Astapov Anatoly Ivanovich
CITY: s. Isakovo, Cheremisinovsky district, Kursk region DATE OF BIRTH: 04/20/1911 DATE OF DEATH: 10/27/1943 HISTORY: Astapov Anatoly Ivanovich was born in 1911, in the village of Isakovo, Cheremisinovsky district, Kursk region. In the Red Army since 03.1941. Place of call: Cheremisinovsky Military Commissariat, Kursk region, Cheremisinovsky district. Rank: Sergeant. During the Great Patriotic War against the German invaders, he showed himself to be a fearless warrior, exemplary in discipline, accurately and timely performing combat missions. In August 1941, with a group of soldiers, he mined the right bank of the river. Volkhov (near Novgorod) under rifle and machine gun fire. The task was completed ahead of schedule. In November 1941, he twice went on an attack on the fortified center of German resistance - vil. Cr. Visherka (in the district of Mal. Vishera). In front of the enemy's trenches, I removed anti-personnel German mines for the passage of our troops. In August 1942, acting in the group of breaking through the enemy defense in the Rzhev region, with a group of fighters, he cleared minefields and obstacles, making passages for tanks and other equipment. In this operation, in a conversation with the platoon commander, Comrade Astapov said: "... Better to die a hero than to die a coward." He justified his words with honor. When he explored the crossing point across the river. The Volga, in spite of the concussion received, brilliantly fulfilled the assigned task, giving accurate information about the place of the crossing, the location of the enemy firing points in this region. In December 1942, during the erection of defensive structures in the Dvorishche district at section 78, the Rifle Division showed examples of courage and skill: under enemy fire, 200 meters from its firing points, with his squad, he built 2 bunkers. During the construction of the last bunker, he was seriously injured, but did not leave until he completed the task. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star. Killed from a wound sustained by a mine burst near the village of Pozhary, Usvyatsky District, Smolensk Region (now Pskov Region) on October 27, 1943. Primary burial site: Smolensk region, Usvyatsky district, village Golubki (to the west, 800 m, near the Nevel - Usvyaty highway, 200 m north-west of the bridge over the Lovat river). Reburial place: Pskov region, Usvyatsky district, in the center of the village of Churilovo.
Astapov Anatoly Ivanovich
CITY: s. Isakovo, Cheremisinovsky district, Kursk region DATE OF BIRTH: 04/20/1911 DATE OF DEATH: 10/27/1943 HISTORY: Astapov Anatoly Ivanovich was born in 1911, in the village of Isakovo, Cheremisinovsky district, Kursk region. In the Red Army since 03.1941. Place of call: Cheremisinovsky Military Commissariat, Kursk region, Cheremisinovsky district. Rank: Sergeant. During the Great Patriotic War against the German invaders, he showed himself to be a fearless warrior, exemplary in discipline, accurately and timely performing combat missions. In August 1941, with a group of soldiers, he mined the right bank of the river. Volkhov (near Novgorod) under rifle and machine gun fire. The task was completed ahead of schedule. In November 1941, he twice went on an attack on the fortified center of German resistance - vil. Cr. Visherka (in the district of Mal. Vishera). In front of the enemy's trenches, I removed anti-personnel German mines for the passage of our troops. In August 1942, acting in the group of breaking through the enemy defense in the Rzhev region, with a group of fighters, he cleared minefields and obstacles, making passages for tanks and other equipment. In this operation, in a conversation with the platoon commander, Comrade Astapov said: "... Better to die a hero than to die a coward." He justified his words with honor. When he explored the crossing point across the river. The Volga, in spite of the concussion received, brilliantly fulfilled the assigned task, giving accurate information about the place of the crossing, the location of the enemy firing points in this region. In December 1942, during the erection of defensive structures in the Dvorishche district at section 78, the Rifle Division showed examples of courage and skill: under enemy fire, 200 meters from its firing points, with his squad, he built 2 bunkers. During the construction of the last bunker, he was seriously injured, but did not leave until he completed the task. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star. Killed from a wound sustained by a mine burst near the village of Pozhary, Usvyatsky District, Smolensk Region (now Pskov Region) on October 27, 1943. Primary burial site: Smolensk region, Usvyatsky district, village Golubki (to the west, 800 m, near the Nevel - Usvyaty highway, 200 m north-west of the bridge over the Lovat river). Reburial place: Pskov region, Usvyatsky district, in the center of the village of Churilovo.
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