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How did the Red Army soldier Dmitry Ovcharenko manage to defeat a German detachment of 50 people?

According to the description of the feat of the Red Army soldier Dmitry Ovcharenko from the decree on awarding him the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, on July 13, 1941, he delivered ammunition to his company and was surrounded by a detachment of enemy soldiers and officers of 50 people. Despite the fact that the rifle was taken away from him, Ovcharenko did not lose his head and, snatching an ax from the wagon, cut off the head of the officer interrogating him. He then threw three grenades at the German soldiers, killing 21 people. The rest fled in panic, except for another officer, whom the Red Army soldier caught up with and also cut off his head.

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