Mikhail Yegorov
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Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov (Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Егоров; May 5, 1923 – June 20, 1975), along with Meliton Kantaria and Alexei Berest, was one of the three soldiers credited with raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag on the 1 May 1945 after the Battle of Berlin.
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Mikhail Yegorov | |
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Native name | Михаил Алексеевич Егоров |
Born | 5 May 1923 Yermoshenki, Smolensky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 20 June 1975(1975-06-20) (aged 52) Demidovsky District, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army |
Years of service | 1944–1947 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 150th Rifle Division |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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Yegorov joined the partisans during the Nazi occupation, then enlisted in the Red Army in late 1944 as an infantry scout. He worked at a dairy farm after leaving the army. In 1975, he was killed in a traffic accident at the age of 52.