Aleksandr Matveyevich Matrosov

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
Soviet soldier
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_Lenin
gptkb:Hero_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:birthDate 1924-02-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Yekaterinoslav,_Ukrainian_SSR,_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:burialPlace Velikiye Luki, Russia
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Matrosov Street in many cities
Matrosov movement
numerous monuments in Russia and former Soviet Union
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:date 1943-02-27
gptkbp:deathDate 1943-02-27
gptkbp:deathPlace near Chernushki, Pskov Oblast, Soviet Union
gptkbp:hasUnit 91st Separate Siberian Volunteer Battalion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aleksandr Matveyevich Matrosov
gptkbp:knownFor blocking a German machine-gun with his body
heroic act during World War II
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Red_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Soviet
gptkbp:rank private
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942–1943
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aleksandr_Matrosov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8