Akimov Ivan Alekseevich
CITY: Sorochinsk settlement, Orenburg region DATE OF BIRTH: 12/25/1910 DATE OF DEATH: 08/05/1977 HISTORY: Title: Colonel Type of troops: Artillery Unit: 81st Guards Rifle Krasnograd Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division Akimov Ivanke on December 25, 1910 Born Sorochinsk, now the city of the Orenburg region, in a working class family. Graduated from 6 classes. Then he worked as a laborer and locksmith at a textile mill in the city of Tashkent, then at a factory at the Emba station. In the Red Army since 1932. Red Army soldier of the 84th Cavalry Regiment of the 8th Mining Cavalry Division of the Central Asian Military District. In 1935, he was transferred with the regiment to the Far East, served in the 31st Cavalry Division of the Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army. In 1939 he graduated from the Cavalry Command School in the village of Sebuchary, Primorsky Territory. In 1942 he graduated from the branch of officer courses "Shot" (Voroshilov-Ussuriisky), served as the head of the divisional school of the 422nd Infantry Division of the 35th Army of the Far Eastern Front. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1941. Since July 26, 1942, Senior Lieutenant Akimov on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War: adjutant of the division commander, assistant chief of the 1st division of the division headquarters, commander of a rifle battalion, deputy regiment commander in the 422nd rifle division, which on March 1, 1943 was transformed into 81 th Guards Rifle Division. He fought on the Stalingrad front, from March 1943 on the Voronezh front. Member of the defensive and offensive stages of the Battle of Stalingrad. He distinguished himself in the Battle of Kursk: on the position of his battalion on the first day of the battle on July 5, 1943, the enemy launched 4 attacks in the Belgorod direction. All of them were repulsed, the enemy lost 4 tanks and up to 400 soldiers killed and wounded. Akimov was appointed deputy regiment commander to replace the out-of-order officer, and when he was wounded, the regiment commander himself replaced him. In the battle on July 8, 1943, the regiment under his command repulsed 6 attacks, destroying 5 tanks and up to 700 enemy soldiers. From September 7, 1943 to October 2, 1943, Guards Major Ivan Akimov commanded the 238th Guards Rifle Regiment (81st Guards Rifle Division, 7th Guards Army, Steppe Front), which distinguished itself in the battle for the Dnieper. In the area of the village of Novy Orlik (now the village of Orlik, Kobelyaksky district, Poltava region of Ukraine), the regiment of the guard of Major Akimov broke through the enemy defenses and crossed over to the right bank of the Dnieper River, where it took possession of a bridgehead. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1943, for the skilful command of the rifle regiment, exemplary fulfillment of combat missions of the command on the front of the struggle against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guards shown at the same time, Major Akimov Ivan Alekseevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. From October 1943, deputy commander, and from January 10 to March 22, 1944, Akimov - the commander of the 233rd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 81st Guards Rifle Division on the 2nd Ukrainian Front, liberated the Right-Bank Ukraine. Then he was recalled from the front and sent to study at the Frunze Military Academy of the Red Army. He graduated from the crash course of this academy in 1945. In 1945 he was appointed commander of the 387th Infantry Regiment of the 355th Infantry Division of the 87th Infantry Corps on the 1st Far Eastern Front. At its head, Lieutenant Colonel Akimov participated in the Soviet-Japanese war in August 1945. Under his command, the regiment's units took part in the Kuril landing operation, landed on the South Kuril Islands and disarmed Japanese troops there. After the war, Akimov continued to serve in the Soviet Army. Since September 1945 - military commandant of Iturup Island (Kuril Islands). In 1950 he graduated from the courses "Shot". Since 1950, commander of the 27th machine-gun and artillery regiment of the 9th machine-gun and artillery division of the 5th Army in the Primorsky Military District. Since 1953, Colonel Akimov was transferred to the reserve. Lived and worked in the city of Khabarovsk. Died on August 5, 1977. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree, two Orders of the Red Star, two medals "For Military Merit", the Medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad" and other medals.
