Alexander Abramovich Udodov ( 1917 - 1985 ) - submachine gunner of a company of submachine gunners of the 997th Infantry Regiment (263th Infantry Division, 51st Army , 4th Ukrainian Front ), Red Army soldier . Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1945 ).
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| Date of Birth | August 25, 1917 | |||
| Place of Birth | Staromikhaylovka village, Maryinsky district , Donetsk region | |||
| Date of death | February 10, 1985 (67 years old) | |||
| Place of death | Donetsk region | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Years of service | 1938 - 1940 , 1944 | |||
| Rank | soldier | |||
| Commanded | squad leader of the 997th Infantry Regiment (263rd Infantry Division, 51st Army, 4th Ukrainian Front ) | |||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
He was born on August 25, 1917 in the village of Staromikhailovka, now Donetsk region (according to other sources, in Yuzovka is now the city of Donetsk ). He graduated from junior high school. He worked at the mine. Russian.
In the Red Army from 1938 to 1940 and from 1944 . During the Great Patriotic War he fought as part of the 4th Ukrainian , 1st Baltic , 2nd and 3rd Belorussian fronts .
Red Army soldier Alexander Udodov distinguished himself on May 9, 1944 in a battle in the area of 178.2 altitude on the outskirts of Sevastopol . Having approached the enemy bunker and threw grenades at it, Udodov saw that he could not suppress the firing point, and then closed the bunker embrasure with his body. He was seriously injured, but survived.
In 1944, after being cured in a hospital, he was demobilized.
He lived in Donetsk . He worked at the mine. He died on February 10, 1985 .
Rewards
- By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, for the courage, bravery and heroism shown in the struggle against the Nazi invaders, the Red Army soldier Alexander Abramovich Udodov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 5514).
- He was awarded medals, including "For Courage" .
Literature
- Bortakovsky T. Lost! Unknown pages of the Great Patriotic War. Publishing house "Veche", 2015. ISBN 978-5-4444-3590-8 .
Links
Udodov, Alexander Abramovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".