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When, at the age of 87, Nikolai Morozov picked up a rifle to fight the Germans, he became the oldest combatant of World War Two.
In the winter of 1942, Morozov volunteered to help break the siege of Leningrad that had lasted for more than a year.
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“I fought with my grandpa in WW2”
Mans didn't die from dem bullets but from age absolute chad. fighter for the union.
HTH CAN HE CARRY A GUN THAT BIG IT'S NOT THE 2000'S BRUH BUT THIS CRAP IS STILL COMEDY GOLD XD
My Soviet past life died in 1991 because he committed suicide by shooting himself with a tt33
My Soviet past life was born in Moscow Russia in june 11th 1881
lol imagine being in the German army being one of the most powerful army just to get no scoped by your average soviet grandpa
So the Soviet Union has the record for youngest and oldest soldier who fought in the war
just saying, the guy wasnt a "revolutionary" he was a marxist radical, who helped spark an uprising that killed millions
A true comrad
Absolute chad
My grandfather really fought WW2 against japanese troops in BURMA
Hi me now
Love army
MINIGUN GRANDPA
Sergei: "Why wasn't anything named after me!?"
Nikolai: "Better luck next time whippersnapper!… oh wait you're dead too now!" (peaces out into the afterlife)
OLD IS GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude my grate grandpa is ded and he was Canadian and he went to Omaha beach
dont believe anything the soviets say. they gave out metals for cooking good meals, or by being attractive, etc.
in 1942 the propaganda machine went full force, making up stories of the female snipers, so widows buying tanks. Anything to motivate the population to go above and beyond.
Gordan freeman exist
My great grandfather looked after Hitlers wife's castle.
Anyone else see the mini gun at the end?
so the russians had the youngest and oldest soldier, nice
10:08 should have been when 1812 Overture was played!
What an interesting life.
that ending was totally worth the wait LOL
I didn't expect that minigun :l