Alexei Berest
Alexei Berest HOU OGS | |
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Berest c. 1945 | |
| Born | 9 March 1921 |
| Died | 4 November 1970 (aged 49) |
| Buried | Alexander Cemetery, Rostov-on-Don |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (1939–1948) |
| Service years | 1939–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Conflicts | Winter War World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War 1st class Order of the Red Star Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Hero of Ukraine (posthumous) Hero of the Russian Federation (posthumous) |
Alexei Prokopievich Berest (Russian: Алексей Прокопьевич Берест; Ukrainian: Олексій Прокопович Берест, romanized: Oleksii Prokopovych Berest; 9 March 1921 – 4 November 1970) was a Soviet political officer and one of the three Red Army soldiers credited with having hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag.