Population: 25,244 ( 2010 Census); The population of Rudnya accounts for 39.7% of the district's total population. Geography The area of the district is elongated north to south and is split between drainage basin of the Western Dvina (north) and the Dnieper (south). The biggest tributary of the Western Dvina within the district is the Kasplya River, which crosses the northern part of the district from east to west; i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |