- Periode:
- Tweede Wereldoorlog (1939-1945)
- Toegekend op:
- 2 juni 1944
On September 23, 1943, in the battle near the village of Ivanenki of Zaporozhye region of Ukraine, 19-years old Valeria Gnarovskaya sacrificed her life defending the Regiment headquarters and field hospital. In order to shield the wounded, she rushed with a grenades in her hand under one of two approaching German tanks "Tiger". Another tank was destroyed by the soldiers. The German attack has been stopped.
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