Bogdanov Sergey Ivanovich
Batov Alexey Silaevich
Bunchuzhny Nikolay Kirillovich
Batakov Philip Maksimovich
Babikova Anna Leontievna
Beshmelnov Fedor Ivanovich
Bessonnikov Vasily Egorovich
Grigory Petrovich Balakhtin
Babenko Grigory Vladimirovich
Baisov Zekera Amitovich
Bondar-Shiryaeva Nina Ilinichna
Beshmelnov Fedor Ivanovich

Beshmelnov Fedor Ivanovich

Rank: Captain. Fyodor Ivanovich was born in 1921 in d. Petrovka Dubensky district of the Mordovian ASSR. He was called up to the front in June 1941 by the Volga RVC. From the award list (November 1941 and August 1942): "Comrade. Beskhmelnov in the battles of the Patriotic war since June 23, 1941, has 2 wounds. November 20, 1941, as the commander of the machine-gun crew of a separate barrage b-on tov. Bushmelev reflect the counterattack of the Germans near village hlebnikovo Moscow region, in this battle, so Bushmelev remained at the machine gun one, because its calculation was incapacitated. T. himself. Beskhmelnov was badly wounded in the leg and bleeding, but did not stop firing the machine gun until the enemy, having suffered heavy losses, rolled back. In the August battles of 1942, T. Beskhmelnov 18.8.42 was wounded for the second time in the area of d. Ignatievo during the onset of D. Ignatievo. As the commander of a mortar crew, he destroyed 15 German soldiers with his mortar. "for these feats, Fyodor Ivanovich was awarded the medal "for Bravery" on 27.06.1943. From the award list (August 1943): "Lieutenant Beskhmelnov, being the adjutant of the regiment commander, was always in the battle formations of the advancing regiment during the breakthrough of the German defense from 7 to 21 August 1943. August 8, 1943 in the area of der. Slusna the regiment commander ordered to raise the battalion to attack. Beskhmelnov passed the order to the commander of the 2nd battalion and went to raise the battalion to attack. During the attack, the commander of the 6th company was out of action, and the soldiers lay down, because the enemy was firing heavily from all types of weapons. Tov. Bushmelev seeing that the attack may fall, took command of a company in itself, and raised a company. With a quick rush, the company reached the enemy trenches, threw grenades at the Germans, and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. The enemy was knocked out of the trenches and all counterattacks were repulsed. " for this feat, Fyodor Ivanovich was awarded the order of the red Star on 16.09.1943. He returned from the war in 1945.

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