Heroes of the Soviet Union

10.04.1918 - 23.02.2009_x000D_ Rank: Marshal of Air Force (introduced in January 1943)_x000D_ Branch of service: Air Force_x000D_ Biography Marshal of Air Force (April 29, 1975)._x000D_ Hero of the Soviet Union._x000D_ Born on April 10, 1918 in the village of Sukhopol, Inzerskiy Villadge Council, Arkhangelsk District of Bashkortostan. Belarusian.He studied at the school of peasant youth, and after moving to the capital of Bashkiria - the city of Ufa - in Ufa Secondary School # 3. In the Red Army since 1936. He graduated from the Engels Military Aviation School of Pilots in 1940, and was assigned to the 211st Bomber Aviation Regiment of the air force of the Odessa Military District. Lieutenant Ivan Pstygo met the beginning of the Great Patriotic war at the field airfield near the Dniester River as a flight commander. He flew his first combat mission on June 22, 1941, as part of a group of SU-2 bombers of the 211st Aviation Regiment. In total, he made 21 sorties on SU-2. After the fall of Kiev and Kharkov, when only 11 planes remained in the 211st Bomber Regiment, Lieutenant Ivan Pstygo, among other pilots, was sent to retrain in the city of Balashov at the aviation school, where they had to master the new IL-2 attack aircraft. In the following years, attack pilot Ivan Pstygo fought on the South-Western, Stalingrad, Bryansk, 1st and 2nd Baltic, 3rd Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts as a squadron commander, chief of the air rifle service of the assault aviation division and the aviation corps. He met Victory Day with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as a Commander of the 893rd Assault Vitebsk Red Banner Aviation Regiment, who was finishing off the demoralized remnants of German troops from the air. In total, during the war, I. Pstygo made 96 sorties, personally shot down 2 enemy fighters in air battles (one of them in a frontal attack). After the war, he was sent to the higher officer courses of the air force in Lipetsk. And after their successful completion, he served in the Far East. Then he studied at the General Staff Academy, after which in 1957 he was appointed Deputy Commander of the air force of the Leningrad Military District. From 1958 – first Deputy, and a year later – Commander of the air force of the group of Soviet troops in Germany. Colonel-General I. Pstygo - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet air force for combat training since 1967. He was awarded the highest military rank of Marshal of Air Force in 1975. Ivan Pstygo was assigned to form the Central aviation safety Inspectorate of the Armed Forces of the USSR in 1977, which he later headed. Then he introduced the "formula of safety" as a sum of terms of the qualities of personall, rules of flight service, regularity, guidance, and flight control, reliability of aviation equipment. This "safety formula", built on experience of his entire life, is still effective. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 7, 1978 "for personal courage and bravery shown in the fight against the Nazi invaders during the Great Patriotic War, a great contribution to the training and improving the combat readiness of troops in the post-war period, the development of complex military equipment", Marshal of Air Force Ivan Pstygo was awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal (#11300). Pstygo - in the Group of the General Inspection of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR. Mastered 52 types of aircraft, 42 years of flight experience. The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 hosted a round table "The Battle of Kursk: a look through six decades" on July 25, 2003, where Marshal of Air Force, participant of the Battle of Kursk, Hero of the Soviet Union I. Pstygo made a report "In the Sky over the Kursk Bulge". On the same day, he was awarded the commemorative medal "60 years of the Battle of Kursk". Lived in the hero-city of Moscow. He worked as a consultant at the Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy. He died on February 23, 2009, at the age of 91. He was buried on February 26, 2009 at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union #11300 (April 7, 1978), two Orders of Lenin (1955, 1978), Order of The October Revolution (1974), seven Orders of the Red Banner (August 1942, October 1942, 1945, 1953, 1956, 1968, 1969), Order oOf Alexander Nevsky (1944), two Orders of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (1943, 1985), two Orders of the Red Star (1951), Order For Service to the Motherland In the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd degree (1988), 14 battle medals, russian Order For services to the Fatherland 4th degree (2008), medal - winning military pilot of the USSR (1967), Honorary citizen of Volgograd (May 29, 2003)

