Mariya Ivanovna Lagunova | |
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Native name | Мария Ивановна Лагунова |
Born | 4 July 1921 Okonechnikovo village, Kamensky district, Yekaterinburg Governorate, RSFSR |
Died | 26 December 1995 Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army |
Awards | Order of the Red Star |
Mariya Ivanovna Lagunova (Russian: Мария Ивановна Лагунова; 4 July 1921 – 26 December 1995) – was a Soviet tank driver.[1] She was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War. During the war, she served with the 56th Guards Tank Brigade as a mechanic-driver of a T-34 tank, and eventually achieved the rank of guard sergeant.[2]