Date of BIRTH: 16.02.1916 DATE of DEATH: - HISTORY: Prikhodko Prokofy Andreevich was born on February 18, 1916 in the village of Yaski, Belyaevsky district, Odessa region. By nationality-Ukrainian. In 1937, Belyaev RVC of the Odessa region of the Ukrainian SSR was drafted into the red Army. He served in the ground forces of the 594th cannon artillery regiment near the city of Shuya, Ivanovo region. In 1941, after graduating from the regimental school, he was awarded the rank of second Lieutenant. He was a platoon commander. Prokofy Andreevich's military career during the great Patriotic war began on October 1, 1941 as the commander of the artpark in the 594th gun artillery regiment of The reserve of the Main Command, formed on September 30, 1941. At the beginning of August 1942, the 85th Guards howitzer artillery regiment of the Reserve of the Main Command was formed from the personnel of the regiment, in which Prokofy Andreevich continued his service as an assistant to the regimental commander in the technical part. In 1943, he was awarded the rank of captain of the guards, in 1944 - major of the guards. As part of the 85th Guards howitzer artillery regiment, the RGC fought on the South-Western, South-Eastern, Stalingrad, southern, 4th Ukrainian, and 2nd Belorussian fronts. He participated in the defensive battles near Kharkiv (from October 1941), defensive and offensive battles in the Rostov region (the city of Proletarskoe), during the battle of Stalingrad ( 1942-1943), during the heavy crossing to the southern Bank of the Sivash, offensive operations in the Crimea, offensive operations from nareva to Danzig West of the Oder. During the period of service, he carried out a lot of work on the material and technical support of the regiment's combat operations. In difficult conditions of maneuverable battles, he organized the uninterrupted delivery of fuel and ammunition to the battle lines, which ensured the regiment's performance of combat tasks. He did a lot of work on the organization of repair and restoration of vehicles, including directly on the battlefield. For military services during the war, Prikhodko Prokofy Andreevich was awarded orders and medals: the order of the Red Star-order Of the commander of the artillery of the southern front No. 1 / n of 23.02.1943; order of the Patriotic war II degree-Order No. 34/n of 18.05.1944 of the armed forces 51 A1 of the Baltic front; order of the Patriotic war I degree-Order No. 73/n of 21.05.1945 of the armed forces 49 A 2 of the Belarusian front; medal "for the defense of Stalingrad" - Act of the 85th guards gap RGK of 06.08.1943; medal "for the liberation of Warsaw" - 17.01.1945; medal " for the Victory over Germany in the great Patriotic war 1941-1945.»