Village of Elenovka, Voronovitsky district, Vinnytsia region_x000D_ 17.08.1918 - 17.07.2015_x000D_ Pravdyuk Ivan was born on August 18, 1918 in the village of Elenovka, Voronovitsky District, Vinnytsa Region._x000D_ In 1926, he went to a village school. He finished only 6 classes, as he was forced to work, helping his parents around the house._x000D_ In 1937, he entered the Driver's Course._x000D_ He was drafted into the army in October 1938 and served in the Far East._x000D_ He was a driver, in the battle of Khasan he delivered artillery shells._x000D_ He had leave for his homela in April 1941._x000D_ He met the Great Patriotic War in June._x000D_ From Vinnytsia, he was sent to the city of Kozyatin, and from there to Mtsensk, where he was appointed Deputy Platoon Commander. From Mtsensk, he was sent to the city of Rzhevsk (at that time, the Kalinin Region) and served in the 142nd Brigade of the Armored Reconnaissance Company. He fought with the German invaders at Kobeliaki and Reshetilovka in the Poltava Region of the Ukrainian SSR. With fights he reached Voroshilovograd, and then to Kharkov._x000D_ Then in 1942 his unit was surrounded (Kharkov-Slavyansk-Barvenkovo)._x000D_ They left the encirclement through Novoshakhtinsk, and then Rostov._x000D_ Came from Rostov to Bataysk._x000D_ They fought as far as Armavir, where Ivan was wounded. He was in a hospital in the Kropotkino District of Kuban._x000D_ From the hospital, he was sent to a newly formed regiment in the Stavropol Region._x000D_ He was assigned to a machine gun company._x000D_ He was sent to the Chelyabinsk Military School in 1943, where he was trained as a driver._x000D_ In the rank of Sergeant, he was assigned to Bessonovka, and then to Gorokhovets, where he commanded a training platoon._x000D_ He joined the 8th Mortar Brigade of the Belorussian Front n 1944, with it he reached Konisberg._x000D_ At Koenisberg, he received a second wound and a concussion. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star, the Medal For Military Merit, the Medal For the Capture of Kenisberg at the end of April 1944._x000D_ I. Pravdyuk received the Order of the Red Star for military exploits, because the red star is a distinctive sign of Soviet soldiers._x000D_ In commemoration of the Great Victory won by the Soviet people over the fascist invaders, on May 9, 1945, the Medal For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 was established._x000D_ Ivan finished the Great Patriotic War in East Prussia. He was discharged on May 8, 1945 in Koenisberg. He also worked there after the war and carried out restoration work until 1950._x000D_ From there, he was sent to Vinnytsia, where he worked as a wheeled vehicle instructor in a military unit._x000D_ He moved to the city of Donetsk in 1953, where in the military unit he worked as a driver for the Stalino (at that time the so-called Budenovskiy convoy) transport company._x000D_ During his work for the transport company, for selfless work, he was awarded two Orders of Lenin, the title "Honored Transport Worker of the Ukrainian SSR, the title of the Hero of Socialist Labor.

Full name: Dmitry Perov SURNAME: Perov first NAME: Dmitry PATRONYMIC: Mikhailovich CITY: Olovyannaya station, olovyanninsky district, Chita region date of BIRTH: 27.10.1915 DATE of DEATH: 27.02.1986 HISTORY: He was born on October 27, 1915 at the Olovyannaya station, now an urban-type settlement in the Olovyanninsky district of the TRANS-Baikal territory, in a working-class family. He graduated from 7 classes and the FZU school at Khilok station. In 1936 – 1939, he served in the red Army. Participant in the battles on the Khalkhin-Gol river in 1939. He fought on the Kalinin and 1st Baltic fronts. The entire combat path was taken by the driver of the BM-13 (Katyusha) combat vehicle of the 394th guards mortar division of the 99th guards mortar regiment. Member of the all-Union Communist party of the Bolsheviks/ Communist party of the Soviet Union since 1943. From November 28, 1942, in combat during the 2nd Rzhev-Sychevskaya operation (operation Mars») Junior Sergeant Perov of the Kalinin front guard performed an excellent combat mission. Moving to new firing positions despite the off-road and snow drifts under enemy fire delivered the combat vehicle without delay, just in time. Volleys of his combat vehicle repulsed several counterattacks, destroyed several machine-gun points, two guns. For these battles, he was presented with the order of the red Star, awarded the medal "for bravery". On February 3, 1944, when the division's positions were shelled by enemy artillery, a shell hit the package of the combat installation guides, and 14 mines were damaged. Two of them had a rocket part on fire, there was a threat of explosion-the mines were moving along the ground in the line of niches with spare charges. Guard Junior Sergeant Perov, at the risk of his life, leaned on the shell, slowing its movement, turned the fuses, turned the still moving mines in the other direction. By his actions, he saved 4 combat installations and the division continued to perform its combat mission. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 22, 1944, Junior Sergeant Dmitry Mikhailovich Perov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the order of Lenin and the gold Star medal for exemplary performance of combat tasks of the command at the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and for his courage and heroism. After the war, the brave soldier was demobilized. He lived in the city of Zima, then in the city of Sayansk, Irkutsk region. He died on February 27, 1986.

