Heroes of the Soviet Union

Yatsunenko Ivan Karpovich Yatsunenko Ivan Karpovich, born in 1923, in 1944 – common soldier, rifleman from the 844 Rifle Regiment of the 267 Rifle Division of the 51st Army of the 4th Ukrainian front. Hero of the Soviet Union (1954).

Alexander Korneevich Kharchenko was born on December 5, 1918 in a peasant family. In 1927, at the age of nine, with his parents, he arrived in the village of Uzhur (now the city of Uzhursky District of the Krasnoyarsk Territory). In 1935 he graduated from six classes and started working as a worker of the 10th distance of the way to Uzhur station. In 1938 he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army, where in 1939 he joined the Komsomol. Demobilized in 1940 due to illness. After returning, he worked as the head of the Uzhur District House of Culture. In March 1942 he was drafted into the Red Army. From June 12, 1944, Kharchenko was in the active army on the 2nd Belorussian Front. On June 27, 1944, the scout of the 364th rifle regiment of the 139th rifle division of the 50th army, Sergeant Major Kharchenko, as part of a group that included Senior Lieutenant Melnov, Junior Lieutenant Paikov, Sergeant Major Kirillov, Sergeant Major Khalmanov, Junior Sergeant Ivanov, under heavy fire the enemy, using improvised means, overcame the Dnieper River near the village of Buinichi, Mogilev district, Mogilev region of the Republic of Belarus, seized a bridgehead on the opposite bank. With machine gun fire and grenades, a group of scouts destroyed the enemy firing points, which ensured the passage of the entire battalion to the right bank of the Dnieper. With the seizure of the bridgehead, a red flag was erected on one of the houses in the village of Buinichi, which inspired the Soviet soldiers and brought confusion to the enemy's camp. On July 2, 1944, the commander of the 364th Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Petrov, Sergeant Major Khalmanov was nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. From June 19 to June 20, 1944, in the battles for the village of Pogorana, Grodno district of the Grodno region, the commander of the pedestrian reconnaissance section of the 1st rifle battalion of the 364th rifle regiment of the 139th rifle division, Sergeant Major Kharchenko personally destroyed 7 German soldiers and one German officer, during a counterattack enemy participated in repelling it. On August 12, 1944, a candidate for membership in the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks, Sergeant Major Kharchenko, died in battles for the city - the fortress of Osovets Poland. He was buried on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Mryki (Polish Mroczki), now the rural Gmina Trzchanne (Polish Gmina Trzcianne), Monki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland. Awards • Medal "Gold Star" of the Hero of the Soviet Union No. 5422 (24.03.1945); • Order of Lenin (03.24.1945); Order of Glory 3rd degree (09/07/1944). Memory- The Hero's name is engraved in gold letters in the Hall of Glory of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War in the Victory Park of Moscow. In 1967, Proletarskaya Street in the town of Uzhur, Uzhursky District, Krasnoyarsk Territory was renamed into Kharchenko Street. The name of Kharchenko was assigned to secondary school No. 1 of the city of Uzhur. In the city of Uzhur, a bust of A.K. Kharchenko.

05/18/1918 - 07/10/1978. HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION Khomushku Churgui-ool Namgaevich - driver-mechanic of the T-34 tank of the 25th separate tank regiment of the 52nd Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, junior lieutenant. Born on May 18, 1918 in the village of Khondelen, now in the Barun-Khemchik kozhuun of the Tyva Republic, in a peasant family. Tuvan. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1944. He graduated from 6 classes, worked as a cattle breeder on a collective farm. In 1936-1938 he served in the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Army. In 1936 Khomushku Churgui-ool was drafted into the ranks of the Tuvan People's Revolutionary Army. It was there that he became a revolutionary member, and then - a member of the Tuvan People’s Revolutionary Party. After serving in the army, he became a chauffeur. And in 1941, when the revolutionary activist turned 23, he was one of the best drivers, for which he was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Small Khural of the Republic. And other awards were waiting for him ahead. Terrible years of war. Junior Lieutenant Kh. Churgui-ool submits an application for sending him to the front as a volunteer. And in May 1943, the first eleven Tuvan soldiers-tankers went to the front. In June 1941, the Tuvan People's Republic entered the war on the side of the USSR. Terrible years of war. Junior Lieutenant Kh. Churgui-ool submits an application for sending him to the front as a volunteer. The young officer's request was granted. And in May 1943, the first eleven Tuvan soldiers-tankers went to the front. Among the 11 Tuvan volunteer tankers was junior lieutenant Khomushku Churgui-ool. In a training regiment in the city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Tuvan tankers underwent training and in early February 1944 they were enrolled in the 25th separate tank regiment. In March 1944, the regiment took part in the Bugsko-Dniester offensive operation. In these battles, junior lieutenant Khomushku especially distinguished himself. A long and glorious way was passed by the crew in which Khomushku Namgaevich fought as a driver-mechanic. He especially distinguished himself in battles on Ukrainian soil when breaking through the enemy's defense near the villages of Ryzhanovka and Kobelyaki. At maximum speed, the Khomushku Churguy-ool tank burst into the enemy's location, destroying the equipment and manpower of the Nazis with fire and tracks. In the same way, with a powerful tank strike, the 52nd Army swept away the German defenses near Chernokamenka and fell on Uman. But the city could not be taken on the move. Then the command threw the 25th tank regiment around the city. Two armored vehicles, including the Churgui-ool tank, rushed into a frontal attack. Unable to withstand the rapid and bold onslaught, the Nazis fled in panic. 24 aircraft, 80 vehicles, 800 surrendered enemy soldiers and officers - this was the trophy of eight heroes - tankers in this battle. Fighting off the enemy's counterattacks, they held out to their last strength, to the last bullet, until the tanks of their regiment approached. For this daring battle, fearlessness and courage, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, Khomushk Namgaevich Churgui-ool was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Second Degree of the Patriotic War and many medals. The driver-mechanic of the T-34 tank, junior lieutenant Khomushku Churguy-ool Namgaevich, in the battles to break through the enemy's defense, in the area of ​​the village of Ryzhanovka - Kobilyaki, Kiev region on March 5, 1944, showed exceptional courage and courage. The tank, driven by junior lieutenant Khomushku, rushed into the enemy's defenses at maximum speed, destroying enemy firing points and manpower with fire and tank tracks. With the tracks of the tank, junior lieutenant Khomushka crushed 2 anti-tank guns, 3 heavy machine guns and 15 enemy soldiers and officers. In the depths of the enemy defense, junior lieutenant Khomushku crushed the enemy's gun, but the tank got stuck in a trench. For two hours, along with the entire crew, junior lieutenant Khomushku repulsed the attacks of the Nazis who were pressing on the tank with grenades. When the tank commander was wounded, junior lieutenant Khomushku took command of the tank and, getting out of the tank, using grenades and personal weapons, destroyed 20 enemy soldiers who were trying to blow up the tank. Under machine-gun and submachine gun fire of the enemy, junior lieutenant Khomushku personally dug a trench, brought the tank out and again led the car into battle, destroying 1 anti-tank gun, 2 machine guns, 2 mortars and 15 enemy soldiers with its tracks. A few days later, near Uman, three tanks, among which was the car of Khomushku Churguy-ool, captured 24 aircraft, 80 vehicles, captured up to a hundred Nazis and opened the way for a further offensive. On March 13, when crossing the Southern Bug River, the brave tanker distinguished himself again. The award list noted: “... on March 13, 1944, when crossing the Southern Bug River, Junior Lieutenant Khomushku Churguy-ool quickly drove his car under water to the western bank of the river and immediately led the tank into battle to repel the enemy's counterattack, pursued the infantry for 6 km enemy, destroying the tank tracks 25 enemy soldiers, 2 light machine guns, 1 mortar. The tank of junior lieutenant Khomushku Churguy-ool was continuously in action from 5 to 18 March 1944, without a single case of forced stops ... ".On March 25, 1944, the tanker was promoted to the hero's rank. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, for exemplary performance of command assignments and displayed courage and heroism in battles against the Nazi invaders, Junior Lieutenant Khomushk Churguy-ool Namgaevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal ( N 7008). Khomushku Churgui-ool became the first Tuvan - Hero of the Soviet Union and the only one awarded this title during the Great Patriotic War. As part of the 25th tank regiment, the brave tanker liberated Moldova, fought in Romania and Hungary, and celebrated Victory Day in Czechoslovakia. Kh. N. Churgui-ool, returning after the war to his native Tuva, for a long time actively participated in creative work, made a worthy contribution to the patriotic education of youth. Since 1948 Lieutenant Khomushku is in reserve. He returned to his native Tuva. He was elected a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and did a lot for the village that became native - Bert-Dag of the Tes-Khem region. The Museum of the Hero of the Soviet Union was created on the basis of the Bert-Dag school. One of the streets of the Tuvan capital, the city of Kyzyl, is named after the Hero. There is a bust at the entrance to the National Park on the Alley of Heroes; for many years the state farm in Tes-Khem also bore its name. By the decision of the Government of the Republic of Tuva, in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the aircraft Yak-42 D with tail number RA 42429 of the Inter-Avia airline was named after the Hero of the Soviet Union, Tuvan soldier-volunteer Khomushk Churguy-ool Namgaevich.

Shalandin Valdemar Sergeevich - platoon commander of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, 1st Guards Tank Army, Guard Lieutenant. During the Battle of Kursk on July 6, 1943, he made a tank ram near the village of Yakovlevo, Belgorod Region. Killed with crew. In this battle, V. Shalandin's crew destroyed 3 enemy tanks. Posthumously nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Rank: First Sergeant. Corps: Land forces, air force (except naval aviation), coast service, NKVD troops, border guards. Ivan is my great-grandmother's brother, he had no direct heirs. After finishing 8th grade, he started to work on a collective farm. He refuels tractors before they went out to the fields. He was very active, cheerful, conscientious and caring not only towards his family, but also to everyone around him. He was very fond of his mother and grandmother, and played a lot with the younger children. When the war began, he came to the military enlistment office to go to the front as a volunteer, but he was left at the military enlistment office to draw up the documents of conscripts, where he safely entered himself in. After leaving his native village and graduating from the school of young commanders at the age of 19, he went to the front. In May 1942, in a battle on the Central front, the commander of the rifle platoon division, Ivan Yegorovich, was wounded. He wrote a letter home that everything was going well, he was recovering quickly and would soon be in line to liberate his Homeland from the Nazi invaders. After recovering in the hospital, he was sent to the Stepnoy front, participated in the battles on the Kursk bulge, crossed the Dnieper river, and as part of the 1st Belorussian front he participated in operation “Bagration’ to liberate Belarus. In 1943, he joined the party and became a Communist. He liberated Bobruisk, Baranovichi, Slutsk, Minsk, Rogachev, Zhlobin, crossed the Berezina, Vistula, and Narew rivers, and liberated the Polish cities Chelm and Lublin. On September 4, 1944, acting as part of a tank landing, Sergeant Eskov was one of the first to overcome the Narew river, near the Drozdow river (Poland), and with a group of fighters captured the enemy's trench, undermined the firing point that shelled the crossing, so at the cost of his life he completed the combat task. Ivan was buried in the village of Grodno, Bialystok Voivodeship (Poland). For courage and bravery in battle, he was awarded of two medals "For Combat Service", the Order of the Red Banner and the Order of Lenin. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on March 24, 1945, the assistant platoon commander of the 1348th rifle regiment, Communist Sergeant Ivan Yegorovich Eskov, was awarded of the title the Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously. Petukhov secondary School, where I studied, is named after our hero Ivan Yegorovich Eskov. We also hold an Intercity youth tournament in Greco-Roman wrestling among young men in Petukhovo, dedicated to the memory of the Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Yegorovich Eskov. In Kurgan, near the "Eternal flame", there is a memorial plaque with the names of heroes of the Soviet Union who lived in the Kurgan region. So there is mixed initials of our great-grandfather Ivan Egorovich Eskov written as Eskov E. I.

Rank: petty officer. Branch of military: artillery. Division: 7th Panzer division. Hero Of The Soviet Union. Born in Sarybel village, Panfilov district, Almaty region. Worked as a school teacher. From 1942 until the end of the war, he was at the front. The 76 mm gun crew, commanded by Hamit Kobikov, distinguished themselves in the battle of the Dnieper, in the battle for Lviv, and showed bravery and bravery in battle during the crossing of the Oder river. Commander of the artillery division of the 23rd guards motor rifle brigade (7th guards tank corps, 3rd guards tank army, 1st Ukrainian front). Guard Sergeant. Rude of Kabakov personally destroyed three enemy tanks, up to 30 soldiers and officers. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded on April 10, 1945. Awarded the following orders: - "Lenin", - " Patriotic War of the 2nd degree "(22.05.1945), - "red Star" (19.11.1944). After the War, he lived and worked in the city of Alma-ATA in party leadership positions, headed Gorkhlebtorg Almaty. In the last years of his life, he was the Director of the Tian Shan grocery store. He died on January 8, 1973 after a long illness. There is a memorial plaque on the house where he lived since 1955 (123 Ablay Khan street, Almaty). At home, in the village of Sarybel, a bronze bust is installed, the name of the Hero is assigned to a secondary school. In the city of Zharkent there is a monument on the alley of Heroes. A bust is placed on the grave in Almaty. Khamit Kobikov street has been named after him since May 1975 in the city of Alma-ATA.

