Berdichevsky Leonid Afanasyevich (born 1908, Uman, Kiev Governorate – died 1944, Jelgava) – Hero of the Soviet Union (awarded posthumously in 1945).

Military Career:

  • 1930: Joined the Red Army.

  • 1933: Graduated from the Kharkov Armored Tank School.

  • 1939: Served as a tank company commander during the Polish campaign.

  • 1939–1940: Tank company commander during the Soviet-Finnish War.

  • 1941–1944: Deputy commander of a tank regiment, attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Death and Heroism:

  • 1944: Killed in action in a burning tank during the battles near Jelgava, Latvia.

  • 1945: Posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.