Vladimir Borsoev

Vladimir Borsoev was the commander of the 7th Guards anti-tank artillery brigade in the Second World War for which he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Borsoev
Native name
Владимир Бузинаевич Борсоев
BornApril 13, 1906
Holbot, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMarch 8, 1945 (age 38)
Poland
Allegiance Soviet Union
Service/branchSoviet Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankColonel
Unit1st Ukrainian Front, Soviet Army, USSR
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union

Early life

Borsoev was born April 13, 1906, in Holbot, Irkutsk in the Russian Empire. He was an ethnic Buryat.

In 1932 he entered the Leningrad Artillery School and in 1941 he graduated from M.V. Frunze Military Academy.[1]

World War II

Borsoev was sent to the Eastern Front of World War II in June 1941. He participated in the Battle of Kursk and offensive campaigns in Ukraine and Poland. On March 8, 1945 Guard Colonel Vladimir Borsoev in battles on the Oder bridgehead was seriously wounded and died of his wounds. He was buried in Lviv, Ukraine.[2]

On 6 May 1965 Guard Colonel Vladimir Borsoev was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union "for courage and heroism in the battles against the Nazi invaders" by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet.[2]

Honours and awards

Memory
  • One of the streets in the city of Ulan-Ude is named in his honor.[3]

References
  1. "БОРСОЕВ ВЛАДИМИР БУЗИНАЕВИЧ - Герои Бурятии". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  2. "Борсоев Владимир Бузинаевич". www.warheroes.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. "Украинский дневник полковника Борсоева". newbur.ru (in Russian). 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2018-02-16.


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