Leonov, Victor Nikolaevich

Born on November 21, 1916 in the city of Zaraysk, Ryazan province, in a working class family. Russian. From 1931 to 1933 he studied at the school of factory apprenticeship at the Moscow factory " Caliber ", after which he worked as a metalworker, combining work with social activities: member of the factory committee of the Komsomol , chairman of the shop committee of inventors, head of the youth team.

In the ranks of the Navy since 1937 . He was called up for the Northern Fleet , where he completed a training course in the diving training unit named after S.M. Kirov in the city of the Polar, Murmansk Region, and was sent for further service to the submarine Shch-402 .

With the outbreak of World War II, senior Red Navy officer V.N. Leonov applied for a report on his enrollment in the 181st separate reconnaissance detachment of the Northern Fleet , which, since July 18, 1941, conducted about 50 military operations behind enemy lines. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1942 . Since December 1942 , after the assignment of an officer rank, he was the deputy commander of the detachment for political affairs , and a year later, in December 1943, he was commander of the 181st special reconnaissance detachment of the Northern Fleet. In April 1944 he was awarded the rank of lieutenant .

In October 1944, during the Petsamo-Kirkenes offensive operation of the Soviet troops, scouts under the command of V.N. Leonov landed on the coast occupied by the enemy and made their way to the designated point for two days on the road. On the morning of October 12, they suddenly attacked an enemy 88-millimeter battery on Cape Krestovoy , captured it, captured a large number of Nazis. When a boat with Hitler’s landing appeared, together with a detachment of captain I.P. Barchenko-Emelyanov repulsed the enemy’s attacks, capturing about 60 Nazis. This battle ensured the success of the landing in Linamamari , the capture of the port and the city.

Thus, Leonov’s detachment created favorable conditions for the landing of Soviet troops in the ice-free port of Linamamari and the subsequent release of Petsamo (now Pechenga ) and Kirkenes . By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 5, 1944, Lieutenant V. N. Leonov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 5058) with the wording: “for exemplary execution of combat missions of command behind enemy lines and shown courage and heroism . ”

After the defeat of fascist Germany for Leonov’s front-line reconnaissance, the war continued in the Far East , where the 140th separate RO reconnaissance detachment of the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet, under his command, was the first to land in the ports of Rasin , Seisin and Genzan . One of the most “high-profile” cases of the detachment of Leonov V.N. is captivity in the Korean port of Wonsan of about three and a half thousand Japanese soldiers and officers. And in the port of Genzan (Genzan, now Wonsan) , Leonov scouts disarmed and captured about two thousand soldiers and two hundred officers, capturing 3 artillery batteries, 5 aircraft, several ammunition depots.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 14, 1945, Senior Lieutenant V.N. Leonov was awarded the second Golden Star medal.

After the war, V.N. Leonov continued his military service in the Northern Fleet and in the Central apparatus of the Navy of the USSR. In 1950, he graduated from the Higher Naval School . In 1952, he was awarded the military rank of captain of the 2nd rank . He studied at the Naval Academy, having completed two courses. Since July 1956 - in stock.

He was awarded the Order of Lenin , two Orders of the Red Banner , orders of Alexander Nevsky , World War 1 degree , Red Star , medals, as well as the Order of the DPRK . Awarded the title of " Honorary Citizen of the city of Polar ".

V.N. Leonov died in Moscow on October 7, 2003. He was buried at the Leonovsky cemetery in Moscow.

• Leonov V. N. Face to face: memoirs of a naval scout / V. N. Leonov; lit. recording by S. Glukhovsky. - M .: Military Publishing, 1957. - 152 p.: Ill.
• Leonov V.N. Human beauty / V.N. Leonov // Mosk. Komsomolets. - 1965. - Apr 21 - S. 2.
• Leonov V. N. Forward-looking // Through the Fjords: Memories. - M .: Military Publishing, 1969 .-- S. 157—178.
• Leonov V.N. Courage was born in the fire / V.N. Leonov // Rise. - 1971. - No. 4. - S. 101-109.
• Leonov V.N. Man was born for a feat / V.N. Leonov // Young Guard. - 1971. - No. 9. - S. 256—271.
• Leonov V.N. Memory revives ... / V.N. Leonov // Military history. journal - 1972. - No. 1. - S. 63-67.
• Leonov V.N. Get ready for the feat today / V.N. Leonov. - M .: Military Publishing, 1973.- 47 p.: Ill. - (Library of the soldier and sailor).
• Leonov V.N. Strong, skillful, courageous win / V.N. Leonov; recorded by V. Zhuravlev // Council. patriot. - 1974. - 1 Sept.
• Leonov V.N. Lessons of courage / V.N. Leonov. - M .: Young Guard, 1975 .-- 80 p.: Ill.
• Leonov V.N. Into intelligence - to Norway / V.N. Leonov // War. People. Victory, 1941-1945 / comp. J.V. Taratuta. - M .: Military Publishing, 1984. - Prince. 4. - S. 74-76.
• Leonov V.N. That memorable landing / V.N. Leonov // Red Star. - 1985. - Aug 25.
• Leonov V.N. Get ready for a feat / V.N. Leonov. - M .: DOSAAF, 1985 .-- 103 p., 1 p. Portr. - (Heroes of war and labor - to young patriots).

• In Zaraysk, the hometown of the Hero, in 1950 a bronze bust was installed.
• In the city of Krasnodar, a street is named after the intelligence officer Leonov.
• In 1998, the name of the children and youth sports school of the city of Polyarny was named after V.N. Leonov.
• The name of Viktor Leonov is the reconnaissance ship SSV-175 as part of the Northern Fleet ^[1] .
• In anticipation of the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Victory on the RTR channel, the “Military Program” by Alexander Sladkov was released , dedicated to Victor Leonov (broadcast on May 8, 2010). His former fighters and daughter Tatyana Leonova tell about their commander in the program. The footage from the family archive, taken during the life of the front-line scout, in which Viktor Nikolayevich himself talks about his combat biography, is given.
• In 2015, a monument to Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Nikolayevich Leonov was unveiled on the territory of part of the Pacific Special Forces marine special forces on Russky Island.

• Leonov Viktor Nikolaevich: [biogr. reference] // Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1987.- T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN comp., Reg. RCP No. 87-95382.
• Babikov M.A. Cape Krestovy // They were not named in the bulletins. M .: DOSAAF 1987.160 s.

• Leonov, Victor Nikolaevich (Russian) . Site " Heroes of the country ".
• 181 ORO SHSF (Special Intelligence Unit at the Headquarters of the Northern Fleet)
• 181 Kolosov Pavel Gordeevich)
• The legendary maritime special forces "Kholuy": myths and truth about the most secret part of the Pacific Fleet
• On the laws of hand-to-hand combat during the war