About Aleksandr Kolesov
Lived 1922 – 1994 (aged 72). Aleksandr Kolesov was a Russian military personnel.
Early life Kolesov was born on 1 February 1922 in Sukhovsky, Alexeyevsky District, Volgograd Oblast. In 1934, he moved to the village of Ust-Buzulukskaya in the same district. After finishing school in 1939, he worked as a radio operator and as an assistant projectionist in the regional Palace of Culture at Kruglovka in Nekhayevsky District.
World War II Kolesov was drafted in May 1941. He was sent to the 381st Airfield Services Battalion in the Kiev Military District. Kolesov served with the 346th Separate Reconnaissance Company in the 253rd Rifle Division from October 1941. Fighting on the Southwestern Front and the Southern Front (Soviet Union), Kolesov fought in the Donbass-Rostov Strategic Defensive Operation and was slightly wounded twice. In January 1942, he was sent to an airborne course and graduated in May 1942.
He was released from the hospital in February 1944. He was then on duty with the assistant commandant of Khimki from April to October. Kolesov then was on duty with the assistant commandant of Dzerzhinsk. He lived in Moscow
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Who was Aleksandr Kolesov?
soviet army officer (1922–1994)
When was Aleksandr Kolesov born?
Aleksandr Kolesov was born on 1 February 1922 in Alexeyevsky District, Volgograd Oblast.
When did Aleksandr Kolesov die?
Aleksandr Kolesov died on 31 July 1994 in Moscow.
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Aleksandr Kolesov was a military personnel.
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Aleksandr Kolesov was Russian.
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