Monuments of the Altai region

The Memorial of Glory to fellow countrymen who died during the Great Patriotic War was built in 1978 and is located in the center of the village. The basis of the memorial is a slab with a mosaic panel with military themes. In the foreground is a half-length image of a soldier with a machine gun. Along the perimeter of the complex site there are steles with memorial plaques with the names of fallen fellow countrymen and two steles on rectangular bases. The steles have the shape of inclined parallelepipeds with deep relief in the form of five-pointed stars. The site of the complex is lined with paving slabs. In its center there is a place for the Eternal Flame, and rectangular flower beds are arranged along the perimeter. In front of the site there are ten busts of Heroes of the Soviet Union and full holders of the Order of Glory. The author of the busts is P. Shchetinin.

Altaiskoe village, Altai district. The monument to soldiers and teachers who died during the war was erected near school No. 5.

Monuments of the Baevsky district

The memorial complex to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War was erected in 1965 in the center of the village. The complex includes a rectangular stele with the text: “During the war years, 6,950 people from the Bayevsky district were called up to the front. 3,409 people died, including 569 people from the village of Baevo. Eternal glory to the heroes! At the top of the stele there is a relief image of the Order of the Great Patriotic War and the date “1941–1945”. A sculpture of a soldier is installed on a square pedestal, in front of it is the Eternal Flame. The names of the dead Bayev warriors are inscribed on two steles.

The memorial complex to the soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War was erected in 1965. It is a pointed obelisk topped with a stucco image of the order. The obelisk is flanked by two multi-figure bas-relief compositions on three high trapezoidal supports. The front faces of the four supports are painted in the colors of the order ribbon. Between the supports there are stucco images of wreaths and memorial pedestals. The place for the Eternal Flame is made in the shape of a star. Adjacent to the steps of the podium is a parapet with the text: “No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten.” The flanks of the podium are flanked by stands for capsules with the soil of the hero cities. Along the axes of the pedestals there is a sculpture of a seated woman, a composition of three figures of soldiers of different branches of the military.

Monuments of the Biysk region

The memorial complex to the Biychan soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War was opened in 1968. On a rectangular stepped podium there is a stele depicting three flags at half-mast. On the right side of the stele there is a bas-relief of a soldier with a machine gun. At the top there is an inscription in raised letters: “To the Biychan Warriors.” At the foot of the stele there is an Eternal Flame. On the podium there is a vertical rectangular cabinet lined with granite slabs. Metal strips with the words: “Great Patriotic War 1941–1945” are attached to its front side. To the left of the podium there are walls lined with granite slabs, with memorial plaques listing the names of 11,576 Biysk residents who died. To the right of the podium, on a rectangular stylobate, there are 6 commemorative steles with chest-length bas-relief images of Heroes of the Soviet Union. A name plaque is attached to each bust. Artist - N.N. Motovilov, sculptor - Yu.I. Grebennikov.

The memorial to those killed during the Great Patriotic War was built in 1967. The monument has a symmetrical composition. In the center there is a stele, in the lower part of which there is a relief image of the Warrior-Liberator with a girl in his arms and a sword, above there are two memorial plaques with the heading “Residents of the village.” V-Talitsa, who died during the war of 1941–1945.” Above the boards are plaques with the dates “1941–1945.” and a relief image of the Order of the Patriotic War. To the left and right of the stele are rectangular walls with memorial plaques, which list the names of Srostin residents who did not return from the war.

Monuments of the Burlinsky district

The memorial complex to the Burlin residents who fell in battles for their homeland during the Great Patriotic War was installed in the center of the village in 1975. The dominant feature of the complex is an obelisk topped with a star with a relief order on the front face. Next to the obelisk is a sculpture of a soldier on a rectangular pedestal. At the foot of the pedestal is the Eternal Flame. The sculpture and obelisk are installed on the podium. To the left of it is a memorial wall, divided into sections in which memorial plaques are placed. The complex includes an alley with four rectangular slabs and mosaic panels with scenes from the battles of the Great Patriotic War, as well as an elongated sarcophagus for capsules with the soil of hero cities. At the entrance to the memorial there are four triangular steles (banners at half-mast) with the texts: “No one is forgotten - nothing is forgotten”, “Before your immortal life, the grateful people forever bow their banners.” The author of the memorial is A.A. Myakinin.

