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Afanasy Shilin

Soviet artilleryman (1924-1982) · Russia · On the map · Writers · Died at 57

Afanasy Petrovich Shilin was an artillery officer who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for actions in the Battle of the Dnieper and the Vistula-Oder Offensive.

Afanasy Shilin is read about 28 times a day, in 8 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 June 2026

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1982Died22 May 19821977Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd classAward1972Medal "For Courage in a Fire"Award1969Order of the Red Banner of LabourAward1952Medal "For Battle Merit"Award1945Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAward1944Gold Star medalAwardHero of the Soviet UnionAwardOrder of LeninAward1943Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd classAwardOrder of the Red BannerAward1924Born1 September 1924

Awards

Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class1977
Medal "For Courage in a Fire"1972
Order of the Red Banner of Labour1969
Medal "For Battle Merit"1952
Hero of the Soviet Union1945
Gold Star medal1945
Hero of the Soviet Union1944
Gold Star medal1944
Order of Lenin1944
Order of the Red Banner1943
Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd class1943
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Order of the Patriotic War
Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy"
Jubilee Medal "40 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
Medal "For Impeccable Service"
Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria

About this person

Country
Russia
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 1982 · aged 57

The same award as Afanasy

German UgryumovBoth received Medal "For Courage in a Fire"David DragunskyBoth received Medal "For Courage in a Fire"Dmytro TabačnykBoth received Medal "For Courage in a Fire"Alexander AltuninBoth received Medal "For Courage in a Fire"Yuri ChurbanovBoth received Medal "For Courage in a Fire"Viktor YermakovBoth received Medal "For Courage in a Fire"