Biography of the Soviet Union

Gribanov Nikolay Vasilievich Hero of the Soviet Union, commander of the department of the Rifle Regiment I am a rifle red -banned division, junior sergeant. Born on January 17 of the year in the village of Brykovka, the Dukhovnitsky district of the Saratov region in a family of an employee. He graduated from a seven-year school and school of factory training. From January to other sources, from June, he has been drafted into the Red Army.

He fought on the 1st Baltic Front. He took part in the liberation of Lithuania and Latvia. He died on October 16, near the Latvian village of Vaineode. Gribanov closed the enemy machine gun with his body to ensure the defeat of the enemy’s company. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 24, for courage, courage and heroism shown at the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders, Nikolai Vasilievich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously.

Born on April 22 in the village of Kamenka, Nikolaev district of the Samara province, is now Pugachevsky district, the Saratov region in the family of a peasant. In the army from the year.

At the end of the year of the Sevastopol Flight School, he served as a pilot in the Black Sea Fleet, then an instructor at the Marine Aviation School. Since the year, he flew as part of civil aviation. He took part in the expedition to study the Kara Sea. For the courage and courage shown during the salvation of the Chelyuskins on April 20, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

During the Great Patriotic War, Ivan Vasilievich worked at aviation plants by the head of flight test stations. He died on February 2 in the year of life. He was buried in Moscow at the Novodevichy cemetery. Egorov Pavel Ivanovich commander of the guards of the Guards Artillery Regiment, the guard of the senior sergeant, the Hero of the Soviet Union was born on June 29 in the village of Sulak now Krasno -Partizansky District.

In September, Pavel Ivanovich was drafted into the Red Army. From the year he fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. He took part in battles in the North-West, steppe, 2nd and 1st Ukrainian fronts. After the war, he worked as a secretary of the party organization of the machine-tractor station, the chairman of the collective farm, the chairman of the village council, the master at the Saratovgessstroy.

He died on December 26. Eroshkin Valentin Kirillovich Sar-reconnaissance of the Guards Rifle Regiment of the Guards Rifle Division, 8th Guards Army, 1st Belorussian Front, Hero of the Soviet Union, Guard Senior Sergeant. Born on February 13, in the village of Ozinki, the Dukhovnitsky district of the Saratov region in a family of an employee. In the Red Army since July. He took part in defensive battles near Smolensk, in the Battle of Stalingrad, the liberation of Ukraine and Poland.

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal, was awarded on March 24 for courage and courage shown in the forcing of the Vistula and holding the bridgehead on the left bank of the river. Up to a year served in the Soviet Army. Retired major. He died in the year. He was buried in Balakovo at the old city cemetery.

Kuznetsov Konstantin Grigorievich commander of the machine gun calculation of the Rifle Regiment of the Rifle Division, Hero of the Soviet Union. Born on March 5 in the city of Balakovo. He graduated from elementary school in the year. In the year he was re -drafted into the army. In the same year he graduated from the courses of junior lieutenants. He participated in the battles of the Soviet-Finnish war, being the commander of the machine gun calculation of the Rifle Regiment of the Rifle Division.

He was also awarded the Orders of the Patriotic War of the I and II degree, a number of other medals. In the year, in the rank of Captain Kuznetsov, he was fired in the reserve. He lived and worked in his hometown. He died on October 19. Born on January 1 of the year in the village of Kazyno Miang now Miang. Since August, he fought on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War.

He was wounded and shell -shocked twice. Vasily Ivanovich was also awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree and a number of medals. In the year, in the rank of captain Melnikov, he was dismissed. He lived in Balakovo. He died on May 4 of the year. Born on December 25 in the village of Ivanovka, Balakovo district. In the ranks of the Red Army he served from the year.

From a year before the victory of Germany, he fought with the Nazi invaders on the Belarusian and 1st Belarusian fronts. The title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal, was awarded on May 31 for courage and courage manifested in the forcing of the Netz River, capturing and retaining the bridgehead on the western bank of the river.

He died on August 3. Ostapenko Stepan Kuzmich Head of intelligence of the Guards Artillery Regiment, Guard Senior Lieutenant. Born on March 28 of the year in the village of Dmitrievka, Balakovo district. In the period C, he worked as a technician-living farmer at the border state farm, on the eve of the Great Patriotic War was the editor of the district newspaper. He participated in the Soviet-Finnish war.

From July to October, he fought on Voronezh, steppe and 2nd Ukrainian fronts. He took part in the battles near Voronezh, in the Battle of Kursk and the liberation of Ukraine. The command was presented to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. I did not have time to get high awards, died in battle.He was buried in a mass grave in the village of Lozovatka, Krivorozhsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region to Ukraine.

He was awarded the Order of Lenin, the medal "For Courage". Born on October 7 in the year in the village of Sukhoi Sproog. In the ranks of the Red Army since the year. He graduated from a Volsky flight school. From November to April he participated in the Japanese-Chinese War. From the year he commanded the bomber aircraft division in the Belarusian military district. On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, Polynin was in June in the position of commander of the bomber aviation division.

Commander of the 6th Air Army. In the year he graduated from the Military Academy. In the years - the head of the rear of the Air Force. Retired from the year. He died on November 21, was buried in Moscow. Porkov Yuri Ivanovich commander of the Guards Gwar Bomber Aviation Aviation Taganrog Red Banner Order of the Alexander Nevsky Regiment of the 6th Guards Bomber Aviation Division of the 1st Air Army of the 3rd Belorussian Front, Guard Senior Lieutenant, Hero of the Soviet Union.

Born on October 5 in the city of Balakovo in the family of a worker. In the Red Army since the year. In the fall of the year he graduated from the Engels Military Aviation School of pilots. During the Great Patriotic War, he fought as part of the 1st Air Army on the Southern, 4th Ukrainian and 3rd Belarusian fronts. He liberated the Donbass, Crimea, Belarus, Lithuania, participated in the defeat of the East Prussian enemy group.

He was seriously wounded and shell -shocked. In the year, Yuri Ivanovich resigned. Being a disabled person of the group II, he graduated from the Saratov Aviation College, and then - the Institute for Mechanization of Agriculture named after He received an engineer's diploma and devoted himself to teaching. He died on November 6th. Born in the year in the village of Kamennaya Sarma now - the Ershovsky district of the Saratov region.

After graduating from high school, in December he entered the artillery school. From the year - a participant in the Great Patriotic War. With military honors, the heroist hero was buried in a mass grave in the Polish city of Ratibor Ratsibuzh. Tarasov Dmitry Zakharovich commander of the Dalnebardovoye Aviation Regiment of the District Bombarding Aviation Division of the 4th Aviation Corps of Fare Bomber Aviation, Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant.

Born on September 25 in the village of Bolshaya Kushum of the Balakovo district. He graduated from the Engels Military School of pilots in the year. He served in parts of long aviation. During the battle, the plane caught fire, Tarasov decided to go to the ram of the German column. The bomber exploded during the fall destroyed several enemy tanks and vehicles.

Tarasov died.