About
Known as the second top-scoring tanker ace in the history of the former Soviet Union, he served in the Red Army primarily during the lead-up to and the remainder of the second World War. His most memorable battle was at Leningrad on 20 August, 1941 where his unit of KV-1 tanks ambushed the approaching German Panzer contention through misdirection and meticulous planning on the part of Kolobanov. Later that year, he would suffer an extreme brain and spinal cord injury that, once recovered from, he chose to remain in the military service. He would eventually retire at the rank of Lt. Colonel and would later work for the Minsk Auto Works manufacturer company.
Before Fame
Raised in a village of farmers, he would later matriculate at the Gorky Industrial College until his third year when he was drafted into the Red Army, military service of the Soviet Union, and then trained at the Oryol Armored School. He would rise through the ranks and continue to train in command and combat. Russia entered the war against the Nazis, which they referred to as the Great Patriotic War in July of 1941.
Trivia
He died on August 8, 1994 and was buried in the Chizhovsky cemetery located in Minsk.
Family Life
He was married to Alexandra Georgievna Kolobanova and they had one son together named Gennady. One of his grandsons would also train in tank combat as an adult.
Associated With
He served in the Red Army during the time of the Communist dictator Joseph Stalin's totalitarian rule of the USSR.
