Nikolai Usenko
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Nikolai Ilyich Usenko (Russia: Николай Ильич Усенко; 22 December 1924 – 21 March 1996) was a Red Army man and Hero of the Soviet Union. Usenko was awarded the title on 10 January 1944 for his actions during the Battle of the Dnieper in October 1943. During the battle, Usenko, a telephonist, was reported to have repaired numerous breaks in the line, often under German fire. He was also reported to have killed 25 German soldiers. Later he was seriously wounded and blinded by a German shell and medically retired from the Red Army. He subsequently returned to his home in Krasnoyarsk Krai and worked in the logging industry.[1][2][3][4]
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Nikolai Ilyich Usenko | |
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Native name | Николай Ильич Усенко |
Born | 22 December 1924 Kamenka village, Irbeysky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian SFSR, USSR |
Died | March 12, 1996(1996-03-12) (aged 71) Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army |
Years of service | 1942–1944 |
Rank | Red Army man |
Unit | 3rd Guards Airborne Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Patriotic War 1st class |
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