Mikhail Yegorov

Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov (Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Егоров; May 5, 1923 – June 20, 1975), along with Meliton Kantaria and Alexei Berest, was one of the three soldiers credited with raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag on the 2 May 1945 after the Battle of Berlin.

Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov
Native name
Михаил Алексеевич Егоров
Born5 May 1923
Yermoshenki, Smolensky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died20 June 1975(1975-06-20) (aged 52)
Demidovsky District, Soviet Union
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branch Red Army
Years of service1944–1947
RankSergeant
Unit150th Rifle Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Yegorov joined the partisans during the Nazi occupation, then enlisted in the Red Army in late 1944 as an infantry scout. He worked at a dairy farm after leaving the army. In 1975, he was killed in a traffic accident at the age of 52.

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References

  • Hastings, Max. Armageddon. 1st ed. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
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