The Oldest WW2 Soldier, who died aged 92 in 1946

Thanks to Keeps for sponsoring this video! Head to https://keeps.com/SimpleHistory to get 50% off your first order of Keeps hair loss treatment. 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. Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Credit: Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Script: Dejan Milivojevic Narrator: Chris Kane https://vocalforge.com/ freepik.com Pattern photo created by jcomp