Pyotr Kuznetsov (soldier)

Pyotr Ivanovich Kuznetsov
Native name
Пётр Иванович Кузнецов
Born(1925-01-30)30 January 1925
Zelony Luzhok village, Suvorovsky District, Tula Oblast, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died14 May 1981(1981-05-14) (aged 56)
Kaluga, Soviet Union
Service years1942–1943
RankJunior Sergeant
Unit3rd Guards Airborne Division
Conflicts
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Pyotr Ivanovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Пётр Иванович Кузнецов; 30 January 1925 – 14 May 1981) was a Red Army junior sergeant during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Kuznetsov was awarded the title for his actions in the 1943 Battle of Kiev, where he reportedly killed 41 German soldiers. He was seriously wounded and discharged soon after. After the war, Kuznetsov lived in Kaluga.

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