Mikhail Yegorov
Mikhail Yegorov | |
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Yegorov in 1945 | |
| Native name | Михаил Алексеевич Егоров |
| Born | 5 May 1923 Yermoshenki, Smolensky Uyezd, Smolensk Governorate, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 20 June 1975 (aged 52) Demidovsky District, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1947 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 150th Rifle Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Mikhail Alekseyevich Yegorov (Russian: Михаил Алексеевич Егоров; 5 May 1923 – 20 June 1975) was a sergeant of the Soviet Army who, along with Meliton Kantaria and Alexei Berest, was one of the three soldiers credited with raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag on 1 May 1945 after the Battle of Berlin.
Yegorov joined the partisans during the Nazi occupation, then enlisted in the Red Army in late 1944 as an infantry scout. He worked at a dairy farm after leaving the army. In 1975, he was killed in a traffic accident at the age of 52.