Monuments of Bystroistoksky district

The memorial to those killed during the Great Patriotic War was built in 1966 in the center of the village on the street. Soviet. All elements of the complex are placed on the podium. The complex includes a stele, in the upper part of which there are relief images of the Order of the Patriotic War and an order ribbon with the dates “1941 - 1945”. At the bottom of the stele there is a bas-relief in the form of three chest-length images of soldiers against the background of a banner. In the middle part of the stele there are metal strips with the text: “Let the years pass by, the country will not forget you sacredly and the memory of your people will jealously preserve your names.” The names of the 551st deceased fellow countryman are immortalized on the stele.

Monuments of the Blagoveshchensk region

The monument to those killed during the Great Patriotic War was built in 1966 in the center of the village. In 1968, memorial plaques were installed on which 483 fellow countrymen were immortalized, and soil from Moscow, Stalingrad, Odessa, Sevastopol, and Brest was walled up. The basis of the composition is a stela with images of the Order of the Patriotic War and an order ribbon, as well as the dates “1941–1945”. In front of the stele is a figure of a kneeling soldier with a helmet in his hand. On the stand there is a board with the text: “Here is kept the sacred land of the hero cities, soaked in the blood of Soviet warrior-defenders: Moscow, Stalingrad, Odessa, Brest, Sevastopol. In the name of saving humanity from fascism, together with all the soldiers of the Soviet Army, our fellow Blagoveshchensk residents fought to the death.” The authors of the monument are brothers A.M. and V.M. Balabaevs.

Monuments of Volchikhinsky district

The memorial complex was built in 1980 and installed in the center of the village on Peace Square. The complex includes: two steles on a low pedestal, united at the bottom, a pantheon made of rectangular slabs placed in two tiers at an angle, and a memorial wall with plaques. On the lower slabs there are boards with names, on the upper ones there are bas-reliefs depicting types of troops. The complex includes a sculpture of a woman with her hands raised in a prayer gesture, personifying the Motherland, behind her is a wall with bas-reliefs depicting episodes of military operations. Busts of heroes of the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars, Heroes of Socialist Labor are installed along the alley. The author of the complex project is E.K. Kokhna.

Every schoolchild has heard about the feat of the pioneer hero Kiri Baev in the Soviet Union. Almost a hundred years ago, during the Civil War, a 16-year-old partisan intelligence officer chose death over betrayal, taking on an unequal battle with the White Guards.

A monument was erected at the site of his death in the Kamensky district of the Altai Territory. Now it is in a deplorable state, but local residents, who still remember and honor the feat of their fellow countryman, do not lose hope that the obelisk will be restored.

At the battle site

Photo: Lyudmila Kulikova

A monument with crumbling plaster and a worn inscription “The young partisan Kirya Baev died here, August 1919” is located in a field near the village. Green Dubrava, Kamensky district. Nearby are the remains of a dugout in which a partisan scout hid from the White Guards.

The events in which Kirya took part took place during the White Czech uprising and the counter-revolutionary coup of 1918. When the White Czechs and White Guards entered Barnaul, arrests and executions of Bolshevik supporters began in the region. Kira Baev was only 15 years old at the time.

His father, Osip Baev, kept a hotel for officers and knew about the locations of the White Guards. Through his son, he informed the members of Ignatius Gromov’s detachment, thanks to this the partisans successfully operated behind enemy lines.

Kirya Baev/ Photo: Commons.wikimedia.org

In August 1919, Ignatius Gromov sent Kirill to his native village of Poperechnoye to retrieve cartridges and grenades hidden from one of the residents. On the way back, Kirya ran into the White Guards, who opened fire on him. The guy hid in a dugout and fired back at the enemy for four hours. When the cartridges ran out, he committed suicide.

Will there be any repairs?

