Nikolai Berzarin
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Nikolai Erastovich Berzarin (Russian: Никола́й Эра́стович Берза́рин; 1 April 1904 – 16 June 1945) was a Red Army colonel general who held field army commands during World War II. A Hero of the Soviet Union, in 1945 he became the first commandant of the Soviet occupying forces in Berlin.
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Nikolai Erastovich Berzarin | |
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Born | (1904-04-01)1 April 1904 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 16 June 1945(1945-06-16) (aged 41) Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany |
Allegiance | Soviet Union |
Service/ | Red Army |
Years of service | 1918–1945 |
Rank | Colonel-general |
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Battles/wars | |
Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin (2) Order of the Red Banner (2) Order of Suvorov |
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