Nikolai Vychuzhanin | |
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| Native name | Николай Алексеевич Вычужанин |
| Born | 23 February 1919 Ashkeldino, Tonkinsky Volost, Varnavinsky Uyezd, Kostroma Governorate, RSFSR |
| Died | 26 June 1964 (aged 45) Adayevka, Kamyshninsky District, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Junior lieutenant |
| Unit | 37th Guards Rifle Division |
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Nikolai Alexeyevich Vychuzhanin (Russian: Николай Алексеевич Вычужанин; 23 February 1919 – 26 June 1964) was a Red Army junior lieutenant and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Vychuzhanin was awarded the title on 15 January 1944 for his actions in crossing the Dnieper in eastern Belarus, in which he commanded a 37th Guards Rifle Division machine gun platoon. Vychuzhanin's platoon, according to his Hero of the Soviet Union citation, repulsed 20 counterattacks, killing up to 400 German soldiers. After the war, Vychuzhanin left the army and worked in agriculture.