Vasily Myachin

Vasily Myachin
Vasily Myachin
Native name	Василий Дмитриевич Мячин
Born	19 December 1918; Soldatskoye, Yeletsky Uyezd, Oryol Governorate, RSFSR
Died	14 March 1980 (aged 61); Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Red Army; Soviet Army;
Years of service	1938–1940; 1941–1978;
Rank	Colonel
Unit	37th Guards Rifle Division
Battles / wars	World War II Winter War; Berlin Offensive; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; Order of Suvorov, 3rd class; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Order of the Red Star (2x);

Vasily Dmitrievich Myachin (Russian: Василий Дмитриевич Мячин; 17 December 1918–14 March 1980) was a Soviet Army colonel and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Myachin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of a battalion during the Berlin Offensive. Postwar, Myachin continued to serve in the army, retiring in 1978, after which he worked as an air traffic controller.