Stepan Neustroev, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stepan Neustroev

Hero fo the Soviet Union

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1922

Place of Birth: Sukhoy Log, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1998

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Stepan Neustroev

  • Stepan Andreevich Neustroev (Russian: ?????? ????????? ?????????; 12 August 1922 – 26 February 1998) was a Soviet officer, commander of the 1st Battalion in the 756th Regiment of the 150th Rifle Division.
  • His unit stormed the Reichstag. At a young age, Neustroev worked in the local mine as a mechanic.
  • At June 1941, shortly before the war with Germany, he was conscripted and sent to the Cherkasy Infantry School.
  • Lieutenant Neustroev was dispatched to the front on November, joining the 166th Infantry Division.
  • He was severely wounded in a battle near Gzhatsk.
  • He was wounded again on August 1942 and spent several months in hospital.
  • At April 1943, Captain Neustroev was appointed commander of the 1st Battalion in the 756th Regiment, a post he held to the end of the war.
  • The Battalion took part in the fighting for Belarus, Poland and the Baltics.On 22 April 1945, the Battalion reached Berlin.
  • On 30 April at noon, Neustroev's men stormed the Reichstag, breaking through the main entrance and clearing the building.
  • The following day, roughly at 03:00, his deputy for political affairs, Lieutenant Alexei Berest, together with two scouts - Mikhail Yegorov and Meliton Kantaria - raised the Victory Banner atop the Reichstag, next to Wilhelm I's statue.On 8 May 1946, Neustroev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union (Medal no.
  • 6971).
  • He retired from the army at 1953, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel.
  • From 1957 to 1962 he served in the Internal troops, holding his old rank.
  • He was stationed at Novouralsk.

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