Despite the fact that Kirya Baev died three years before the creation of the pioneer organization, he was included in the list of pioneer heroes, and an obelisk was erected at the site of his death.

“In the Soviet years, the monument was looked after, and in the dugout there were memorial books in which passers-by left their inscriptions. Now the monument is in a deplorable state,” says native of the neighboring Krutikhinsky district Lyudmila Kulikova. “In February 2018, I contacted the administration of the Kamensky district and in an official response, the head of the district, Fyodor Nayden, promised to carry out restoration of the monument in the summer.”

Photo: Lyudmila Kulikova

The summer was over, and Fyodor was found because he had become an accused in a criminal case.

Evgenia Gordienko, acting head of the Kamensky district, AiF-Altai explained why the monument was never restored: “The work was not carried out due to the fact that the administration of the Kamensky district did not receive additional funding, and these expenses were not planned in the budget for 2018. There was hope for some kind of subsidies or participation in programs. But since this did not happen, the cultural committee of the Kamensky district administration provided for the costs of restoring the monument when forming the budget for 2019.”

By the way

There are several monuments to Kira Baev in the Altai Territory. One of them is located on the central square in the village. Poperechnoe Kamensky district. It was restored in 2017.

Another monument to Kira Baev is located. In the book “Barnaul,” historian Alexey Sergeev writes that the bust of the pioneer hero in front of the Palace of Pioneers and Schoolchildren was unveiled on November 6, 1966. In 2018, the park near the monument will be landscaped.

Bust of Kiri Baev in Barnaul. Photo: Press service of the Barnaul city administration

Lanes in Barnaul and Kamen-on-Obi, as well as streets in the villages of Poperechnoye and Krasnoshchekovo, are named after Kiri Baev.

Books (“The Feat of Kiri Baev”) and poems (“Kirya Baev”) have been written about the life of the pioneer hero. There are musical works: “The Ballad of Kira Baev” and “Song about the pioneer hero Kira Baev”.

In 1975, the film “The Peasant Son” directed by Irina Tarkovskaya was released; the prototype of the main character in it was the famous Altai pioneer hero.

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Altai Territory, Baevsky district, village of Baevo

Memorial complex to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War

In the Altai Territory, in the Baevsky district, there is the village of Baevo, where my grandparents live.
Baevo is a wonderful village with many attractions, one of which is Victory Park, located in the very center of the village on Lenin Street.
The park contains a memorial complex to soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War. The complex includes a rectangular stele, decorated with a linear rustication, on which there is a board with the text: “During the war years, 6,950 people from the Bayevsky district were called up to the front. 3,409 people died, including 569 people from the village of Baevo. Eternal glory to the heroes!
At the top of the stele there is a relief image of the Order of the Great Patriotic War and the date “1941-1945”. A sculpture of a soldier is installed on a square pedestal. There is an eternal flame in front of her. Two rectangular walls with memorial plaques and the names of the warriors are located in an L-shape.
The complex includes busts of Heroes of the Soviet Union and a full holder of the Order of Glory, and an alley of hero cities and cities of military glory has been built. On the territory of the park there are 569 memorial columns with the names of those killed (1941-1945), built in 1965.
And also in Victory Park there are monuments to F.E. Kolyado, the commander of the Red Eagles partisan regiment, and a monument to the soldiers killed in Afghanistan A.V. Shcheblykin and S.E. Chekmachev, after whom the streets were named.
Victory Park is popular among both local residents and guests. It has also become a tradition for the newlyweds, during the wedding ceremony, to walk through the entire park and take memorable photographs. Children walking in the park instill patriotism and pride in their great-grandparents.
I am glad that I have the opportunity to often visit such a wonderful place!

Daria Bogdanova
I study in grade 3 "b" at the Municipal Budget Educational Institution "Lyceum 159" in Novosibirsk. The village of Baevo is dear to me, as I lived there for 8 years.
I really like to draw and write stories, and I collect stickers. I really love turtles. I have a land turtle named Tortilla who lives at home and always makes me laugh with her clumsy activity.

