Global InformationMikhail Panikakha information
Mikhail Averyanovich Panikakha | |
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| Native name | Михайло Оверянович Панікаха Михаил Аверьянович Паникаха |
| Born | 1914 Mogilev village, Novomoskovsk Uyezd, Ekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 October 1942 Stalingrad, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Soviet Naval Infantry |
| Years of service | 1939–1942 |
| Rank | Private |
| Unit | 193rd Rifle Division |
| Battles/wars | World War II
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| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Patriotic War 1st class |
Mikhail Averyanovich Panikakha (Ukrainian: Михайло Оверянович Панікаха, Russian: Михаил Аверьянович Паникаха; 1914 – 2 October 1942) was a Red Army soldier. He was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for destroying a German tank with two Molotov cocktails while on fire during the Battle of Stalingrad.[1]
- ^ "Паникаха Михаил Аверьянович" [Panikakha Mikhail Averyanovich]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2016-01-10.