Alexander Chekalin (partisan)
Alexander (Shura) Pavlovich Chekalin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Па́влович Чека́лин; 25 March 1925 – 6 November 1941) was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alexander Pavlovich Chekalin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 March 1925 |
| Died | 6 November 1941 (aged 16) Tula Oblast |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union Order of Lenin |
Chekalin was captured, tortured, and hanged for partisan activities in Tula Oblast near Moscow during the German-Soviet War.
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