Semyon Vasilyevich Konovalov | |
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| Семен Васильевич Коновалов | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 15, 1921 Village of Yambulatovo (now Verkhneuslonsky District), |
| Died | 4 April 1989 (68 years old) Kazan, Tatarstan (now part of Russia) |
| Resting place | Arsk cemetery, Kazan |
| Nationality | USSR |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union "Gold Star" (1943)[7]; Order of Lenin (1943); Patriotic Victory Medal, 1st class (in 1985); Order of the Defense of Stalingrad |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1939-1956 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Battles/wars | The Great Patriotic War |
Semyon Vasilyevich Konovalov (Russian: Семен Васильевич Коновалов) (15 February 1921 – 4 April 1989) was a Soviet tank commander and a WWII veteran. On July 13, 1942, during the Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad campaign, in a single battle, he commanded his KV-1 tank crew to destroy a total of 16 Nazi tanks and self-propelled guns.[1]
- ^ Сидорчик, Андрей (2015-05-20). "Крепость по имени «КВ». Как танкист Коновалов остановил немецкую армию". AiF (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-11-15.