Heroes and feats

Smetanin Polikarp Fedotovich. He got to Berlin.

From January 1943 to September 1943 he was a cadet of the Lvov Military Infantry School. Without finishing it, he was sent to the front. From September 1943 to August 1944 he was at the front as the gunner of the gun of the 415th separate anti-tank destroyer battalion, the 184th Duhovitsy rifle division. In August 1944, he was seriously wounded, was in a hospital in Moscow, and upon recovery, he was declared unfit for combat service and sent to the 396th airfield service battalion, which was located in the city of Mogilev, BSSR and until January 1945 was the head of the fire department of the airfield.

Gennady Georgievich Syreishchikov made his main feat on the famous Borodino field. A pair of MiG-3 that flew to intercept the fascist side overtook the Junkers and fired at. However, the German stubbornly followed the front line. Syreishchikov made a decision to ram: having approached, the pilot cut off the tail unit of the Junkers with the propeller of his plane. As a result, the enemy aircraft crashed to the ground a few kilometers from the village of Borodino. However, the Mig-3 also lost control and the pilot had to jump with a parachute. The hero landed safely near the wreckage of the Ju-88. An army photojournalist managed to take a photo of Syreishchikov against the background of the downed plane.

Lieutenant Syreishchikov G.G., 20 years old!

Commander of the tank platoon of the 27th Guards Tank Brigade of the 7th Guards Army of the Voronezh Front. Born in 1919 in Nikolskoye village, Zolotukhino District, Kursk Region in a peasant family. In Red Army since 1939. Entered the Kharkov Tank School. But unfortunately Konorev I. A. didn't manage to finish the full course of the school because the war began. Participant of the Great Patriotic War since June 1941. T-34 tank crew Commander, Senior Sergeant Konorev got his first baptism of fire in the battle with a column of enemy troops. Tankmen opened fire with machine-guns on the first motorcyclists and when a traffic jam formed on the road they started to fire on the enemy column.

ESIPOV SERGEY FEDOROVICH （1901-1943） with his wife. My great-grandfather Esipov Sergei Fedorovich was born in 1901 into a poor peasant family in the village Lomovoye, Ranenburgsky district, Ryazan province. After the arrival of Soviet power, he became the chairman of the local collective farm. When the Great Patriotic War began, great-grandfather Sergei Fedorovich was appointed a political commander, led the rifle division (90 SD). He was a member of the NKVD. He died in February 1943 near Leningrad.

Pogrebnoy Dmitry Parfentievich. “During the fighting, the gunner Pogrebnoy proved himself to be a courageous and skillful commander. Thanks to his courage , the enemy plane "Ju-87" was shot down. Being heavily concussed, Pogrebnoy did not abandon the gun, but remained in the ranks. At the railway station, he knocked out an enemy echelon from a cannon. For this battle he was awarded the Order of the Red Star. There were still many heavy battles, on February 29, 1944, he was seriously wounded in the right side and lost two ribs. October 24, 1944 he got light wound in the left side and left leg. From the memoirs: “The main means of survival of a soldier was how quickly you could dig a trench.

My mother’s great-great-grandfather, Ivanov Georgy Romanovich. Was born in 1893. Member of the First World War and the Great Patriotic War. He was seriously wounded, taken to the evacuation hospital 3187 in the town of Makhachkala. Buried on February 13, 1943 in a mass grave.

April 1944 - participated in the liberation of Sevastopol. May 2, 1945 was at the walls of the Reichstag. For exemplary execution of orders and personal heroism, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky. Order: - Patriotic War, 2nd degree. - Alexander Nevsky - Krasnaya Zvezda - October Revolution - Patriotic War 1st degree - "Grundwald Cross" 2nd degree. (Poland). The order was awarded for valor in the struggle against the occupiers, for the freedom and independence of Poland, for services in the organization of the armed forces, for the successful conduct of military operations, both Polish and foreign citizens. Maksimenko Grigory Vasilievich has government awards.

Bochkov Ivan Vasilievich, captain. Born on September 17, 1915 in a peasant family. From the beginning of the war to February 1943, he flew 308 sorties, conducted 45 air battles, during which he personally shot down 7 and, together with his comrades, 32 enemy aircraft. On April 4, 1943, he died in an air battle, having won his last victory. On May 1, 1943, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his courage and military valor displayed in battles with enemies.

Astakhov Ivan Ivanovich, senior lieutenant. Born on March 25, 1915. In 1932 he came to Moscow, entered the FZU at the Compressor plant. After graduating from FZU he worked as a mechanic at the same plant. In 1937 Ivan Astakhov was drafted into the army. In 1939 he returned to the Compressor plant. From the first days of the Great Patriotic War, he volunteered for the front, fought on the Western, Kalinin and 3rd Ukrainian fronts. For his heroic deeds at the front, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 22, 1944, Ivan Ivanovich Astakhov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Egorov Mikhail Artyomovich. Assistant commander of a foot reconnaissance platoon of the 861th Infantry Regiment of the 294th Infantry Division of the 52nd Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, senior sergeant. He showed heroism and courage when crossing the Dnieper. The first, with a group of five men, crossed the river and seized a bridgehead on the right bank, creating conditions for the regiment to cross. Despite the bombing of enemy aircraft and heavy enemy artillery fire, the group repelled several fierce counterattacks by large enemy forces. Soviet intelligence officers held their line. On September 13, 1944, he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Ivashurov Sergey Timofeevich - commander of the communications company of the 529th rifle regiment of the 163rd Romnenskaya rifle division of the 38th army of the Voronezh front, sergeant. Born on September 22, 1914 into a peasant family. Russian. Graduated from elementary school. He worked as a concrete worker in Moscow, was the chairman of a collective farm in the Baryatinsky district. By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 29, 1943, Sergeant Ivashurov Sergei Timofeevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for courage and heroism with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 1849).

Khomenkov Nikolai Nikiforovich, (1923-1944), guard private of the first rifle company of the N unit. Hero of the Soviet Union (03.24.1945). He showed an exceptional personal example of heroism and courage in the performance of a combat mission - to break through the heavily fortified, deeply echeloned, with a developed system of trenches, the enemy's defense in the Vitebsk region, inspired his comrades by personal example, raising the fighters to attack. The Hero's grave is located in the Tropin village of the Shumilinsky district of the Vitebsk region.

Viktor Yudin, (July 12, 1923-1985), senior lieutenant, commander of a rifle platoon of the 194th Tashkent Red Banner Infantry Regiment. Hero of the Soviet Union (06/29/1945). He showed heroism and courage, performing a combat mission: to force the Oder, capture a bridgehead on the western bank and hold it until other units cross. In the battle he was seriously wounded. After the war, the Hero took part in the restoration of the Dnepr Hydro-Electric Power Station