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A ndreev Georgy Fedoseevich - commander of the 2nd rifle battalion of the 96th rifle regiment of the 140th rifle division of the 38th army of the 4th Ukrainian Front, major.

Born on May 6, 1922 in the village of Glubokoe, now Zavyalovsky district of the Altai Territory, into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU since 1943. Graduated from high school. He worked as the head teacher of an elementary school in the village of Kochetki, Baevsky district, Altai Territory.

In June 1941, he was drafted by the Baevsky RVK of the Altai Territory into the ranks of the Red Army. Graduated from the Novosibirsk Military Infantry School. In the battles of the Great Patriotic War since February 1942. On April 15, 1942 he was seriously wounded, on October 4, 1944 - slightly.

From February 1942 to October 1943 he fought on the Western Front. From October 1943 to April 1944 he served in the troops of the Moscow Military District. From April to August 1944 - in the Czechoslovak brigade. From August to November 1944 he fought on the 1st Ukrainian Front, from November 1944 on the 4th Ukrainian Front.

Battalion commander of the 96th Infantry Regiment, Major G.F. Andreev distinguished himself in battles to break through enemy defenses in the area of ​​​​the city of Jaslo (Poland).

On January 17, 1945, during the attack on the Bech station, Major G.F. Andreev, commanding the 2nd Rifle Battalion, bypassed the enemy and struck his flank, capturing 15 vehicles with cargo, 7 motorcycles, more than 300 bicycles, more than 200 carts with ammunition and weapons, 3 food warehouses, 2 artillery batteries, destroying up to two companies German soldiers and captured 5 officers and 20 enemy soldiers.

On January 21, 1945, during the attack on the town of Kharklovo, Major G.F. Andreev accurately determined the location of the enemy and his fire weapons, and with a roundabout maneuver from the rear, he defeated the enemy group, capturing 32 German soldiers and officers.

When attacking a heavily fortified enemy defense in the area of ​​the town of Gromnik, Major G.F. Andreev was one of the first to break into the German trenches, ensuring the successful advance of the regiment and inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.

On January 29, 1945, while crossing the Vistula River, Major G.F. Andreev was the first to cross with his battalion to the opposite bank, crushed the enemy defenses and ensured the crossing of the entire regiment.

In the battles for the village of Borek, Major G.F. Andreev, having scouted out the approach route to the populated area, secretly withdrew the battalion and suddenly struck the enemy’s flank. Personally with a squad of scouts, he was one of the first to break into the headquarters of an enemy infantry regiment, seizing a banner and important documents.

After the end of the Great Patriotic War, he served in Western Ukraine. On September 2, 1945, Major G.F. Andreev was killed. He was buried in the city of Bolekhov, Ivano-Frankivsk region.

U Kaz of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated May 15, 1946 for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the German invaders and the courage and heroism shown to the major Andreev Georgy Fedoseevich posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Awarded the Order of Lenin (05/15/1946), two Orders of the Red Banner (11/16/1944, 03/17/1945).

A bust of the Hero was erected in the village of Baevo, the regional center of the Altai Territory. The name is immortalized on the Memorial of Glory in the city of Barnaul.

From the award sheet for the Order of the Red Banner:
In battles with the German invaders, he showed himself to be a courageous and courageous commander, skillfully organizing the battle of the battalion.
On September 24, 1944, in the battle for the village of Tylyava, having skillfully organized the battle, he captured the village with a rapid offensive. The battalion, having suffered minor losses, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, up to a company of enemy infantry was destroyed, a mortar battery of 81 mm mortars, a battery of 75 mm guns, and a battery of 105 mm guns were captured.
When breaking through the enemy defense on September 30, 1944 at nameless heights northeast of Smerechnya, Comrade Andreev’s battalion acted swiftly, organized good control over it, broke through the enemy’s defenses, captured 2 self-propelled guns and 2 enemy vehicles. Continuing the offensive, the battalion advanced to height 728.0 and was cut off by the enemy. During the day, the battalion fought a stubborn battle and successfully organized a perimeter defense, killing 37 soldiers and 3 officers.
On October 4, 1944, in the battle for a height of 624.0 tons, Andreev was wounded.
Worthy of the government award of the Order of the Red Banner.
Commander of the 96th Infantry Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Timoshin.
October 10, 1944