Rank: Captain Hero of the Soviet Union-Alexander F. Kuvashev, battalion commander of the 38th guards rifle regiment (14th guards rifle division, 57th army, Steppe front) of the Guards captain. He was born on November 29, 1910, in the village of Novosti, now Rybinsky district, Yaroslavl region, in a peasant family. In the late 1920s, after the death of his father, he went to live with his older brother in Leningrad and began working at a marble-sawing factory. In May 1931, he entered the course of master-concentrators. After completing his studies, he was sent to the city of Khibinogorsk (now Kirovsk, Murmansk region) to work as a foreman at a processing plant. In May 1938, he was recalled by the Leningrad regional Committee of the trade Union of workers of the mining and metallurgical industry and elected Chairman of the trade Union Committee of the Leningrad plant "Ilyich". In August 1938, he was elected Chairman of the regional Committee of the Union of workers of the mining and metallurgical industry. In 1939, he joined the CPSU (b), in the same year he moved to work in the Central bodies of the Union. In the Red Army since 1941. Participant of the Great Patriotic War from the first days. In 1943, he graduated from the course of commanders of rifle battalions at the course "shot". He distinguished himself during the crossing of the Dnieper in the fall of 1943. On the night of September 26, 1943, guard captain Kuvashev successfully organized the transfer of the battalion to Pushkarevsky island in the area of Verkhnedneprovsk (now Verkhnedneprovsky district of Dnepropetrovsk region). The battalion commander personally directed the crossing, until he transported half of the people and equipment. Then he crossed himself and organized a defense on the open sandbank of the island, covering the crossing of the rest of the battalion. As soon as the battalion concentrated on the island, Kuvashev launched an offensive, drawing the soldiers to the attack by personal example. The soldiers quickly reached the enemy trenches and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. The battalion commander was in front of five Hitlerites, having remarkable strength, killed two soldiers with the butt of a machine gun, and shot the officer with a pistol, but at this time he was seriously wounded. With a pistol, he killed three more soldiers, and then lost consciousness. The fascist who ran up shot at the officer at point-blank range... Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on 20 December 1943 for exemplary performance of fighting tasks of command at the front struggle with German-fascist invaders and displaying courage and heroism guard captain Kovalevu Alexander Fedorovich was posthumously awarded the title “Hero of the Soviet Union”. He was buried on the battlefield, on the island Pushkarevskoe verhnedneprovsky district, Dnipropetrovsk region. Awarded the orders of Lenin, Alexander Nevsky, and medals.

Dmitry Andreevich Glukhov (November 7, 1906-November 11, 1943) was a captain of the 3rd rank of the Soviet Navy, a participant in the great Patriotic war, and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1944). Dmitry Glukhov was born on November 7, 1906 in the village of Khmelino (now-Cherepovets district of Vologda region) in a peasant family. He finished five grades of Junior high school and worked as a steamboat sailor on the Sheksna river. In 1928, Glukhov was drafted to serve in the Workers 'and peasants' Red Fleet. Since 1929, he served in the Black sea fleet, first on the cruiser "Comintern", then on the patrol boat “Albatross". He was a coxswain, boatswain, assistant commander. Finished the command staff courses. Before the war, he commanded a sea hunter unit. He was on the front from the first day of the Great Patriotic war. Boats of the Glukhov’s unit were the first among the vessels of the Black sea fleet to open fire on the enemy, and later the last to leave Ochakov, Odessa and AK-Mechet. Dmitry Glukhov's unit participated in the defense of Sevastopol, often making crossings to Novorossiysk. Glukhov was seriously wounded in the fighting. After being discharged from the hospital, he became the commander of the 1st division of patrol boats. Participated in the battles for Novorossiysk, Taman Peninsula and Crimea. On the night of October 31 to November 1, 1943, Glukhov's division protected ships that landed troops near the village of Eltigen (now within the city of Kerch). The division's boats supported the paratroopers with fire during their actions on land. Thereafter, Dmitry Glukhov carried out the transfer of new units, ammunition and food across the Kerch Strait to the captured bridgehead. When the division was attacked by enemy ships one night, the crew of Glukhov's boat sank a barge and hit the enemy's boat. On November 8, 1943, while the division's boats were unloading on the Crimean coast, two shells exploded on Glukhov's boat, fatally wounded him. On November 11, Dmitry Glukhov died from his injuries. He was buried in the city of Poti in Georgia. 3rd rank captain Dmitry Glukhov was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for "exemplary performance of command assignments at the front against the German invaders and showing courage and heroism" by the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Council of 22 January 1944,. He was also awarded two orders of Lenin, two orders of the Red banner, and the order of Suvorov, 3rd class. Streets in Novorossiysk and Sevastopol are named after Dmitry Andreevich Glukhov, as well as the ship of the Ministry of river fleet.

