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Alexander Matrosov
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Hero of the Soviet Union (1924–1943)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-02-05 ) 5 February 1924, Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro ), Ukraine SSR , Soviet Union / disputed
- Died
- 27 February 1943 (1943-02-27) (aged 19), Chernushki, Loknyansky District , Pskov Oblast , Soviet Union
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union
- Branch
- Red Army
- Service years
- 1942–1943
- Rank
- Private
- Unit
- 2nd Separate Rifle Battalion
- Conflicts
- World War II †
- Awards
- Hero of the Soviet Union
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Kunakbayevo
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Bashkir
- Native language
- Russian
- Award
- Gold Star medal
- Conflict
- Eastern Front
- Military branch
- Red Army
- Military rank
- Red Army man
- Image
- Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov.jpg
- Convicted of
- theft
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- Commons category
- Alexander Matrosov
- date of death
- 1943-02-27
- date of birth
- 1924-02-05
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- name in native language
- Мөхәмәтйәнов Шакирйән Юныс улы
- birth name
- Шакирьян Юнусович Мухамедьянов
- ethnic group
- Bashkir people
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- place of burial
- Velikiye Luki
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Encyclopedic overview
Matrosov on a 1944 stamp Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Матве́евич Матро́сов February 5, 1924 – February 27, 1943) was a Soviet infantry soldier during the Second World War, posthumously awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union reportedly for blocking a German machine-gun with his body.
His official Soviet biography states he was born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro). However an evidence emerged that both his name and place of birth were invented by him while he was a street child. There are several versions about his origins.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alexander Matrosov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.