Pyotr Bochek

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Pyotr Semyonovich Bochek
File:Pyotr Semyonovich Bochek.jpg
Native name
Петро Семенович Бочек
Born(1925-03-03)3 March 1925
Died9 February 2018(2018-02-09) (aged 92)
AllegianceFile:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
BranchRed Army
Service years1943 – 1948
RankColonel
Unit76th Guards Rifle Regiment
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Pyotr Semyonovich Bochek, (Ukrainian: Петро Семенович Бочек; 3 March 1925[1] – 9 February 2018[2]) was a junior lieutenant of the Soviet Army during World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union.[3]

He was born in the Obrazhiivka village, Ukrainian SSR. He was drafted in November 1943 and commenced active war duty in January 1944. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (Gold Star Medal No. 5867) on March 24, 1945 for heroism during the crossing of the Vistula River.[3]

He was also awarded the Order of Lenin (comes with the Hero title), Order of the Great Patriotic War, Order of Glory, and several medals.[3]

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