Mikhail Panikakha
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Mikhail Averyanovich Panikakha (Ukrainian: Михайло Оверянович Панікаха, Russian: Михаил Аверьянович Паникаха; 1914 – 2 October 1942) was a Red Army soldier. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for destroying a German tank with two Molotov cocktails while on fire during the Battle of Stalingrad.[1]
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Native name | Михайло Оверянович Панікаха Михаил Аверьянович Паникаха |
Born | 1914 Mogilev village, Novomoskovsk Uyezd, Ekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 2 October 1942 Stalingrad, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Soviet Naval Infantry |
Years of service | 1939–1942 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | 193rd Rifle 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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