Alexei Prokopievich Berest (Russian: Алексей Прокопьевич Берест; Ukrainian: Олексій Прокопович Берест, romanized: Oleksii Prokopovych Berest; 9 March 1921 – 4 November 1970) was a Soviet political officer and one of the three Red Army soldiers credited with having hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag. == Biography == === Early life === Born to an impoverished Ukrainian family, seven of Berest's fifteen siblings died prematurely.
Alexei Prokopievich Berest (Russian: Алексей Прокопьевич Берест; Ukrainian: Олексій Прокопович Берест, romanized: Oleksii Prokopovych Berest; 9 March 1921 – 4 November 1970) was a Soviet political officer and one of the three Red Army soldiers credited with having hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag. == Biography == === Early life === Born to an impoverished Ukrainian family, seven of Berest's fifteen siblings died prematurely.
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