From the award sheet for the second Order of the Red Banner:
During the breakthrough of the enemy’s heavily fortified defenses and subsequent battles, the battalion of comrade. Andreeva showed exceptional examples of courage and bravery, combat cohesion and the ability to fight in various types and conditions.
Acting as an assault battalion of a rifle regiment, the battalion of comrade. Andreeva successfully moved forward, breaking the enemy’s fortifications and resistance, destroying his manpower and equipment.
In the battle for the town of Beg, the battalion was the first to enter it, cut the railway and highway, thereby dealing the main blow to the enemy and ensuring the rapid movement of the regiment's battalions forward.
Thanks to the skillful leadership and organization of the battle, the battalion of comrade. Andreev captured the large settlements of Gromnik and Velek, crossed the Bela, Dunaev, Raba and Vistula rivers.
And during the offensive battles from January 15 to February 3, 1945, he fought more than 130 kilometers, destroying during this time up to 2 battalions of enemy infantry, 2 self-propelled guns, a mortar battery, 10 heavy machine guns, 11 bunkers, 20 carts and captured 40 people, 75 mm cannon, 25 horses, 8 warehouses, 2 tractors.
Andreev himself is constantly in battle formations and personally leads the battalion forward.
For skillful leadership of the battalion in battle he is worthy of being awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Commander of the 96th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Khokhlov.
"" February 1945

From the award list for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:
In battles with the German invaders, he showed exceptional examples of courage and bravery, and the ability to lead troops on the battlefield.
Major Andreev successfully completed the task of breaking through enemy defenses in the area of ​​​​the city of Jaslo; with a rapid offensive pursued the retreating enemy, inflicting heavy losses on him in manpower and equipment.
On January 17, 1945, during the attack on the Bech station, the enemy, having gathered his forces, had the goal of delaying the advance of our units and removing equipment, ammunition and food by rail. Major Andreev, commanding the 2nd Rifle Battalion, bypassed the enemy and struck him in the flank, leaving a distraction group in front of the front. As a result of the surprise, panic began among the enemy soldiers and flight began. The enemy left 15 vehicles with cargo, 7 motorcycles, more than 300 bicycles, more than 200 carts with ammunition and weapons, 3 food warehouses, 2 artillery batteries; on the battlefield, up to 2 companies of German soldiers were left only killed; 5 officers and 20 enemy soldiers were captured.
On January 21, 1945, during the attack on the town of Kharklovo, Major Andreev accurately determined the location of the enemy and his fire weapons, and with a roundabout maneuver from the rear he defeated the enemy group, taking 32 German soldiers and officers prisoner.
When attacking the heavily fortified enemy defenses in the area of ​​the town of Gromnik, Major Andreev correctly and skillfully distributed his forces, and against strong enemy resistance, he was one of the first to break into the German trenches, ensuring the successful advance of the regiment, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy.
29.1.1945 during the crossing of the Vistula River comrade. Andreev was the first to cross with his battalion to the opposite bank, and, despite strong enemy resistance and counterattacks, he managed to defeat the enemy defenses on the river bank and ensured the crossing of the entire regiment. In the battles for the village of Borek comrade. Andreev, having scouted out the approach route to the populated area, secretly withdrew the battalion and suddenly struck the enemy’s flank. Personally, being with a squad of scouts, he attacked the headquarters of a German infantry regiment, defeating it, and at the same time capturing the regimental banner of the German regiment.
For his courage and bravery in the fight against the German invaders, for his skillful leadership of the battalion, he is worthy of being awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Commander of the 96th Chita Infantry Regiment, Colonel Khokhlov.
March 15, 1945

The Bayevsky Council of Veterans with its chairman Valentin Matveevich Agarkov (photo on the right), the district administration headed by Eduard Kerber are not new to historical literature. Some time ago, AP spoke in detail, with admiration, about two of Baev’s books dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism and the 70th anniversary of his native land. The first is “Baevians in the name of the Fatherland. Wreath of Glory”, the second - “Baevsky District. Story. Events. People".

