Rank: Major-General. Branch of the Army: Land Forces, Air Force (except Naval Aviation), Coastal Service, NKVD troops, Border Guard Unit: 183rd Rifle Kharkiv command of Lenin red banner command of Suvorov and Bogdan Khmelnitsky Division. Kostitsyn Alexander Stepanovich – major- general. Date of birth __.1904. Place of birth: Chelyabinsk region, Poltava district, Mogut village. Call place - Svobodinskiy RVC, Kursk Region, Svobodinskiy district, military unit 183 48 SD SK 69. And the date of service __.__.1926 Who awarded by: Steppe Front Name of the Order of Conferral of the Patriotic War I degree. Date feat: 24.07.1943. Space of the ICT Fund of his. Information. 33 - the number of inventory his. Information. 682526 case number of his.information, 1458 archive TSAMO. Alexander Stepanovich was born in 1904 in the village of Molotovka, Chelyabinsk area. He completed 7 classes of secondary school. Before he was drafted into the army, he worked as a locomotive driver Stoker. In the Red Army in 1926 he graduated from the Military Academy named after M. V. Frunze, the participant of the Great Patriotic War. He was the commander of the famous 132nd separate battalion of convoy troops of the NKVD, whose soldiers fought bravely in the ranks of the defenders of the Brest Fortress from the very first minutes of the Great Patriotic War. The war got Captain Kostitsin A. S. on the way from Moscow to Brest (he was in training camps in Moscow). On 22 June 1941, around noon near the town of Kobrin, he joined the surviving soldiers of the battalion and took control. After he had defended himself near the bridge of the city of Kobrin, soldiers of the battalion together with soldiers of other parts and militias occupied the bridge, which resulted in the withdrawal of the main forces of the connections of the 4th Division. In Minsk, which was connected with the units of the 42nd separate convoy brigade, the 251st regiment of convoy troops of the NKVD was formed on the basis of the 132nd battalion (commander was appointed Captain Kostitsin A. S.). Major, Lieutenant Colonel KOSTITSIN A. S. . Since July 31, 1941, he commanded the 910th Rifle Regiment of the 243rd Rifle Division of the Western Front. EXTRACT FROM THE AWARD DOCUMENTS: "As Commander of the 910th Rifle Regiment since July 31, 1941. Throughout the duration of the military operations, Major KOSTITSYN proved to be a devoted son of our motherland, a capable, strong-willed commander. Again and again, through personal participation in the most difficult parts of the battle, he showed himself to be a courageous, brave commander who knows how to create a break and achieve success by his personal example. In the battles from September 15 to 19, 1941, the 910th rifle regiment advancing in the main direction with its determined actions achieved the task of defeating more than one battalion of the enemy and capturing prisoners and trophies. The regiment reached the Eastern Bank of the river WESTERN DVINA in time and quickly organized the defense of its section. Infantry firepower: mortars, machine guns and rifles were effectively used by the 910th Rifle Regiment in the battles of 15-19 September. Major KOSTITSYN skilfully led the regiment's combat operations and ensured that the task was accomplished". He deserves to be awarded the Order of RED BANNER. AWARDED THE ORDER FROM THE RED STAR. He took part in the fighting on the outskirts of Moscow. On the Kalinin Front, Lieutenant Colonel A. S. KOSTITSYN was wounded on 11 May 1942 and hit by shrapnel on 6 July 1942. From 19 March to 12 May 1942 and from 2 October 1942 to 24 July 1943, Colonel Major General KOSTITSYN A. S. commanded the 183rd Rifle Division. EXTRACT FROM THE PRIZE DOCUMENTS: "Comrade KOSTITSYN, who commanded the 183rd Rifle Division, showed tactical competence, energy and devotion to the cause of the party LENIN -STALIN and Socialist Motherland. The division under his direct leadership showed examples in fulfilling the tasks of the Military Council of the Army. Successful progress in destroying the enemy's manpower and equipment, especially in offensive battles for liberation of cities - BELGOROD, CHARKIV. As a result of skilful leadership of the units of the division the following trophies are occupied: locomotives-17, squadron-3, tractors-60, tanks-10, cars-45, airplanes-1, fuel-400 tons and many other military equipment". For the successful performance of the tasks assigned to the division, for the skilful organization of the cooperation of the units, for courage and bravery - I represent the comrade KOSTITSYN to the Government - the order of the RED BANNER. AWARDED THE ORDER FROM THE RED BANNER. He took part in the fights on the Kursk bulge (near Prokhorovka). He died in the battle of Belgorod on July 24, 1943 in the rank of major general. EXTRACT FROM THE PRIZE DOCUMENTS: "Major-General KOSTITSYN The skilful leadership of the division was able to ensure the execution of the combat tasks assigned to it during the defensive fights with the German-Fascist troops from July 6th to 14th this year. For 8 days the division fended off fierce attacks by superior enemy infantry, tanks and airplanes steadfastly and skilfully. In fierce battles, units of the division destroyed: up to 4,000 soldiers and officers, 94 tanks were knocked out and burned, and other enemy equipment was destroyed. The task assigned to the division was to prevent the enemy from entering the territory of PROKHOROVKA and to halt its further advance. The division fought heavy defensive battles, maintained its offensive power and, after moving to the counter-offensive, achieved significant successes. The success of the division was facilitated by the skilful and calm leadership of the units by the comrade himself. Personally Comrade KOSTITSYN is a courageous and determined commander, for whom he previously received the orders RED STAR and RED BANNER. Comrade KOSTITSYN, commander of the 183rd Infantry Division, was tactically competent, energetic and committed to the cause of the Lenin-Stalin party and Socialist Motherland. On July 24, 1943 he died a heroic death for the GREAT SOCIALISTS HOMELAND on the order of the High Command for the Further Development of the Offensive. "Comrade KOSTITSYN for the skilful leadership of the units of the division is worthy of the Government Prize: the Order of the "PATRIOTIC WAR of the 1st DEGREE" - PERMANENTLY. Awarded with the Order ORDER OF "PATRIOTIC WAR 1 DEGREE".