Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov

Infobox Military Person
name=Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov
lived=(January 4 1968 — January 8 1988)
placeofbirth=Izobilnoe, Orenburg Oblast
placeofdeath=Hill 3234, Afghanistan


caption=V.A.Alexandrov
nickname=
allegiance=flagicon|USSR Soviet Airborne (1986—1988)
serviceyears=1986—1988
rank=Guards Junior Sergeant
commands=Squad
battles=Battle for Hill 3234, Afghanistan War
awards=Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously)
laterwork=
portrayedby= Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov ( _ru. Александров Вячеслав Александрович) (January 4 1968 — January 8 1988 [ [http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1984 Personal profile] on [http://www.warheroes.ru "Герои Страны"] . ru icon] ) was the Guards Junior Sergeant, squad commander of the 9th airborn company, 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment, 40th Army. During the Battle for Hill 3234, Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was leading a paratrooper gun crew for a NSV 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Junior Sergeant Alexandrov used the heavy machine gun to repulse an unexpected, overwhelming muhajadeen attack and cover the movement of his fellow paratroopers into better defensive positions. In the course of doing so, Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was killed. For his actions and calm under fire, Guards Junior Sergeant Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

ee also

* Andrey Alexandrovich Melnikov
* Battle for Hill 3234
* Soviet war in Afghanistan
* 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment

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