Allegiance Soviet Union | Name Yakov Vinichenko | |
Born 18 October 1925
Tyshkov, Vinnytsia Oblast ( 1925-10-18 ) Awards Order of the Patriotic War | ||
Yakov Ivanovich Vinichenko (born 18 October 1925 in the village of Tyshkov), is a World War II Soviet veteran.
Drafted into the war in 1941. In 1945, served in the 107th rifle division that liberated Auschwitz. Finished the war as a commander of a machine-gun company. Has two serious and two minor wounds. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, along with numerous medals.
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