Mikhail Yegorov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Soldier who raised flag on Reichstag, Hero of the Soviet union
Date of Birth: 05-May-1923
Place of Birth: Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast, Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Date of Death: 20-Jun-1975
Profession: military personnel
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Mikhail Yegorov
- Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov (Russian: ?????? ?????????? ??????; born May 5, 1923 – June 20, 1975), along with Meliton Kantaria, was one of the three soldiers credited with raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag on the 2 May 1945 after the Battle of Berlin. Yegorov joined the partisans during the Nazi occupation, then enlisted in the Red Army in late 1944 as an infantry scout.
- He worked at a dairy farm after leaving the army.
- He was killed in a traffic accident.
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