Alexei Berest
Alexei Berest | |
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Berest c. 1945 | |
| Born | 9 March 1921 Horiaistivka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | 4 November 1970 (aged 49) Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | Alexandrovskoye Cemetery, Rostov-on-Don |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (1939–1948) |
| Years of service | 1939–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | Winter War World War II |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War 1st class Medal "For the Capture of Berlin" Order of the Red Star Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Hero of Ukraine (posthumous) |
Alexei Prokopievich Berest (Russian: Алексей Прокопьевич Берест; Ukrainian: Олексій Прокопович Берест, romanized: Oleksii Prokopovych Berest; 9 March 1921 – 4 November 1970) was a Soviet political officer and one of the three Red Army soldiers credited with having hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag.