Pavel Andreyevich Mironov

Pavel Andreyevich Mironov (Russian: Павел Андреевич Миронов; 12 December 1919 – 26 April 1945) was a Red Army Junior Lieutenant and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Mironov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for actions during the Bratislava-Brno Offensive.[1][2]

Pavel Andreyevich Mironov
Native name
Павел Андреевич Миронов
Born12 December 1919
Russkiye Sarsazy village, Chistopolsky Uyezd, Kazan Governorate, Russian Empire
Died26 April 1945(1945-04-26) (aged 25)
northwest of Brno, South Moravia, Czechoslovakia
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchRed Army
Years of service1939–1945
RankJunior lieutenant
Unit8th Guards Cavalry Division
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class

Early life

Pavel Andreyevich Mironov was born on 12 December 1919 in the village of Russkiye Sarsazy in Chistopolsky Uyezd of Kazan Governorate to a family of peasants. He graduated from seven classes and the factory training school in Chistopol. Mironov worked as an assistant mechanic with the Kama River Shipping Company.[1][3][4]

World War II

In October 1939, Mironov was drafted into the Red Army. In 1942, he was in combat and graduated from the junior lieutenant's courses. By April 1945, Mironov was an anti-tank gun platoon commander in the 33rd Guards Cavalry Regiment of the 8th Guards Cavalry Division. He fought in the Bratislava–Brno Offensive. On 26 April 1945, northwest of Brno, his platoon reportedly destroyed a tank, four armored personnel carriers and two artillery pieces.[3] Reportedly, they also killed 50 German soldiers with machine guns. Mironov was killed during this action and was buried in the Brno Central Cemetery. He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class on 23 May.[5] On 15 May 1946, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.[1][4][6]

Legacy

A street in Chistopol[3] and a ship of the Kama River Shipping Company are named after Mironov.[1][4]

References
  1. Kargopoltsev, Sergei. "Миронов Павел Андреевич" [Pavel Andreyevich Mironov]. www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  2. Shkadov, I. (1988). Герои Советского Союза. Т. 2: Любовь - Ящук [Heroes of the Soviet Union] (in Russian). 2. Voenizdat. ISBN 9785203005366.
  3. "МИРОНОВ Павел Андреевич (12.11.1919—26.4.1945)" [Pavel Andreyevich Mironov]. Virtual Museum of the Great Patriotic War of the Republic of Tatarstan (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  4. "Библиотека - Люди и книги" [Pavel Andreyevich Mironov]. www.az-libr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  5. "Память народа :: Документ о награде :: Миронов Павел Андреевич, Орден Отечественной войны II степени". pamyat-naroda.ru. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  6. "Память народа :: Документ о награде :: Миронов Павел Андреевич, Герой Советского Союза (Орден Ленина и медаль "Золотая звезда")". pamyat-naroda.ru. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
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