Sergey Kadanchik

(1906-1943)

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Sergey Nikolaevich Kadanchik (Russian: Сергей Николаевич Каданчик; 12 September 1906 – 15 September 1943) was a Belarusian Red Army lieutenant colonel and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. After being drafted into the Red Army in 1928, Kadanchik graduated from officer training courses and fought in the Soviet invasion of Poland and the Winter War in 1939–40. He became a regimental commander in December 1942 and in September 1943 led it during the Novorossiysk Amphibious Operation. Kadanchik was killed when a shell hit the observation post where he was positioned. For his actions, Kadanchik was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Born	12 September 1906 Moiseyevichi, Bobruysky Uyezd, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	15 September 1943 (aged 37) Novorossiysk
Zodiac	Virgo
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