Yakov Vinichenko Military person

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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Birth dateOctober 18, 1925
Birth place
Vinnytsia Oblast , Tyshkov

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Order of the Patriotic War

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  1. http://eng.kremlin.ru/text/docs/2005/01/83217.shtml