Vasily Bantsekin | |
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| Native name | Василий Банцекин |
| Born | 14 January 1923 Lashino village, Yegoryevsky District, Moscow Province |
| Died | November 1943 Gomel Region, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1943 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 37th Guards Rifle Division |
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Vasily Nikolayevich Bantsekin (Russian: Василий Николаевич Банцекин; 14 January 1923 – November 1943) was a Red Army soldier during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his actions during Operation Kutuzov and the Chernigov-Pripyat Offensive.[1][2]
- ^ Bocharov, Vasily. "Банцекин Василий Николаевич" [Bantsekin Vasily Nikolayevich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Shkadov, J.H. (1 January 1987). Герои Советского Союза: Абаев-Любичев [Heroes of the Soviet Union V.1 Abaev-Lubitsch] (in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat.