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Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov
Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov
Born	4 January 1968; Orenburg, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	8 January 1988 (aged 20); Hill 3234, Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Allegiance	Soviet Airborne (1986–1988)
Years of service	1986–1988
Rank	Guards Junior Sergeant
Commands	Squad
Battles / wars	Soviet–Afghan War Battle for Hill 3234 †; ;
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously)

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Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov (Russian: Вячеслав Александрович Александров; 4 January 1968 – 8 January 1988^[1]) was a Guards Junior Sergeant and squad commander in the 9th airborne company, 345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment, 40th Army.^[1]

During the Battle for Hill 3234, Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was leading a paratrooper gun crew for an NSV 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Junior Sergeant Alexandrov used the heavy machine gun to repulse an unexpected, overwhelming mujahideen attack and cover the movement of his fellow paratroopers into better defensive positions. In the course of doing so, Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was killed. For his actions and calmness under fire, Guards Junior Sergeant Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Personal profile on "Герои Страны". (in Russian)

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+* [[Soviet–Afghan War]]
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+'''Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov''' ({{langx|ru|Вячеслав Александрович Александров}}; 4 January 1968 – 8 January 1988<ref name=":0">[http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1984 Personal profile] on [http://www.warheroes.ru/ "Герои Страны"]. {{in lang|ru}}</ref>) was a Guards Junior Sergeant and squad commander in the 9th airborne company, [[345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment]], [[40th Army (Soviet Union)|40th Army]].<ref name=":0" />
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-'''Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov''' ({{lang-ru|Александров Вячеслав Александрович}}) ([[January 4]] [[1968]] — [[January 8]] [[1988]]<ref>[http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=1984 Personal profile] on [http://www.warheroes.ru "Герои Страны"]. {{ru icon}}</ref>) was the [[Guards]] Junior Sergeant, squad commander of the 9th airborn company, [[345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment]], [[40th Army (Soviet Union)|40th Army]]. During the [[Battle for Hill 3234]], Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was leading a paratrooper gun crew for a [[NSV]] 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Junior Sergeant Alexandrov used the heavy machine gun to repulse an unexpected, overwhelming [[muhajadeen]] attack and cover the movement of his fellow paratroopers into better defensive positions. In the course of doing so, Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was killed. For his actions and calm under fire, Guards Junior Sergeant Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov was posthumously awarded the title of [[Hero of the Soviet Union]].
+During the [[Battle for Hill 3234]], Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was leading a paratrooper gun crew for an [[NSV (machine gun)|NSV]] 12.7mm heavy machine gun. Junior Sergeant Alexandrov used the heavy machine gun to repulse an unexpected, overwhelming [[mujahideen]] attack and cover the movement of his fellow paratroopers into better defensive positions. In the course of doing so, Junior Sergeant Alexandrov was killed. For his actions and calmness under fire, Guards Junior Sergeant Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov was posthumously awarded the title of [[Hero of the Soviet Union]].<ref name=":0" />
-==See Also==
+==See also==
 * [[Andrey Alexandrovich Melnikov]]
 * [[Battle for Hill 3234]]
-* [[Soviet war in Afghanistan]]
 * [[345th Independent Guards Airborne Regiment]]
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Personnel of the Soviet Airborne Forces]]
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