Andrey Shebalkov

Andrey Shebalkov
Andrey Shebalkov
Native name	Андрей Георгиевич Шебалков
Born	30 October 1921; Gorkaya Balka, Svyatokrestovsky Uyezd, Terek Governorate, RSFSR
Died	17 June 1980 (aged 58); Zelenokumsk, Sovetsky District, Stavropol Krai, Soviet Union
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Service/branch	Red Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Senior Sergeant
Unit	34th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade, 12th Guards Tank Corps
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of Kiev (1941); Battle of Rostov (1941); Case Blue; Battle of Stalingrad; Battle of Kursk; Operation Bagration; Vistula-Oder Offensive; East Pomeranian Offensive; Battle of Berlin;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union

Andrey Georgyevich Shebalkov (Russian: Андрей Георгиевич Шебалков; 30 October 1921 – 17 June 1980) was a Red Army senior sergeant and a Hero of the Soviet Union. Shebalkov was awarded the title on 24 March 1945 for his actions during the capture of Inowrocław during January 1945. He captured the commander of German troops in the city and with his squad killed numerous German soldiers. Shebalkov demobilized after the end of the war and was arrested on charges of writing anti-Soviet letters in 1948. He was stripped of his awards and imprisoned in the Gorlag at Norilsk. After Stalin's death Shebalkov was released and his awards were restored. He worked as a mechanic in Zelenokumsk.