Great Patriotic War, Reserve Colonel Boris Nikolayevich, born 1924. After graduating from Gorky Tank School, served as tank squadron commander at the 1st Ukrainian Front. Spent May 9 under Prague in 1945. Took part in 15 Victory parades on Moscow's Red Square, including that marking the 70th anniversary of Victory. Recipient of the orders of the Great Patriotic War, of the Red Star and more orders and medals and of a personal gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Categories: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Voronezh, Russia
- Event date: 20.04.2017
- Date published: 23.04.2017
- Author: Alexey Sazonov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
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