Pastukhov Boris Pavlovich
Full name: Pastukhov Boris Pavlovich last NAME: Pastukhov FIRST name: Boris PATRONYMIC: Pavlovich CITY: village of Krasnoe-on-Volga DATE of BIRTH: 21.05.1921 DATE of DEATH: 18.08.2008 HISTORY: Boris Pavlovich was called up for active military service in the red Army by the Uglich district military enlistment office in September 1940. Born in 1921, Russian, member of the Komsomol since 1940. Participant of battles on the fronts: South-Western from 22.06.41 to 5.10.41, 2nd Ukrainian front from 1.09.43 to 1.12.44, 3rd Ukrainian front from 1.12.44. In the red Army since 17.09.1940. He began his service in the 97th rifle division in the 41st artillery regiment at the regimental school for Junior commanders in Lubaczow (present-day Poland). The location of the division was the Western part of the Lviv salient. At the end of 1940, the division headquarters was rated as the most advanced in the red Army. Until 27.06.41, the division was commanded by Colonel N. M. Zakharov. From 28.06.41-Colonel Romashenko A. I. the 41st artillery regiment was commanded by major Sidorchuk I. K. On 22.06.1941, the 97th division of the first formation was stationed in Yaroslavl, North-West of Yavorov, held the defense at the turn of Mladov, Opaka, Bihale, Lazy. On 23.06.1941, the enemy forces broke into the Soviet defense and broke through the front between the 97th rifle division and the 159th rifle division. Against the 97th division,the 1st mountain rifle, 68th and 71st infantry divisions of the Wehrmacht operated in the first line. By the evening of 23.06.1941, the gap in the defense was already 40 km. on 25.06.1941, the 97th division was assigned the task of conducting a counterattack. However, it failed,and the division was disorganized and demoralized. An unorganized withdrawal began. By 17: 30, the division had lost all its artillery. 29.06.1941 G. the state of the division was defined as follows:"the 97th rifle division suffered significant losses,lost its leading command staff and requires withdrawal to the rear for replenishment." On 9.07.1941, the division was withdrawn from the fighting and sent to Belaya Tserkva for resupply. 16.07.1941 g., not having completed the completion, until the 20th of July, the division reflects the attacks of enemy troops between Fastov and Belaya Tserkva. 25.07.1941 g. due to the German counterattack, the division was forced to withdraw to the Dnieper. 28.07.1941 the division is again subjected to a massive attack, retreats to The rzhishchevsky bridgehead. The 97th division defended the Kanevsky bridgehead, after leaving which it was transferred to Cherkasy. 5.08.1941 at 13.40. the division received an order to attack the enemy, with the aim of further advancing in the direction of Korytische, m. Kagarlyk. The rate of operation averages 20 km per day for the 97th division. 14.08.1941 the division was assigned to the army reserve. 20.08.1941-removed from the front line, and transferred to the 38th army to strengthen the Cherkasy direction. 25.08.1941 the division fought on the island of Krolevets on the Dnieper. In September 1941, the division was almost completely destroyed in the encirclement in the Kiev pocket. The division was officially disbanded on 27.12.1941. Newspaper "RED ARMY" # 207/3701 of August 27, 1941, p. 2 Quote: "political Instructor Turutkin, along with Junior Sergeant Ryzhik, Sergeant Samerkhanov, fighters Babkin, PASTUKHOV and Boikov, recently made a daring sortie to the rear of the enemy with the task of capturing the "language" and reconnoitering the forces of the fascists. Suddenly attacking a group of Germans, the brave six destroyed it, capturing one fascist alive. In addition to the "language", the scouts delivered information about the enemy's forces to the command." Malyshkin on October 17, 1941, Boris Pastukhov was severely concussed in the head. Until August 1942, the 252nd rifle division, in whose 928th rifle regiment B. p. Pastukhov continued to serve, participated in the battles against the Nazis on the Kalinin front. In the report of the division No. 4/001 of 29.08.1942 on 202 sheets, it is reported that during the fighting and the exit from the encirclement from 1 to 25 July, the irretrievable losses of the 252nd rifle division amounted to 2185 people. The vast majority of them were missing. After that, the division was withdrawn to the rear, where it was replenished with personnel. Awarded the "EXCELLENT SCOUT" badge of the USSR. (1944). In September 1943, the 252nd rifle division participated in the battle of the Dnieper. On September 27, units of the 53rd army reached the Dnieper river South-East of the city of Kremenchug, crossed it and captured a bridgehead on the opposite Bank. Since January 9, 1944, the 252nd rifle division is part of the 4th guards army of the 2nd Ukrainian front and participates in the Kirovograd and Korsun-Shevchenko offensive operations. Quote from the award list ... August 28, 1944 Pastukhov B. P. with three scouts North of the village of Epurp, Hushin district, Romania, they secretly made their way to the rear of the enemy's defense, and attacked the enemy with a bold and decisive blow from the rear. He was the first to break into the trenches and destroyed 18 soldiers, and 2 enemy soldiers were captured, and the rest were put to flight. This ensured the success of the battle for the battalion and the promotion of the regiment. To award the order of Glory of the 3rd degree to the scout of the foot reconnaissance platoon of the 928th rifle regiment, Sergeant Boris Pastukhov (order No. 030/N of 10.09.1944 commander of the 252nd rifle Kharkiv red banner order of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky division of major General Gorbachev). In September 1944, the 252nd rifle division was withdrawn to the reserve of the Headquarters of the Supreme high command and after rest and replenishment in early November 1944, as part of the 4th guards army, it was transferred to Hungary. On November 11, 1944, Sergeant Boris PASTUKHOV was lightly