Talk:Vladimir Saprykin

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Did you know... that Vladimir Saprykin was made a Hero of the Soviet Union after he was mistakenly reported killed?

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Years of service?[edit]

Why is this listed as ending in 1943? He was a serving soldier of the Red Army at least until his liberation in 1945; POWs don't stop being soldiers. DMorpheus2 (talk) 11:13, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]