Vladimir Borsoev was the commander of the 7th Guards anti-tank artillery brigade in the Second World War for which he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Borsoev | |
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| Native name | Владимир Бузинаевич Борсоев |
| Born | April 13, 1906 Holbot, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 8, 1945 (age 38) Poland |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Soviet Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 1st Ukrainian Front, Soviet Army, USSR |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Early life
editBorsoev was born April 13, 1906, in Holbot, Irkutsk in the Russian Empire. He was an ethnic Buryat.
In 1932 he entered the Leningrad Artillery School and in 1941 he graduated from M.V. Frunze Military Academy.[1]
World War II
editBorsoev was sent to the Eastern Front of World War II in June 1941. He participated in the Battle of Kursk and offensive campaigns in Ukraine and Poland. On March 8, 1945, Guard Colonel Vladimir Borsoev in battles on the Oder bridgehead was seriously wounded and died of his wounds. He was buried in Lviv, Ukraine.[2]
On 6 May 1965 Guard Colonel Vladimir Borsoev was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union "for courage and heroism in the battles against the Nazi invaders" by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.[2]
Honours and awards
edit- Hero of the Soviet Union (1965)
- Order of Lenin (1944)
- Order of Lenin (1965)
- Order of the Patriotic War (1945)
- Order of the Red Star (1941)
Memory
editReferences
edit- ^ "БОРСОЕВ ВЛАДИМИР БУЗИНАЕВИЧ - Герои Бурятии". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ a b "Борсоев Владимир Бузинаевич". www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "Украинский дневник полковника Борсоева". newbur.ru (in Russian). 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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