Alexander Matrosov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Hero of the Soviet Union
Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1924
Place of Birth: Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
Date of Death: 27-Feb-1943
Profession: soldier
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Alexander Matrosov
- Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov (Russian: ??????´??? ?????´???? ?????´???, Bashkir: ???????? ???? ??? ????????????, Ukrainian: ????????? ?????????? ????????; February 5, 1924 – February 22 or 27, 1943), born in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipro) was a Soviet infantry soldier during the Second World War, awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union for blocking a German machine-gun with his body.
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