Ivan Berezhnoy

1924–1944 (age 20)

Biography

Ivan Berezhnoy was born in 1924 and served in the Soviet military during World War II. He perished in 1944 during the fierce fighting in Crimea, a strategic region contested throughout the war.

Berezhnoy's sacrifice represents the dedication of Soviet forces in the struggle for control of Crimea. His memory is preserved among the defenders who fought in this important theater of the Great Patriotic War.

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