Pyotr Ivanovich Kuznetsov

Pyotr Ivanovich Kuznetsov (Russian: Пётр Иванович Кузнецов; 30 January 1925- 14 May 1981) was a Red Army Sergeant during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union.

Early life
Kuznetsov was born 30 January 1925 in a village in the Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast. After completing his education, he worked on a collective farm.

World War II
Kuznetsov was called up in 1943 and was at the front by October. As a squad leader of the 2nd Guards Airborne Regiment of the 3rd Guards Airborne Division, he fought in the Battle of the Dnieper. On 6 October 1943, near the village of Gubin in Chernobyl Raion, Kuznetsov reportedly killed several German soldiers, then captured a machine gun and turned it on the Germans. In a later battle, he was severely wounded and discharged. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 10 January 1944, along with the Order of Lenin.

He lived in Kaluga and died on 14 May 1981.