Full name: Parygin Ivan Alexandrovich last NAME: Parygin first NAME: Ivan PATRONYMIC: Alexandrovich CITY: village of Mulino in the Alexandrovo-Zavodsky district of the TRANS-Baikal territory DATE of BIRTH: 13.04.1913 DATE of DEATH: 19.11.1977 HISTORY: Born on April 13, 1913 in the village of Mulino, now Alexandrovo-Zavodsky district of the TRANS-Baikal territory in the family of a political prisoner. Russian. Primary education. He worked as a miner and locksmith in a tin mine. He served in the red Army in 1935-1937. He served as the commander of the sapper Department in the 37th rifle division in the city of Georgievsk, Stavropol territory. Re-enlisted in the army in July 1941. He graduated from the courses of Junior lieutenants of the TRANS-Baikal front in Chita. On the front of the great Patriotic war since February 1942. He was the commander of a sapper platoon, company. He fought on the Bryansk, Central, Belorussian, 1st and 4th Ukrainian fronts. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1942. He was wounded four times in combat. Participated: - in the battles in the direction of the city of Bolkhov and defense in the area of the city of Novosil, Oryol region – in 1942; - in the liberation of the station of ponyri, in a defensive battle the battle of Kursk in the area of Olkhovatka and Ponyri in the Oryol operation, in the Chernigov-Pripyat operation, including the crossing of the Dnieper, in the fighting in Belarusian Polesie – in 1943; in Kalinkovichi-Mozyr operation, in the fighting West of the city of Lutsk, Lvov-Sandomierz operation, and the battles on the Sandomierz bridgehead in 1944; in jasło-Gorlizki and Moravian Ostrava operations, including the liberation of the Polish and Slovak Carpathians, the cities of Nowy Sacz, Zilina, Prerov – in 1945. The commander of the sapper platoon of the 196th separate sapper battalion of the 81st rifle division, Junior Lieutenant Parygin, collected and repaired 40 boats with his platoon during the crossing of the Dnieper near the village of glushets (South of the village of Loev in the Gomel region), transferring 2 rifle battalions to the right Bank from October 1 to October 4, 1943. At the same time, I personally made 8 flights, transferring 55 fighters to the right Bank. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 15, 1944 for exemplary performance of fighting tasks of command at the front struggle with German-fascist invaders and displaying courage and heroism of Lieutenant Parigino Ivan Alexandrovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the order of Lenin and medal "gold Star". After the war, he served as a commander of a sapper company in the Central group of troops (CGV) and in the Kharkiv military district (khvo). Since 1948, Lieutenant I. A. Parygin - in the reserve. He lived in the town of Chervonopartizansk in the Sverdlovsk region of Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk) region of the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). He worked as a military instructor in high school, Chairman of the city Executive Committee, mining engineer at the mine in Chervonopartizansk. He died on November 19, 1977. He was buried in Chervonopartizansk.

Full name: Permyakov Vladimir Vasilyevich last NAME: Permyakov FIRST name: Vladimir PATRONYMIC: Vasilyevich CITY: village of Zhidka, Zabaykalsky Krai date of BIRTH: 14.01.1924 DATE of DEATH: 21.03.1995 HISTORY: Vladimir Permyakov was born on January 14, 1924 in the village of Zhidka (now-Baleysky district of the TRANS-Baikal territory). After finishing three grades of school, he worked in a cartel. Later, he graduated from a vocational school and worked first in a factory, then in the gold mines. In August 1942, Permyakov was called up to serve in the Workers 'and peasants' Red Army. Graduated from courses of mechanics-drivers. Since June 1944-on the fronts of the great Patriotic war, enlisted in the crew of the guard Lieutenant Oleg Matveev. In the fighting, he was wounded three times and concussed four times. By January 1945, guards senior Sergeant Vladimir Permyakov was a tank driver for the 49th guards tank brigade of the 12th guards tank corps of the 2nd guards tank army of the 1st Belorussian front. Distinguished himself during the liberation of Poland. On January 14-30, 1945, Permyakov and his crew fought 500 kilometers to the West without a single breakdown. On January 16, 1945, in the battle for the city of sokhachev, Permyakov destroyed 25 vehicles, 2 artillery pieces, more than 10 wagons, and about 58 enemy soldiers and officers with tank tracks. On January 19, 1945, in the battle for the city of Lyuben, Permyakov destroyed 5 enemy aircraft at the airfield, as well as an anti-tank gun. On the night of January 21-22, 1945, Permyakov's crew, together with three other crews, broke into inowroclav, destroyed communications equipment, destroyed the airfield, then captured the highway and held it until the main forces arrived. In that battle, Permyakov's crew destroyed 37 cars, 18 wagons, 3 planes, about 50 enemy soldiers and officers, and captured a railway train. On February 5, 1945, Permyakov was seriously wounded in the battle and was carried out by a comrade from the battlefield. Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 27 February 1945 for "exemplary performance of command assignments at the front against the German invaders and displaying courage and heroism", guard Sergeant Vladimir Permyakov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the order of Lenin and medal "gold Star". In November 1945, Permyakov was demobilized. He lived and worked first at home, then in the city of Poronaisk, Sakhalin region. Vladimir Permyakov died on March 21, 1995, and is buried in the Poronaisk city cemetery.

Ummaev Mukhazhir Magomet-gerievich

Nekrasov Dmitrii Fedorovich

Novozhilov Ivan Vasilevich

Nechaev Arsentii Alekseevich

Mazuruk I.P., colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union, commander of the first ferry air division. 1944

Hero of the Soviet Union. From the photographic archive of the Central State Archives of Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

Atamanchuk Grigory Klimentyevich, Hero of the Soviet Union. From the photo collection of the Central State Archives of Kabardino-Balkaria Republic.

Baysultanov Alim Yusupovich, Hero of the Soviet Union. From the photographic collection of the Central State Archive of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

Busargin Nikolay Matveevich, Hero of the Soviet Union. From the photographic collection of the Central State Archive of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

Vorovchenko Grigory Danilovich, Hero of the Soviet Union. From the photographic collection of the Central State Archive of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.