Akimov Ivan Alekseevich
CITY: Sorochinsk settlement, Orenburg region DATE OF BIRTH: 12/25/1910 DATE OF DEATH: 08/05/1977 HISTORY: Title: Colonel Type of troops: Artillery Unit: 81st Guards Rifle Krasnograd Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division Akimov Ivanke on December 25, 1910 Born Sorochinsk, now the city of the Orenburg region, in a working class family. Graduated from 6 classes. Then he worked as a laborer and locksmith at a textile mill in the city of Tashkent, then at a factory at the Emba station. In the Red Army since 1932. Red Army soldier of the 84th Cavalry Regiment of the 8th Mining Cavalry Division of the Central Asian Military District. In 1935, he was transferred with the regiment to the Far East, served in the 31st Cavalry Division of the Special Red Banner Far Eastern Army. In 1939 he graduated from the Cavalry Command School in the village of Sebuchary, Primorsky Territory. In 1942 he graduated from the branch of officer courses "Shot" (Voroshilov-Ussuriisky), served as the head of the divisional school of the 422nd Infantry Division of the 35th Army of the Far Eastern Front. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1941. Since July 26, 1942, Senior Lieutenant Akimov on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War: adjutant of the division commander, assistant chief of the 1st division of the division headquarters, commander of a rifle battalion, deputy regiment commander in the 422nd rifle division, which on March 1, 1943 was transformed into 81 th Guards Rifle Division. He fought on the Stalingrad front, from March 1943 on the Voronezh front. Member of the defensive and offensive stages of the Battle of Stalingrad. He distinguished himself in the Battle of Kursk: on the position of his battalion on the first day of the battle on July 5, 1943, the enemy launched 4 attacks in the Belgorod direction. All of them were repulsed, the enemy lost 4 tanks and up to 400 soldiers killed and wounded. Akimov was appointed deputy regiment commander to replace the out-of-order officer, and when he was wounded, the regiment commander himself replaced him. In the battle on July 8, 1943, the regiment under his command repulsed 6 attacks, destroying 5 tanks and up to 700 enemy soldiers. From September 7, 1943 to October 2, 1943, Guards Major Ivan Akimov commanded the 238th Guards Rifle Regiment (81st Guards Rifle Division, 7th Guards Army, Steppe Front), which distinguished itself in the battle for the Dnieper. In the area of the village of Novy Orlik (now the village of Orlik, Kobelyaksky district, Poltava region of Ukraine), the regiment of the guard of Major Akimov broke through the enemy defenses and crossed over to the right bank of the Dnieper River, where it took possession of a bridgehead. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1943, for the skilful command of the rifle regiment, exemplary fulfillment of combat missions of the command on the front of the struggle against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guards shown at the same time, Major Akimov Ivan Alekseevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. From October 1943, deputy commander, and from January 10 to March 22, 1944, Akimov - the commander of the 233rd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 81st Guards Rifle Division on the 2nd Ukrainian Front, liberated the Right-Bank Ukraine. Then he was recalled from the front and sent to study at the Frunze Military Academy of the Red Army. He graduated from the crash course of this academy in 1945. In 1945 he was appointed commander of the 387th Infantry Regiment of the 355th Infantry Division of the 87th Infantry Corps on the 1st Far Eastern Front. At its head, Lieutenant Colonel Akimov participated in the Soviet-Japanese war in August 1945. Under his command, the regiment's units took part in the Kuril landing operation, landed on the South Kuril Islands and disarmed Japanese troops there. After the war, Akimov continued to serve in the Soviet Army. Since September 1945 - military commandant of Iturup Island (Kuril Islands). In 1950 he graduated from the courses "Shot". Since 1950, commander of the 27th machine-gun and artillery regiment of the 9th machine-gun and artillery division of the 5th Army in the Primorsky Military District. Since 1953, Colonel Akimov was transferred to the reserve. Lived and worked in the city of Khabarovsk. Died on August 5, 1977. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree, two Orders of the Red Star, two medals "For Military Merit", the Medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad" and other medals.
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