Fatyh Zaripovich Sharipov

Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star Medal For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 19411945

Sharipov was born in a country family of Tatar nationality. He completed Bugulminsky normal school, then worked some years as the mathematics teacher at a rural school, however in 1940 entered the Kazan tank school which he successfully completed in May 1942, and entered the CPSU the same year. In May 1942, he was assigned as an officer to a unit at the front. He passed a baptism of fire on July, 25th, 1942 as the commander of a tank company of 183rd tank brigade of 10th Tank Corps, 40th Army of the Voronezh Front. Participated in the Battle of Kursk.

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