Vasily Myachin | |
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Native name | Василий Дмитриевич Мячин |
Born | 19 December 1918 Soldatskoye, Yeletsky Uyezd, Oryol Governorate, RSFSR |
Died | 14 March 1980 Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union | (aged 61)
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
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Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 37th Guards Rifle Division |
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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.