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The Monument to Hero of the Soviet Union V.A. Matrosov

Categories / Tsarskoe Selo and town of Pushkin. The digital chronological reference book/The Pantheon of military glory/Monuments to outstanding generals and commanders

Vadim Alexandrovich Matrosov (1917 – 1999), Hero of the Soviet Union, General of the Army.
He joined the Soviet Army in July of 1941 and took part in the battles of Moscow. He had been a Company Commander and a Deputy Commander of the 73rd border regiment and took part in the battles in Polar Regions and Karelia.
He served in the Headquarters of the USSR Border Troops after the war. He was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union for a major contribution to strengthening of the State Border of the USSR. He was a Deputy Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB) in 1984-1990 and the Chief Officer of the USSR Border Troops at the same time. He was a member of the General Inspectors Group of the USSR Ministry of Defense in 1990-1992. The First Border Cadet Corps of the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) in Pushkin is named after Hero of the Soviet Union V.A. Matrosov. The monument to the hero was erected.