AVDEEV Vasily Andreyevich

(8.HI.1923, d. Konoplinka Elninskaya district of Smolensk region). Holders of the Order of Glory. In the Soviet Army from 1943 to 1948. Sergeant. The commander of the gun for 45 mm guns, 598 Infantry Regiment 207 th Infantry Division 1 st Baltic, the 1 st Belorussian Fronts. Member of the storming of Berlin. Left his autograph on the Reichstag. In the premium papers and combat reports noted that A. destroyed 18 enemy firing points and more than a hundred Nazi soldiers and officers. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, as 1 st degree and two medals "For courage". Thrice wounded and wounded. After demobilization from the army he worked as an accountant farm Desna Elninskaya area.

Lit.: Andreev, GI, Vakurov I.D. Soldier fame. - Kn. 4. - M., 1976.

I. Belyaev