Nikolai Nikolayevich Onoprienko | |
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Native name | Николай Николаевич Оноприенко |
Born | 19 December 1911 Uil, Aktobe Region, Russian Empire |
Died | 12 November 1979 Orenburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service | Red Army |
Years of service | 1931–1954 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 37th Guards Rifle Division |
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Nikolai Nikolayevich Onoprienko (Russian: Николай Николаевич Оноприенко, Ukrainian: Микола Миколайович Онопрієнко; 19 December 1911 – 12 November 1979) was a Red Army colonel and World War II Hero of the Soviet Union. Onoprienko fought in the Battle of Smolensk, the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Kursk,[1] Operation Kutuzov, Operation Bagration, the East Prussian Offensive and the Berlin Offensive.[2]