Robert Brichenok
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Robert Ivanovich Brichenok (Russian: Роберт Иванович Бриченок Belarusian: Роберт Іванавіч Брычонак 17 January – 5 February 1972) was a Soviet artillery lieutenant general. He took part in World War I, Russian Civil War, Winter War and World War II.[1][2][3]
Robert Ivanovich Brichenok | |
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| Native name | Роберт Иванович Бриченок |
| Born | January 17, 1893 |
| Died | February 5, 1972 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire→ Soviet Union |
Branch | cavalry artillery |
Service years | 1915 – 1953 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
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| Other work | painter |
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Gallery
With counter admiral Philipp Bulykin (right)
With Bulykin's grandson in Pavlovsk Park painting, June 1968
Awards
- Order of Lenin № 36030
- 4 orders of the Red Banner
- Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 1st class № 198[4]
- Order of Kutuzov 2nd class № 711
- Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"
- Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
- Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army"
- Foreign awards:
- Commemorative Medal of the Battle of Dukla Pass (Czechoslovakia)
- Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945 (Poland)
- Medal for Participation In The Patriotic War 1944-1945 (Bulgary)
Awards of Robert Brichenok was sold with documents at "Baldwin's" auction for $100 000 in 2006.[1]
