Mikhail Georgievich Khatskilevich ( November 21, 1895 - June 25, 1941 ) - Soviet military commander, commander of the 6th mechanized corps , who fought bravely in the early days of World War II , major general .
| Mikhail Georgievich Khatskilevich | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | November 21, 1895 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Nizhny Novgorod , Russian Empire | |||||
| Date of death | June 25, 1941 (aged 45) | |||||
| Place of death | Klepachi village, south of the village Zelva, Volkovysk district, Grodno region, BSSR | |||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army | Infantry Cavalry | |||||
| Years of service |  1916 - 1917 1918 - 1941 | |||||
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| Commanded | 6th mechanized corps | |||||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Polish war (1919-1921) , The Great Patriotic War : Bialystok-Minsk battle | |||||
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Biography
Mikhail Georgievich Khatskilevich was born on November 21, 1895 into a Jewish family in Nizhny Novgorod .
In the Russian Imperial Army from 1916 to March 1917 . In August 1918 he was drafted into the Red Army and sent to training at the 1st Tver Soviet cavalry command courses of the Red Army . During the Civil War, he commanded a squadron , then a regiment. As part of the 12th and 1st Cavalry armies , the Khatskilevich regiment participated in battles on the Southwestern, Western and Southern fronts. For differences in the battles during the Soviet-Polish war, he was twice awarded the Order of the Red Banner . In 1924 he graduated from the Military Academy of the Red Army. In the interwar period, commanded a cavalry regiment, division, corps (in July 1937 he was appointed commander of the 2nd cavalry corps of the Kiev Special Military District ). In June 1940 he was appointed commander of the 6th mechanized corps of the Western Special Military District and in a short time brought him to the leading position in the district.
The deputy commander of the Western Special Military District, I. V. Boldin , spoke of Mikhail Georgievich [1] as follows:
Major General M.G. Khatskilevich, who headed the corps, was a competent commander, a man of rare charm, great willpower and great modesty.
General Khatskilevich was irreconcilable towards those who made the external gloss in the army an end in itself. He demanded from his troops, in addition to impeccable foreign dressing, deep and comprehensive knowledge of military affairs and tirelessly instilled in the army youth a love of technology. He was a far-sighted man, well aware that the impending war would be a war of motors.
At the beginning of World War II , the Khatskilevich corps was part of the 10th army of the Western Front . On June 24, the corps, in accordance with the order of the front commander D. G. Pavlov, launched a counterattack on the advancing German troops. Tankers of the 6th mechanized corps bravely fought against parts of the German army corps 20 in the conditions of the overwhelming superiority of German aviation [2] . Soon, due to heavy losses, lack of fuel and ammunition, the advance of the corps stopped. Nevertheless, the unit managed to rivet some of the forces of the advancing German troops and inflict some damage on them.
Mikhail Georgievich Khatskilevich died in battle on June 25, 1941.
About the death of the general, the telephone operator 157 of the BAO of the 126th Fighter Aviation Regiment V.N. Ponomaryov talks (describes the battle at the village of Klepachi, Slonimsky District) [3] :
| Together with us, near Zelva, the remnants of some tank formation broke out of the encirclement, in which only one T-34 tank remained. He was commanded by a general in tank overalls. When we went on a breakthrough, the general got into the tank and he rushed forward. The tank crushed the German anti-tank gun with caterpillars, and the servant managed to scatter. But, unfortunately, he moved with an open tower hatch, and a German soldier threw a grenade there. Killed the crew of the tank and the general with him. |
He was buried in the village of Klepachi, Slonim district, Grodno region of Belarus [4] .
Rewards
- 2 orders of the Red Banner
- Order of the Red Star
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree (posthumous)
- Anniversary medal "XX years of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army"
Notes
- ↑ Boldin I.V. Pages of life. - M .: Military Publishing House, 1961 .-- S. 96.
- ↑ Website "Mechanized Corps of the Red Army"
- ↑ Website “Soldier. RU »
- ↑ Generalized Memorial Databank Archived on May 10, 2012.
Sources and links
- Team of authors . World War II: Comcor. Military Biographical Dictionary / Edited by M. G. Vozhakin . - M .; Zhukovsky: Kuchkovo Field, 2006. - T. 2. - S. 257—258. - ISBN 5-901679-08-3 .
- Speech by M. G. Khatskilevich at a meeting of the high command of the Red Army in December 1940
- E. Drig. Mechanized corps of the Red Army in battle. The history of the armored forces of the Red Army in 1940-1941. - M .: AST , 2005 .-- 736 p. - (Unknown wars). - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-170-24760-5 .
- Website "Mechanized Corps of the Red Army"