Aleksandr Yunev

Aleksandr Petrovich Yunev (Russian: Александр Петрович Юнёв; 28 September 1924 – 18 February 1952) was a Red Army senior lieutenant and Hero of the Soviet Union.Yunev was awarded the title for his actions in Operation Spring Awakening for his part in repulsing numerous German attacks.

Postwar, Yunev continued to serve in the army and died in 1952 as a result of his war wounds.

Yunev was born on 28 September 1924 in Krasavka village in Fyodorovsky District, Saratov Oblast[1] to a peasant family.

[1] Yunev's machine gun fire killed numerous German soldiers, repulsing the attack.

[1] On 29 June 1945, Yunev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his actions, as well as the Order of Lenin.