# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vasily-stepanovich-petrov
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:00:11.804Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vasily-stepanovich-petrov"
name: "Vasily Stepanovich Petrov"
slug: "vasily-stepanovich-petrov"
description: "Vasily Stepanovich Petrov was an officer in the Red Army, and later, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who lost both his hands during the Battle for the Burkin Bridgehead. After becoming a double amputee he continued to serve in World War II. For his actions in the war he was twice been awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and promoted to the rank of major. Despite his injuries, he went on to become a general and hold a variety of command posts."
tagline: "Twice Hero of the Soviet Union (1922–2003)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vasily_Stepanovich_Petrov.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1922-03-05"
deathDate: "2003-04-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.73
  momentum:             11.2639405204461
  historical:           8.575957333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Петров Василь Степанович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%81_(%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84)"
    title: "فاسيلي بيتروف (جنرال)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_(1922_%E2%80%93_2003)"
    title: "Василий Петров (1922 – 2003)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Петров Василий Степанович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Petrov_(general)"
    title: "Vasily Petrov (general)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasili_Petrov"
    title: "Vasili Petrov"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Petrov_(%E1%BB%8Dch%E1%BB%8Bagha)"
    title: "Vasily Petrov (ọchịagha)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Петров Василий Степанович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasilij_Pietrow_(1922%E2%80%932003)"
    title: "Wasilij Pietrow (1922–2003)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%2C_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Петров, Василий Степанович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4360725"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump