Lado Davidov Explained

Lado Davidov
Native Name:Ладо Давыдов
Birth Date:18 August 1924
Death Date:30 July 1987
Birth Place:Vladikavkaz, USSR
Death Place:Moscow, USSR
Branch:Red Army
Serviceyears:1942–1945
Rank:Sergeant
Unit:210th separate reconnaissance company
Battles:World War II
  • 1943 Novorossiysk Operation
  • Operation Bagration
Awards:Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of Lenin
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class
Medal "For Courage"

Lado Shirinshayevich Davidov (18 August 1924 – 30 July 1987) was a Soviet soldier during the Second World War and Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]

Biography

He was born in Vladikavkaz and was ethnically Assyrian.[2]

In 1944 he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union and was one of only two Assyrians to have received the title. He died in Moscow on 30 July 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Давыдов Ладо Шириншаевич. www.warheroes.ru. 2015-12-24. Russian. Davidov Lado Shirinshayevich.
  2. Web site: Zinda 2 June 2005 Zinda 2 June 2005 . Zinda Magazine . August 1, 2020.