Aleksandr Alekseyevich Golovachev (Russian: Александр Алексеевич Головачёв; 10 December [O.S. 27 November] 1909 – 6 March 1945) was a Red Army colonel twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his leadership of the 23rd Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the 7th Guards Tank Corps of the Red Army during the World War II. Golovachev joined the Red Army in the late 1920s and rose to infantry company commander before he was arrested during the Great Purge, but was released due to lack of evidence. After fighting as in the Winter War as a battalion commander, Golovachev became a regimental ch
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