Vladimir Kornilovich Belomestnykh was born on July 14 (new style – 27), 1913 in the village of Bargaday (now-Ziminsky district of the Irkutsk region) in a peasant family. He graduated from Novo-Udinsk seven-year school. His parents had many children - besides Vladimir, there were 14 more. A large family lived in poverty, so even as a child, Vladimir had to go to work for hire. In 1935, he graduated from the Chita mining and metallurgical technical school and was sent to the Kirov mine of the Solovyevsky mine of the Dzheltulaksky (now – Tynda district). He worked as a foreman and the manager of mine No. 1. In 1937, he was conscripted to the army, and in 1939, after demobilization, he returned to the mine. Soon he got married. After nazi attack on the Homeland, Vladimir Kornilovich was called to the army. At the end of 1941 at the Skovorodino station Amur region 48th cavalry regiment of the NKVD was formed , and in 1942 the regiment was disbanded and sent to the front. The 106th Beyond-The-Baikal rifle division was formed from the local border guards. Vladimir Kornilovich served within the 12th sapper battalion in a platoon of miners. The experience of combat crossings was useful to him when crossing the Dnieper by our troops. Belomestnykh's boat was the third. The first two boats were machine-gunned by the Nazis. The men leaned desperately on their oars. But now it's time to land the troops. - Come on, follow me! the Sergeant-Major ordered, and was the first to plunge into the icy water. The fight on the beach was short and fierce. During this night and using its darkness as a cover Sergeant-Major Belomestny on his humble boat managed to transport 150 common soldiers under the hurricane fire of the enemy. He made 12 such routes till the morning light came. For almost a day, he was on the verge of death. In hand-to-hand combat, the group captured an enemy machine gun and two medium-caliber guns. Many of the fighters were killed, but the "fire bridgehead" was held. On the conquered bridgehead, Sergeant-Major V. K. Belomestny hoisted a flag indicating – “Dpieper belongs to us!”. For his courage and bravery during the crossing of the Dnieper, on October 30, 1943, he was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union. In January 1945, Belomestny was seriously wounded and concussed, frostbite on his feet, and narrowly escaped gas gangrene. The hero completed his front-line career on the Austrian soil. He was twice concussed and twice wounded, as a result of which he was deaf and dumb for 18 days. June 24, 1945 Hero of the Soviet Union V. K. Belomestny took part in the Victory parade on Moscow's Red square. He began to beat the enemy as a private, and ended the war in the reserve of junior commanders. The war claimed the lives of six of Vladimir's brothers. All nine sons of his mother Darya Fyodorovna were called up to the front line and she was waiting for them along with the victory, and could not sleep at night. But war takes its toll. Six brothers of Belomestny parished during the battles. Each funeral was a hard blow to the mother's heart. But the Siberian woman endured everything. Vladimir Kornilovich was discharged in 1946 and returned to Solovievsk - to the places that became his native land. He worked as the head of the mining sector, deputy chief engineer for safety, head of dredge No. 67 of the Solovyevsky mine. Then he went to Yakutia there he retired. After completing journalism courses, in 1965-1990 he worked as a tour guide at a local travel and sightseeing agency. He performed at schools and businesses. He is an honorary citizen of the Lazarevsky district of Sochi. He was awarded the memorial medal of the Krasnodar territory "for outstanding contribution to the development of the Kuban". Vladimir Belomestny passed away on August 08, 2009, and was buried in the cemetery of the village of Dagomys (Sochi).

