Konstantin Pakhomov Alexandrovich
Full name: Konstantin Pakhomov Alexandrovich
Full name: Konstantin Pakhomov SURNAME: Pakhomov first NAME: Konstantin PATRONYMIC: Alexandrovich CITY: Tuapse CITY date of BIRTH: 01.02.1902 DATE of DEATH: 01.02.1978 HISTORY: Rank: Lieutenant. Type of troops: technical troops (XV, zhdv, AB, RTV, DV, topographic). It was January 1943. In the Tuapse direction, a turning point has already come in favor of the Soviet troops. But the enemy continued to resist fiercely. And to finally break it, it was necessary to constantly provide the front with human replenishment, ammunition and equipment. A special role in solving this problem was assigned to the Tuapse railway workers. The driver K. A. Pakhomov and his assistant M. p. Gusak were driving a heavy train with ammunition and equipment. The flight was dangerous, the train was overloaded, but it had to be delivered strictly on schedule. The driver K. A. Pakhomov and his assistant M. p. Gusak focused all their attention on the instrument readings, trying to squeeze out everything possible and impossible, fearing that the steep climb would slow down the time of their arrival at their destination. Suddenly, bombers emerged from behind the pass, and one of them instantly began to come in for an attack. Bombs fell with a shrill whistle, and the ground shook. Bomb fragments, rocks, and splinters rattled the cars. Two men on the engine rushed to the Windows: "By!» Meanwhile, the Hitler pilot, embittered by the failure, turned the plane around. And again, with a wild howl, bombs flew and exploded, shrapnel and stones rattled on the roofs of cars. The duel continued. The fascist vulture did not let up: it made one pass after another, dropping a deadly load on the daredevils, but each time the bombs fell past the target. This continued until the Hitlerite spent his bomb supply. The railwaymen won the duel and promptly delivered a train with military cargo to the front for the Soviet units preparing for the offensive. Both were awarded the order of the red Star for their courage and bravery.