12.7 mm heavy machine gun DShK model of 1938. Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps, Saint Petersburg, Russia.<br>This particualer weapon belonged to the Hero of the Soviet Union sergeant M.I. Kozomazov.
On August 8, 1944 in a battle near Auvere railway station (Estonian SSR) during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tannenberg_Line" class="extiw" title="en:Battle of Tannenberg Line">Battle of Tannenberg Line</a> anti-aircraft machine-gun platoon sergeant M.I. Kozomazov replaced his killed-in-combat machine-gun company commander. Under his command, the company repulsed 8 counterattacks with fire of their machine guns. Personally, firing from machine guns and throwing grenades, M.I. Kozomazov knocked out two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankette" class="extiw" title="en:Tankette">Tankettes</a>, and in the ensuing melee killeed two Nazi soldiers. Despite receiving a severe wound, he continued to lead the fight until the arrival of reinforcements. An important milestone has been withheld.
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