Rank: Senior Sergeant. Branch of troops: Artillery. BATASHEV NIKOLAY IVANOVICH (1915-1997). Awarded with the title Hero of the Soviet Union for courage and heroism shown in the battles on the Kursk bulge, 1943. N. I. Batashev was born on 06.05.1915, in Astrakhan. In the active army - since August 1942. For successful combat operations near Voronezh, he was awarded the medal "for bravery" and appointed commander of the 128th mortar regiment (60th army, Voronezh front). 06.10.1943 in the battle for the bridgehead on the right Bank of the Dnieper river near the village of Gornostaypol (Chernobyl district, Kiev region), the enemy launched a fierce counterattack. Supporting their infantry with tanks and planes, as well as with heavy shelling, the Nazi began to push the battle formations of the Soviet troops. Senior Sergeant N. I. Batashev with his regiment was ordered to cover the withdrawal of the infantry and his division to the reserve firing positions. Up to a battalion of enemy infantry, supported by one self-propelled gun and a tank, moved to the line of senior Sergeant Batashev. The mortar crew destroyed 2 guns and 4 enemy machine guns. The self-propelled gun of the Germans came to 300-400 meters to the position and opened direct fire at the Batashovs regiment. After several shots, the mortar was smashed and the gunner and loader were killed. Twice wounded, Batashev found the strength to take an anti-tank rifle and engage in a duel with a self-propelled gun. Our artillery, which had changed battle lines, opened fire on the Ferdinand and pinned the enemy's infantry to the ground. Taking advantage of this, the division's scouts evacuated the unconscious Batashev. For the courage and heroism shown in this unequal battle, senior Sergeant N. I. Batashev was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 10.01.1944. On leaving the hospital after Batashovs healtrh was recovered, he took part in the battles for the liberation of Simferopol and Sevastopol. Awarded with the order of Lenin, the Patriotic War I degree, the Glory order III degree and many medals. Then his battle path passed through the Baltic States, he took part in the defeat of the enemy's Kurland group. Demobilized in 1945. Lived in Kiev.

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel. Type of troops: Armored and mechanized troops. Division: 10th Panzer Division. My great-grandfather, Dmitry Petrovich Grigoriev, was born on January 5, 1920 in the village of Vymets (now it does not exist, was on the territory of the Dukhovshchinsky district of the Smolensk region) in a peasant family. Since 1927 he lived in the city of Yartsevo. He graduated from seven classes of school, after which he worked as a laboratory assistant at a control and seed station. In 1939, Grigoriev graduated from the Nikolo-Pogorelovsky Agricultural College. In 1940 he was called up to serve in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. In 1941, Grigoriev graduated from a tank technical school in Kiev, with the rank of lieutenant he served in the 10th tank division stationed in the Lithuanian SSR. From the first day of the Great Patriotic War, on its fronts, on June 22, 1941, he took part in a battle with German troops on the Neman River. Grigoriev's tank platoon fought 20 enemy tanks. Grigoriev personally destroyed one of the tanks, but his tank was also knocked out. With battles, he retreated to the east, took part in defensive battles for Vilnius, Molodechno, Minsk, Orsha, the Battle of Smolensk, battles at the Solovyov Ferry. In the fall of 1941, Lieutenant Dmitry Grigoriev, who underwent special training, was thrown into the enemy's rear at the head of a sabotage and reconnaissance group. A month later, the group turned into a partisan detachment named after Furmanov, which committed a large number of sabotage actions in the Dukhovshchinsky, Prechistensky and Baturinsky districts of the Smolensk region. In March 1943, Grigoriev's detachment merged with the Red Army. In the autumn of the same year, he graduated from advanced training courses for the officers of the Western Front, after which, with the rank of captain, he was appointed commander of a company of machine gunners of the 250th rifle regiment of the 82nd rifle division of the 3rd army of the 1st Belorussian Front. He distinguished himself during the liberation of the Byelorussian SSR. In June 1944, Grigoriev led an airborne group from his platoon and 20 76-mm self-propelled guns. At the beginning of the Soviet offensive during Operation Bagration, the group broke away from the division's subunits and went into a raid on the enemy rear in order to capture the bridge across the Berezina. On the way to the bridge, the group defeated 18 German garrisons. The bridge, located near the city of Bobruisk, Mogilev region, was successfully captured on June 29, and was held by Grigoriev's group for 32 hours. In the battles for the bridge, the group repelled several fierce enemy counterattacks, destroying 420 enemy soldiers and officers, 65 motorcycles, 3 tankettes, 12 machine guns. For this operation, Grigoriev was nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. On July 2, without an order from the command, Grigoriev with a group made a rush to Minsk and seized the freight station of the railway, freeing a large number of Soviet citizens who were being hijacked to work in Germany, and held this station until the approach of Soviet troops. For this throw, Grigoriev received a reprimand from the command, as he acted without his knowledge. In the future, Grigoriev took part in the liberation of Poland, forcing the Western Bug, Vistula and Oder. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945 for "exemplary fulfillment of command assignments and displayed courage and heroism in battles against the German invaders" Captain Dmitry Grigoriev was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal numbered 8057 Took part in the capture of Berlin. He left his painting on the wall of the Reichstag. In 1946, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, Grigoriev was transferred to the reserve. He lived in the city of Yartsevo, Smolensk region, worked as director of the Yartsevo bakery, then director of a nursing home. In 1950 he joined the CPSU (b). Participated in social work. He died on January 3, 1985, and was buried at the Khatyn cemetery in Yartsevo. He was also awarded the Orders of the Red Banner, Alexander Nevsky, the First Class of the Patriotic War, as well as a number of medals.

