Sergey Andreyevich Mostovoy (Russian: Сергей Андреевич Мостовой; 18 July 1908 – 31 December 1979) was a Red Army man and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mostovoy was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his actions during the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
[1] Mostovoy was born on 18 July 1908 on the Grinyov farm in Bogucharsky Uyezd of Voronezh Governorate to a Ukrainian peasant family.
[1] By January 1945, Mostovoy was a machine gunner in the 3rd Battalion of the division's 220th Guards Rifle Regiment.
[4] For his actions, Mostovoy was also awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union[5] and the Order of Lenin on 24 March 1945.
During the Oder crossing battle for Hill 81.5, he reportedly attacked German troops with a shovel and his machine gun's mounting after he ran out of grenades and ammunition.