Nikolai Onoprienko

Nikolai Nikolayevich Onoprienko
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 / branch	Red Army
Years of service	1931–1954
Rank	Colonel
Unit	37th Guards Rifle Division
Battles / wars	World War II Battle of Moscow Battle of Kursk Operation Bagration Berlin Offensive
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (3x) Order of Suvorov, 3rd class Order of Kutuzov, 3rd class Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of the Red Star Medal "For Courage Order of the British Empire Cross of Valour

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]