Maxim Shmatov

Maxim Vasilyevich Shmatov (Russian: Максим Васильевич Шматов; 17 January 1914 – 5 October 1984) was a Red Army major and Hero of the Soviet Union. Shmatov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for leadership of his battalion during the Budapest Offensive.

Maxim Shmatov

Maxim Vasilyevich Shmatov (Russian: Максим Васильевич Шматов; 17 January 1914 – 5 October 1984) was a Red Army major and Hero of the Soviet Union. Shmatov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin for leadership of his battalion during the Budapest Offensive.