Anatoly Motsny

Anatoly Andreyevich Motsny (, , 25 September 1922 – 1 February 1960) was a senior lieutenant of the Red Army, a participant in the Eastern Front of World War II, and a Hero of the Soviet Union, stripped of all titles and awards due to a conviction for the murder of his son.

Life Anatoly Motsny was born on 25 September 1922 in Shklow, Mogilev Region of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, to a working-class family. He graduated from tenth grade in school. In February 1941, he was drafted into the Red Army. In August 1942, he graduated from the Armored Vehicle School in Gorky. From October 1942, he served on the Eastern Front.

On 7 June 1952, Motsny was convicted under Article 80 of the Criminal Code of the Byelorussian SSR (banditry) and, since the death penalty for murder had been abolished by that time, sentenced to 25 years in a labor camp. After an appeal, the sentence was reclassified as murder, and the sentence was set at ten years.

He was released early in April 1958, after which he returned to Shklow. According to local authorities, after his release, he led an antisocial lifestyle, abused alcohol, was unemployed, and "terrorised the local population."

On 1 July 1959, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Motsny was stripped of all titles and awards for "committing acts incompatible with the status of a recipient of the Order." He died on 1 February 1960.