Georgy Morozov

Georgy Andrianovich Morozov
Native name
Георгий Андрианович Морозов
Born24 April 1923
Upryamovo village, Yukhnovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, Soviet Union
Died29 April 1971
Elektrostal, Soviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Airborne Troops
Years of service1941–1945
RankSergeant
Unit2nd Guards Airborne Regiment, 3rd Guards Airborne Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Georgy Andrianovich Morozov (Russian: Георгий Андрианович Морозов; 24 April 1923 – 29 April 1971) was a Red Army sergeant and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Morozov was awarded the title for reportedly killing 50 German soldiers during the Battle of the Dnieper and capturing a machine gun. Postwar, he was an overseer at an engineering plant in his home of Elektrostal.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Морозов Георгий Андрианович" [Morozov Georgy Andrianovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-09-17.
  2. ^ Shkadov, I.N. (1988-01-01). Герои Советского Союза. Т. 2: Любовь – Ящук [Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary. V.2 Love-Yashchuk] (in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat. ISBN 9785203005366.