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Alexei Berest
Red Army soldier who Raised the Victory Banner in Berlin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexei Prokopievich Berest (Russian: Алексей Прокопьевич Берест; Ukrainian: Олексій Прокопович Берест, romanized: Oleksiy Prokopovych Berest; March 9, 1921 – November 4, 1970) was a Soviet political officer and one of the three Red Army soldiers who hoisted the Victory Banner.
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![]() Berest c. 1945 | |
Born | (1921-03-09)March 9, 1921 Horiaistivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
Died | November 4, 1970(1970-11-04) (aged 49) Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Buried | Alexandrovskoye Cemetery, Rostov-on-Don[1] |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years of service | 1939–1948 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | Winter War World War II |
Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War 1st class Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" Order of the Red Star Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Hero of Ukraine (posthumous)[2] |
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