The titles indicate the exceptional documentary quality of the publications, which, as we know, requires selfless work, asceticism and often self-denial. They dedicated the next book, continuing the chronicle of memory, to the 65th anniversary of the Victory. In the preface to the 600-page volume, the head of the district, Eduard Kerber, briefly and cordially reveals the purpose of many years of historical work: “Descendents need this.” That is why the veterans ardently, sparing no effort, took up what is sacred and dear to themselves. If previously the books only named the names of those who returned from the war, now they certainly tell about the combat path of each front-line soldier. And there are more than one thousand of them.

Materials for the book were collected bit by bit from letters from soldiers, army archives were requested, and newspapers from regional and neighboring areas were reviewed. For example, they studied their own “Voice of the Farmer” for half a century.

The soldiers did not seek glory

This section of the book takes up most of it. You flip through page after page and on each there is a photographic portrait describing one or many front-line episodes of a fighter.

Two shells into the crater?

As part of the 43rd artillery brigade, Dmitry Isakov, together with other Siberians, defended Moscow. Arrived at Stalingrad on September 28, 1942. A signalman, he established communication between the OP and the battery under fire. More than once he escaped from the clutches of death. He says that once, when heavy artillery shelling began, he used a captured walkie-talkie - the communication lines were no longer dangerous. For his ingenuity he was awarded the medal "For Courage". Another time we made a connection with a friend. And again shelling. “We are in a funnel. One shell explodes in front, another from behind: we think the enemy has been hit. We managed to jump out. Seconds saved us and the line. And they also say that two shells cannot hit the same crater. How come..."

On Zaitsevaya Mountain

After graduating from the Novosibirsk Military School, Bayev’s boy Viktor Borovikov and a company of cadets were sent to his native Barnaul. Here the division was formed, the famous one that later became known as the 80th Guards. A street in the regional center is named in her honor.

An interesting meeting occurred with the cadet on the day when the division was awarded the regimental banner. Construction was underway. Victor found himself next to his uncles - Anton and Andrey. We were so happy!

Together they defended Moscow. They were thrown onto Zaitseva Mountain to cut off the Nazis’ retreat along the Warsaw Highway. The enemies wanted to knock them off the mountain. The tanks were launched. Not a damn thing like that! For that first battle, junior lieutenant Viktor Borovikov was presented with the Order of the Red Star. There is a book “Through All the Fire” - it is about the battle on Zaitsevaya Mountain.

Five brothers

In the family of Terenty Sergeevich and Agrafena Panfilovna Kurepin from the Baevsky village of Proslaukha there were five sons and five daughters. One after another, the guys went to the front. And they didn't return.

Alexander Nevsky, in one of the pre-holiday May issues of the regional newspaper “Voice of the Grain-Grower” in 1987, wrote: “You often think who made a decisive contribution to the victory in that bloody war? And no one will convince me otherwise: the winners, first of all, are those who fell on the battlefield! We didn’t pass the milestones! The living sealed the victory...

I stood at the Glory Memorial in Baevo. On the granite pedestal, the breeze moved flower petals. Scarlet reflections of dawn lay on the edges of the letters carved from metal:

Kurepin Vasily Terentievich.

Kurepin Dmitry Terentievich.

Kurepin Ivan Terentievich.

Kurepin Ilya Terentievich.

Kurepin Matvey Terentievich."

The book is a bow to the ground both to the victors and to those who did not return home from the fields of war.

It’s good that, when closing the volume, you can look with great gratitude at the photographs of those whose hands made the book, whose hearts it was written. Thought out smartly and sincerely. Frankly, I have never seen such output data before.

Forever in my heart

The lines of our fellow countryman Robert Rozhdestvensky sound like an alarm bell, opening this next section - grief and memory:

Remember!
Through the centuries,
in a year - remember!
About those,
who will never come again,
remember!
Do not Cry!
Hold back the moans in your throat,
bitter moans.
In memory
be worthy of the fallen!

