Global InformationGrigory Skiruta information
Grigory Trofimovich Skiruta | |
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| Born | November 21 [O.S. December 4] 1912 Velikopolovetskoe, Kiev Oblast |
| Died | 28 July 1999 (aged 86) Solnechnogorsk, Moscow Oblast |
| Buried | New Cemetery, Solnechnogorsk |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Years of service | 1932–1961 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | 1334th Rifle Regiment, 422nd Rifle Division 235th Guards Rifle Regiment, 81st Guards Rifle Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Red Banner (2) Order of the Patriotic War (1st Degree) Order of the Red Star (2) |
Grigory Trofimovich Skiruta (Russian: Григорий Трофимович Скирута; November 21 [O.S. December 4] 1912 – 9 September 1999, Solnechnogorsk) was a lieutenant colonel of the Red Army during the Second World War. He became a Hero of the Soviet Union during the fighting along the Dniepr River in 1943. He continued to serve well into the postwar era, and was promoted to colonel in 1961, when he went into the reserve.