Viktor Turbin

Viktor Andreevich Turbin (; 9 November 1923 – 8 August 1944) was a Red Army Junior Lieutenant and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Turbin was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for his actions while leading a platoon during Operation Bagration in summer 1944. His platoon reportedly held a bridgehead on the Drut River against numerically superior German troops until the crossing of the remainder of Turbin's regiment.

Early life Turbin was born on 9 November 1923 in Bobrov in Voronezh Oblast to a working-class family. He graduated from high school in 1941.

World War II Turbin was drafted into the Red Army in December 1941. He was sent into combat in January 1942 and was wounded. After recovering, he was sent to the Ulyanovsk Military Infantry School. On 8 August, Turbin was killed during the attack on Białystok. He was buried in the village of Wilkowo near Białystok. On 24 March 1945, he was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin.