Serikqazi Bekbosinov (Kazakh: Серікқазы Бекбосынов, Russian: Сериккасы Бекбосунов; 21 September 1925 — 22 March 1977) was a Kazakh soldier in the Red Army who distinguished himself in the Svir-Petrozavodsk operation. He was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union on 21 July 1944.[1][2][3]
Serikqazi Bekbosinov | |
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| Native name | Серікқазы Бекбосынов |
| Born | 21 September 1925 Kzyl-Orda village (present-day Semipalatinsk Oblast, Kazakhstan) |
| Died | 22 March 1977 (aged 51) Ulan District, Kazakh SSR, USSR |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1943—1947 |
| Rank | senior sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
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- ^ Shkadov, Ivan, ed. (1987). Герои Советского Союза: краткий биографический словарь I, Абаев - Любичев [Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary I, Abaev - Lyubichev] (in Russian). Moscow: Voenizdat. p. 138.
- ^ Ufarkin, Nikolay. "Бекбосунов Серикказы (Серказы)". warheroes.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Герои Советского Союза — казахстанцы (in Russian). Vol. 1. Alma-Ata: Kazakhstan. 1968. p. 113.