major. He went on to enter the Frunze Military Academy as a student, but died after an accident of falling down a stairwell on 12 November 1945. He was buried in a mass grave for fallen soldiers in his hometown of Sverdlorsk. Awards and honors Hero of the Soviet Union (10 January 1944 and 10 April 1945) Order of Lenin (10 January 1945) Two Order of the Red Banner (17 August 1943 and 12 May 1945) Order of Alexander Nevsky (29 April 1944) Medal "For Military Merit" (26 September 1942) campaign medals The city of Sverdlovsk, Ukraine has a monument to him. References 1915 births 1945 deaths Heroes of the Soviet Union Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner Recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky Soviet military personnel of World War II People from Don Host Oblast Soviet Army officers