Oleg Kokushkin information

Oleg Ioilevich Kokushkin
Oleg Ioilevich Kokushkin
Native name	Олег Иоильевич Кокушкин
Born	8 May 1910; Plyos, Ivanovo Oblast
Died	14 September 1943 (aged 33); near Bakhmach, Ukrainian SSR
Service/branch	Airborne
Years of service	1931–1943
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	3rd Guards Airborne Division
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Moscow; Second Battle of Kharkov; Battle of Stalingrad; Battle of Demyansk (1943); Battle of Kursk; Operation Kutuzov; Chernigov-Pripyat Offensive;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner (2); Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class

Oleg Ioilevich Kokushkin (Russian: Олег Иоильевич Кокушкин; 8 May 1910 – 14 September 1943) was a Red Army lieutenant colonel and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union.^[1] Kokushkin joined the Red Army in 1931 and became a political commissar. Kokushkin fought in the Battle of Kiev (1941), the Battle of Moscow, and the Battle of Stalingrad. In November 1942 he was sent to the "Vystrel" courses and after completing the course became commander of the 3rd Guards Airborne Division's 8th Guards Airborne Regiment. Kokushkin led the regiment in the Battle of Kursk, Operation Kutuzov and the Chernigov-Pripyat Offensive. He was killed in action when a German bomb struck his command post. Kokushkin was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of the regiment.

^ "Oleg Kokushkin". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).

[:0-1] "Oleg Kokushkin". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).

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