Nikolay Ivanovich Shchetinin | |
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| Native name | Николай Иванович Щетинин |
| Born | 21 March 1921 Mikhayevsky village, Vologda Governorate, Russian SFSR |
| Died | 3 October 1968 Vologda, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1962 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | 37th Guards Rifle Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Nikolay Ivanovich Shchetinin (Russian: Николай Иванович Щетинин; 21 March 1921 – 3 October 1968) was a Soviet Army lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Soviet Union. During the Battle of the Dnieper, Shchetinin was a senior lieutenant and was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his reported leadership of a company in capturing a village against numerically superior German forces.[1][2]
- ^ "Щетинин Николай Иванович" [Shchetinin Nikolay Ivanovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- ^ Shkadov, I.N. (1988). Герои Советского Союза: Краткий биографический словарь [Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary] (in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat. ISBN 5203005362.