Nikolai Nagibin

Nikolai Anisimovich Nagibin (Russian: Николай Анисимович Нагибин; 1924 – 25 January 1945) was a Red Army soldier and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his usage of a machine gun to hold a bridgehead over the Oder during the Vistula–Oder Offensive in January 1945.

Early life Nagibin was born in 1924 in the village of Terehta in Altai Krai to a peasant family. He graduated from fifth grade and worked on a collective farm.

World War II In 1941, Nagibin was drafted into the Red Army and fought in combat from February 1942. At some point he transferred units and became a machine gunner in the 15th Guards Rifle Division's 50th Guards Rifle Regiment by January 1945.

Nagibin was killed in action during the battle for the Oder bridgehead on 25 January. He was buried in Opole. On 27 June 1945, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.