Vladimir Borsoev

Vladimir Borsoev
Native name	Владимир Бузинаевич Борсоев
Born	April 13, 1906 Holbot, Irkutsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	March 8, 1945 (age 38) Poland
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service / branch	Soviet Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Colonel
Unit	1st Ukrainian Front, Soviet Army, USSR
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

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.

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.

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.

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.

Honours and awards

• Hero of the Soviet Union (1965)
• Order of Lenin (1944)
• Order of Lenin (1965)
• Order of the Patriotic War (1945)
• Order of the Red Star (1941)

Memory

• One of the streets in the city of Ulan-Ude is named in his honor.