Vasily Makarovich Shenshakov ( April 30, 1904 - July 23, 1977 ) - commander of the 130th separate engineer-combat battalion (61st engineer-combat brigade, 5th shock army, 1st Belorussian front), senior sergeant. Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Date of Birth | April 30, 1904 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Nachalovo village, now the Volga region , Astrakhan region | ||||
| Date of death | July 23, 1977 (73 years old) | ||||
| Place of death | Astrakhan | ||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||
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Biography
Born on April 30, 1904 in the village of Nachalovo now in the Volga region of the Astrakhan region .
In the army since July 1942. He distinguished himself in the final period of the Great Patriotic War .
The title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal was awarded to Vasily Makarovich Shenshakov on February 27, 1945.
Demobilized in 1945. He lived and worked in Astrakhan. He died on July 23, 1977.
Sources
Shenshakov, Vasily Makarovich . The site " Heroes of the country ." Date of treatment October 7, 2013.
- Astrakhan - Heroes of the Soviet Union. Astrakhan 2000.
- In the constellation of glory. 2nd ed., Ext. Volgograd, 1976
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Lyubov - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .