Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky

Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Космодемья́нский; 27 July 1925 – 13 April 1945) was a Soviet military officer and Hero of the Soviet Union, who was bestowed this title posthumously after having been killed in World War II during the capture of the settlement of Vierbrüderkrug, in the Kaporner Heath near Metgethen, just west of Königsberg, East Prussia, Nazi Germany.

Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky
Birth nameAleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky
Born(1925-07-27)27 July 1925
Osino-Gay, near of Tambov, Soviet Union
Died13 April 1945(1945-04-13) (aged 19)
The Kaporner Heath near Metgethen, East Prussia, Nazi Germany
Buried
Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankSenior lieutenant
Unit42nd Guards Heavy Tank Brigade
350th Guards Heavy Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment
Battles/wars
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Patriotic War (2)
Alma materUlyanovsk Tank School
RelationsZoya Kosmodemyanskaya (sister)

He was the brother of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya.

The settlement of imeni Alexandra Kosmodemyanskogo in Kaliningrad Oblast was renamed after him in 1956. The minor planet 1977 Shura was named in his honour,[1] while 1793 Zoya and 2072 Kosmodemyanskaya were named for his sister and for his mother, Lyubov Kosmodemyanskaya, respectively.[2][3]

Tombstone at Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery
1969 CPA stamp


References
  1. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(1977) Shura". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 159. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1978. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(1793) Zoya". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 143. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1794. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(2072) Kosmodemyanskaya". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 168. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2073. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
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