Rank: Red Army Soldiers Branch of Service: Land Forces, Air Force (except for Naval Aviation), Coast Guard, NKVD troops, Border Guard Unit: 8th Guards Rezhitskaya Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Rifle Division named after I. Panfilov. Yakov Bondarenko (1905-1941) – rifleman ofthe 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion, the 1075th Rifle Regiment, the 316th Rifle Division, the 16th Army on the Western Front, Red Army, Hero of the Soviet Union. He was born in a peasant family in the village of Millerovo (present-day Rostov Region). Ukrainian. Education incomplete secondary. Before the Great Patriotic war, he worked for a collective farm. He was drafted into the Red Army in July 1941, and sent to the front. He participated in repelling numerous enemy attacks at the Dubosekovo junction of the Volokolamsk District of the Moscow Region, as member of a group of tank destroyers during November 16, 1941. They destroyed 18 enemy tanks then. This feat went down in history as the feat of 28 Panfilov Heroes. Yakov Bondarenko died a brave death in that battle. However, according to the data of the OBD Memorial, a soldier of the 4th Company of the 2nd Battalion, the 1075 Rifle Regiment, the 316th Rifle Division Yakov Bondarenko was wounded on 5.12.1941 and died of wounds on 6.12.1941, and was buried at the Vagankovsky Cemetery in Moscow. Yakov Bondarenko was posthumously awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union on July 21, 1942, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for his exemplary performance of the command's combat tasks at the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and for his courage and heroism.

Alexei Ivanovich Semenkov (March 29, 1915 - October 16, 2000) - Soviet military leader, Lieutenant General of the USSR Air Force, participant of the Great Patriotic War, Hero of the Russian Federation (1998). Born on March 29, 1915 in the village of Tesaly, Gorodok district, Vitebsk province (now the village of Gurki, Mekhovsky district, Vitebsk region, Republic of Belarus). In 1929 he graduated from seven classes of school, soon moved to Leningrad. After graduating from the workers' school, he worked at the Krasny Oktyabr plant. He began his studies at the aviation school of the Civil Air Fleet of the USSR in Tambov, graduated in 1936. He stayed at the school as an instructor pilot. In 1938 he became the commander of a ship (Moscow Directorate of the Civil Air Fleet of the USSR), was a member of the crews of ambulance and passenger aircraft. Member of the Soviet-Finnish war. He served in the air ambulance aviation, showed courage, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. In the Red Army since 1941, a participant in the Great Patriotic War from the first days. He became a member of the Moscow Special Purpose Group of the Civil Air Fleet. In September 1941, he became deputy squadron commander of a special squadron for supplying besieged Leningrad. By the end of the year, he made about 120 flights to the besieged city. Lieutenant Semyonkov did an excellent job with the tasks - during the work of the group, he delivered 81 tons of cargo to Leningrad and removed about 650 people from it. As of January 16, 1942, Alexei Ivanovich Semenkov flew 223 sorties, 12 sorties for airborne drops. On May 25, 1942, the head of the GUGVF, Lieutenant-General Astakhov, Senior Lieutenant Semenkov was presented for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, but was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree. He was a squadron and regiment commander. Participated in the operation to force the Dnieper, the Battle of the Kursk Bulge. In total, during the entire war, he made more than 500 sorties. On the night of May 9, 1945, Alexei Ivanovich Semenkov was instructed to deliver to Moscow a Soviet copy of the Act of Germany's unconditional surrender. After Victory - again in the Civil Air Fleet of the USSR, he was appointed commander of a separate air group of international air communications, then held other positions. In 1953 he became the head of one of the departments of the Civil Air Fleet of the USSR, later became the head of the State Aviation Inspectorate. In 1957, he was the first in the USSR to fly a transatlantic flight from Moscow to New York on a Tu-104 aircraft. Since 1970 - First Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation. In 1975 he retired with the rank of lieutenant general. He lived in Moscow, worked in one of the Moscow military registration and enlistment offices. By the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 83 of January 26, 1998, Alexei Ivanovich Semenkov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for his courage and heroism in the struggle against the Nazi invaders in the Great Patriotic War. He died on November 16, 2000 in Moscow. He was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery. Awards and honorary titles: Hero of the Russian Federation (January 26, 1998) Gold Star Medal Two Orders of Lenin Order of the October Revolution.