3,409 fighters died in the war. All their names are listed in the book on the village councils from which they went to the front. Last names are given with full first and middle names. Nationality, year of birth, when called up, where and when he died, military rank, and place of burial are indicated. If he died from his wounds or went missing, that is also reported.

Memorials are dedicated to the blessed memory of fellow countrymen, as evidenced in the book by photographs of mournful complexes. The publication contains a lot of personal poetic dedications. Some sad facts have become literally textbook.

"Vityaz" Mikhail Borisov

Baevskaya land gave the Motherland 11 Heroes of the Soviet Union. The youngest of them, Mikhail Borisov, was born in 1925.

A graduate of the Tomsk Artillery College received his baptism of fire near Kerch. There is the first wound - the war is not without it. After recovery, he was assigned to the 36th Guards Rifle Regiment. He became the gunner of a 45-mm cannon, the famous “forty-five.” The Kuban and Kalmyk steppes walked with her. He was with her from the first to the last day of the Battle of Stalingrad. Here, from a private, he immediately became a sergeant, bypassing the rank of corporal, which he was very proud of.

The battle near the Northern Donets River near the village of Petrovka, Voroshilovgrad Region in February 1943 remained a bright page in the memory of a fellow countryman. Mikhail was already the gunner of a 76-mm gun of a separate anti-tank artillery division of the 58th motorized rifle brigade. Then 250 destroyed fascists were credited to his personal account and presented for awarding the Order of the Red Banner of Battle, and he was appointed Komsomol organizer of the division.

But stunning success was yet to come. As you know, on July 11, the largest tank battle of the entire Second World War took place on the Prokhorovsky field. We read: “From his command post, commander of the 2nd tank corps A.F. Popov carefully observed the battle, which was waged by four guns of the 3rd battery against 19 fifty-ton hulks. Literally glaring at the stereo tube, he watched as the artilleryman, who remained alone at the last gun, set fire to seven “tigers” in just 8-10 minutes. And when a German shell smashed this cannon and the soldier fell, the general literally shouted: “Schukin! Immediately take the car and fly to save this guy! This is an artilleryman from God!

He himself recalls: “I was knocked over, pinned to the ground... I don’t know how long I lay there... I opened my eyes, and above me was the bent face of the head of the political department of the brigade, Shchukin...”

For his military feat, the artilleryman was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union No. 2358. Mikhail Fedorovich carefully preserves, along with valuable documents, a photograph taken when an escapee from the hospital returned to his unit with a bandaged head. And the yellowed page of a front-line newspaper, dear to him, which reprinted a friendly cartoon from the Ogonyok magazine: he is standing on a pile of metal in tiger skins. Signature:

“Admire! Rejoice! Marvel!

The picture was made from life!

Before you is a Komsomol knight

In seven tiger skins."

One can understand the guard lieutenant, commander of the control platoon of a separate anti-tank artillery brigade Borisov, when he, being in Berlin on May 1, 1945, could not resist the temptation: he asked one of the gunners of his favorite 76-mm cannon to give way and fired a burst of shells at Hitler’s Reich Chancellery. And after the surrender, he wrote on the Reichstag with a piece of plaster: “I am from Siberia. Borisov."

This was his first autograph. In peaceful life, for Mikhail Fedorovich the poet, author of dozens of poetry collections, member of the Writers' Union, an autograph is a familiar response to interest in his work and the feat of a brave soldier.

The section ends with a list of participants in the Great Patriotic War who returned victoriously, but were not found by the time the previous book was published. This means that the search has not yet come to an end. They will continue.

Decisive events in the fight against the Nazis, such fateful stages and operations of the war as the battles for Moscow and Stalingrad, the Kursk Bulge, the crossing of the Dnieper, the capture of Berlin, are commented on in the book by professional military historians.

So that the younger generation knows their heroes, in the section “Commanders of the Great Patriotic War” the names and photographs of all marshals, army generals, navy admirals and their short military biographies are printed.

The book introduces readers to the orders and medals of the USSR during the war years and reproduces them on several pages.