wounded in the temple. Medal "for bravery". On the night of December 1, 1944, the 928th rifle regiment (commander Lieutenant Colonel Mosienko) began crossing the Danube river. After a heavy fire battle with the enemy defending the right Bank, the units of the 928th rifle regiment, using the available means of transport, successfully crossed to the right Bank of the Danube river, creating a bridgehead. During the crossing of the river, as well as for the bridgehead on the right Bank, the regiment lost only 11 men wounded, and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. More than 130 people were killed and 280 enemy soldiers and officers were captured. Expanding the bridgehead on the right Bank of the Danube river, the 928th rifle regiment fought hard against the enemy.Only during the first day repulsed 5 counterattacks of the enemy. On December 2, 1944, the enemy, having taken up defense at the line of the Kish-Kaidan-Kenesh, Tengelets, Felshe-Khildvili railway, put up a strong resistance. 928 rifle regiment, using detours and coverage, broke the enemy's resistance with a rapid offensive, and reached the village of Kaidach. During December 3-4, 1944, the regiment repelled 6 fierce counterattacks of the enemy, who had 12 self-propelled guns, tanks, 5 artillery and mortar batteries, and an armored train. Having launched a rapid offensive, knocking the enemy from the defensive line, the regiment captured the important settlement of Tsetse (Hungary) by the end of December 4. During the period from December 1 to December 8, 1944, the 928th rifle regiment,as a result of a skillful and rapid offensive, a high offensive rush of personnel, successfully performed combat tasks and caused great damage to the enemy in manpower and equipment. To award the scout of a platoon of foot reconnaissance Sergeant Boris Pastukhov with the medal "for bravery"(order no.: 026/N from: 29.12.1944 commander of the 928 rifle order of the Kutuzov regiment Lieutenant Colonel Mosienko). Quote from the award list... In the battle of December 5,1944 in the area of the village of Hayos (Hungary), while performing a combat mission of the command, in the battle formations of the battalion, B. p. Pastukhov destroyed 4 enemy soldiers with personal weapons and captured 4. Very strong fighting took place from January 9 to January 13, 1945 in the area of the village of Oshi (Hungary). In January 1945, the battle for Szekesfehervar, Hungary, began (with the 5th SS Panzer division "Viking" of the 4th SS Panzer corps). In March-Balaton defensive operation against the 6th SS Panzer army. On January 16 and 17, 1945, an exceptional silence was observed on the entire front section of the 1st guards fortified Area (major General S. I. Nikitin, commander of the guards). Few of the guards in the fourth year of the war had to explain what the lull meant. Most likely, they could not sleep a wink on both sides of the front. Someone wrote a letter to their relatives, someone hoped for the approach of reinforcements, someone prayed. In General, there was a front-line brotherhood and the understanding that for many of them, from private to General, the next dawn will be the last. On January 18, 1945, at 6.20 am, the German offensive began near the town of Szekesfehervar near lake Balaton.Breaking our front allowed the first Panzer division of the Germans to bypass the flank of the defending 252nd rifle division to the North and go to its rear. The left-flank 928th regiment was completely surrounded by 14.00 and broke through to its own in small groups. Those who tried to retreat were overtaken by tanks, which crushed horses and people, and shot them with machine-gun and cannon fire. At the same time, Hungarians from among the civilian population fired from attics and gardens at our soldiers. Until the evening, only a group of 15 people managed to break out of the encirclement. On January 18, 1945, according to a report on losses, Sergeant-scout Pastukhov Boris Pavlovich went missing (Hungary, feyer region, Nadashdladan village, the administrative center of Szekesfehervar, near the Eastern shore of lake Balaton). His sister Nina Gorbunova, who lived in Moscow, was notified of this. Yaroslavl, Sovetskaya street No. 26. Lieutenant Ivan V. Martynovich, born in 1923, the commander of a platoon of foot reconnaissance, also went missing there and on the same day. However, they came out of the encirclement and remained alive. At the final stage of the war, from February 1945, the 252nd rifle division was part of the 46th army of the 2nd Ukrainian front. The war ended in the Western part of Czechoslovakia, where the city of Pilsen. On may 13, 1945, soldiers of the 252nd rifle division joined forces with units of the 2nd American division. Medal" for the Victory over Germany " to Award Pastukhov Boris Pavlovich, Sergeant, assistant commander of a platoon of foot intelligence. (order of the division commander, major General I. A. Gorbachev, dated may 13, 1945). After the end of hostilities, the division until February 1946. it was located on the territory of Czechoslovakia and Hungary, then was relocated to the North Caucasus military district. On March 25, 1946, based on the decree Of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 20.03.1946, Sergeant Boris Pastukhov was discharged from military unit 74267. From 10.05.1946 to 13.05.1946, he was treated in the Stavropol military hospital with a diagnosis of "heart Disease and post-traumatic neurosis". Boris Pavlovich spent five and a half years serving in the army and defending his Fatherland. Five and a half years in boots and a greatcoat... Order of the Patriotic war, 2nd class. Quote from the order book... Award PASTUKHOV Boris Pavlovich-for bravery, fortitude and courage shown in the fight against the Nazi invaders, and in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the great Patriotic war of 1941 - 1945. Decree of March 11, 1985 of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. On August 18, 2008, Boris Pastukhov died at the age of 87....