Surnin Georgy Ivanovich Born on January 6, 1918 in the village of Voskresenovka, now the Skovorodinsky District of the Amur Region, in a peasant family. Russian. Graduated from 4th grade. He worked as a tractor driver on a collective farm. In 1938 he was drafted into the Red Army by the Skovorodinsky district military enlistment office. In the spring of 1941 he was demobilized and returned home. With the outbreak of war, he was again drafted into the army. Already in 1941, the family received the first death notice, but the soldier continued to fight. By the summer of 1943, he was the commander of the DShK machine gun(heavy machine gun of Degtyarev-Shpagin) crew of the 188th Argun Infantry Regiment of the 106th Transbaikal Infantry Division. In the battles on the Kursk Bulge, the crew of senior sergeant Surnin shot down 2 fighters and a bomber, for which the crew commander was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree. Later, as part of the regiment, he participated in the battles for the liberation of the left-bank Ukraine. When crossing the Dnieper River, he commanded a squad. On October 15, 1943, Sergeant Major Surnin was the first with his squad to cross the Dnieper River near the village of Loev (Gomel region of Belarus) and knocked the enemy out of the trench. On October 16, in the battle for the village of Loev, he replaced the out-of-order company commander. Skillful actions, together with other units, drove the Nazis from the occupied line and occupied Loev, more than 60 enemy soldiers and officers were destroyed. On October 17, a group of fighters under the command of Surnin repulsed a counterattack of the Nazis and moved forward. In this battle, Sergeant Major Surnin was seriously wounded, and the next death notice went home. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 30, 1943, for the successful crossing of the Dnieper River, the firm consolidation of the bridgehead on the western bank of the Dnieper River and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, Sergeant Major Surnin Georgy Ivanovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal ... After the hospital was sent to another unit. At the beginning of 1944 he served as a foreman of a rifle company in the 963rd rifle regiment of the 274th rifle division. Participated in the battles for the liberation of Belarus, was awarded the medal "For Courage". He ended the war in Hungary. In 1945 he graduated from courses at the Gorky Tank School. Since 1946, junior lieutenant G.I. Surnin is in reserve. He returned to his homeland. He worked as the head of the team of the paramilitary security detachment of the Trans-Baikal Railway. Only in 1947 the front-line soldier was awarded high awards of the Motherland - the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. Member of the CPSU since 1965. He lived in the city of Skovorodino, Amur Region. Died on January 18, 1991. Buried at the cemetery of the city of Skovorodino

Hero of The Soviet Union Nikolay Sergeev was born on May 9, 1913 in the village of Vylomovo near the town of Lysva. He studied at the school of the village of Mehryakovo in the Lysvensky District and then at secondary school #2. After graduating from the Lysvensky technical school, he worked as a laboratory chemist in the laboratory of the enamelware shop of the metallurgical plant. In 1933, he was drafted into the Red Army. In 1936, he graduated from the Ulyanovsk Red Banner Armored School named after V. Lenin with the rank of Lieutenant. Participated in the defeat of the Japanese aggressors. From the first days of the Great Patriotic War, he participated in battles. He especially distinguished himself in the fierce battles at Stalingrad. In the battles of 9-11 August 1942, the 2nd Tank Battalion of the 133rd Tank Brigade under the command of Major Sergeev destroyed 20 German tanks. The commander with his crew personally destroyed three enemy tanks and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. By December 1942, Major Sergeyev was in command of the 20th Guards Tank Regiment. On December 16-17, 1942, the regiment of N. Sergeev performed tasks of the command to break through the German defense in the area of the Astakhov farm in the Stalingrad Region. Sergeyev personally led his regiment into battle. In the first attack, the tankers destroyed two artillery batteries, six anti-tank guns and about a battalion of Nazi infantry. In that battle, Sergeyev's tank was hit, but the Major, despite receiving burns to his legs, moved to another tank and led the second attack. In the midst of the battle, Sergeev's tank was hit, and the crew fought until it exploded. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 31, 1943, Major Nikolai Sergeev was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Awarded the Orders of Lenin, Red banner. He was buried in a mass grave on the Pronin farm in the Volgograd Region. In the city of Lysva, memorial plaques were installed in memory of the hero at school #2, technical school (College), and the building of the LMZ enamel ware shop. There is a bust on the Alley of Heroes of the memorial of Glory. In 2006, the Russian post issued an artistic stamped envelope in honor of N. Sergeev with a circulation of 500 thousand copies.