Scheglov, Athanasius Fedorovich

Afanasy Fedorovich Scheglov was born on January 2 (15), 1912 in the village of Mikhali, now in the Oleninsky district of the Tver Region.

In 1917 he moved to Chertolino station. He graduated from high school in Rzhev .

Pre-war time

In September 1929 he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army and sent to study at the artillery department at the 1st Soviet All-Russian Military School named after the All-Russian Central Executive Committee , stationed in Moscow . After graduating in July 1933, he was sent to the 73rd artillery regiment ( 73rd Infantry Division , Siberian Military District ), stationed in Omsk , where he served as commander of a platoon , assistant commander and commander of an artillery battery

In October 1935, he was sent to study at the military veterinary faculty of the Moscow Military Veterinary Institute , but in May 1936 he was transferred to the MV Frunze Military Academy , after which he was appointed chief of staff 290- in May 1939 . Artillery Regiment ( 104th Infantry Division , Leningrad Military District ), stationed in the Murmansk Region , and in July of that year, to the post of assistant chief of the 1st Division of the Operations Division of the 7th Army Headquarters (Leningrad Military District), after which etc Nimal part in the fighting during the Soviet-Finnish war . For distinction in battles, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner . In 1939 he joined the ranks of the CPSU (b) .

In August 1940, he was appointed senior assistant to the chief of the operational department of the operational department of the headquarters of the Leningrad Military District .

World War II

With the outbreak of war he was in his former position.

On June 17, 1941, Major Shcheglov was appointed senior assistant to the chief of the operational department of the headquarters of the Northern Front , and in August of that year - to the post of commander of the 690th artillery regiment of anti-tank defense ( 55th army ), which conducted defensive military operations in the city area Krasnogvardeisk and Pulkovo heights .

In November 1941, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Special Ski Volunteer Regiment , which soon made four raids on the enemy’s rear near Leningrad .

In March 1942, he was re-appointed to the post of commander of the 690th artillery regiment of anti-tank defense , in June - to the post of deputy chief of operations department of the headquarters of the Leningrad Front . Since September, he served as the commander of the 34th separate ski brigade , and in October he returned to the position of deputy chief of the operational department of the headquarters of the Leningrad Front.

In April 1943, Shcheglov was appointed commander of the 63rd Guards Rifle Division , which conducted defensive combat operations on the approaches to Leningrad , then on the Volkhov - Luban direction, and during the Krasnoselsko-Ropshinsky operation , during the breakthrough of the enemy's layered defense on the approaches to The division surrounded Krasnoye Selo and then took the fortified defense unit “ Raven Mountain ”, thereby securing the liberation of Krasnoye Selo, for which the division was given the honorary name “Krasnoselskaya”. Soon, the division took part in the hostilities during the Leningrad-Novgorod , Vyborg and Tallinn offensive operations . For differences in battles, the division was awarded the Orders of Lenin and the Red Banner .

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 13, 1944, Colonel Afanasy Fedorovich Scheglov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 888).

In October 1944, he was appointed commander of the 30th Guards Rifle Corps , who took part in hostilities during the Memel offensive , as well as against the Kurland enemy group . For skillful interaction of infantry with attached reinforcements and control of the corps in difficult conditions of an offensive battle, Shcheglov was awarded the Order of Suvorov, 2nd class.

He took part in the Victory Parade on the Red Square of Moscow .

Post-War Career

After the war he was in his former post.

From November 1945 he was at the disposal of the Military Council of the Leningrad Military District and in February 1946 he was sent to study at the K.E. Voroshilov Higher Military Academy , after which he was appointed commander of the 4th Guards Rifle Corps in Leningrad in April 1948. IN.

In 1949, Shcheglov was transferred to the USSR Air Defense Forces and in June of that year he was appointed to the post of commander of the troops of the Leningrad Air Defense Region , and in April 1951 - to the post of commander of the troops of the Ural Air Defense Region with headquarters in Sverdlovsk ). Since April 1954, it was at the disposal of the Main Personnel Directorate and in July of that year was appointed to the post of commander of the Kiev Air Defense Army - deputy commander of the Kiev Military District , and in August 1959 - to the post of commander of the Baku Air Defense District .

In July 1966, Scheglov was appointed to the post of First Deputy Commander- in -Chief of the Air Defense Forces of the country , while on which, in August 1968, he took part in the operation "Danube" to send Soviet troops to Czechoslovakia . As the head of the air defense operational group, he led the takeover of Czechoslovakia's air defense system under control, and at the head of the landing detachment he seized the main air defense command post of Czechoslovakia . For these events he was awarded the Order of Lenin .

From 1969 to 1970, he was in Egypt as part of a group of Soviet military experts and led the creation of the country's air defense, which was highly effective during the war of attrition .

In April 1974, he was appointed to the post of representative of the Commander-in-Chief of the Joint Armed Forces of the Warsaw Treaty member states in Poland , and in March 1985, to the post of military adviser to the Group of Inspectors General of the Ministry of Defense of the USSR .

Army General Afanasy Fedorovich Scheglov in May 1992 resigned. He died on January 28, 1995 in Moscow . He was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery .

• The Gold Star Medal (02/13/1944);
• Four Orders of Lenin (02/13/1944, ...);
• Order of the October Revolution (01/14/1982);
• Three Orders of the Red Banner (1940, 11/10/1942, ...);
• Order of Suvorov 2nd degree (06/22/1944);
• Order of Alexander Nevsky (10/10/1944);
• Two orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree (04/29/1943, 05/11/1985);
• Order of the Red Banner of Labor ;
• Order of the Red Star ;
• Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR" 3rd degree;
• Medals
• Foreign orders.

• Lieutenant Colonel (1942);
• Colonel (1943);
• Major General (06/03/1944);
• Lieutenant General (05/11/1949);
• Colonel General (02/18/1958);
• Army General (04/30/1970).

• Team of authors . World War II: Comcor. Military Biographical Dictionary / Edited by M. G. Vozhakin . - M .; Zhukovsky: Kuchkovo Field, 2006. - T. 1. - S. 643-644. - ISBN 5-901679-08-3 .
• Team of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary. Commanders of rifle, mountain rifle divisions, Crimean, polar, Petrozavodsk divisions, Rebolsky divisions, fighter divisions. (Brewers - Yatsun). - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014 .-- V. 5 .-- S. 1063-1964. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9950-0457-8 .
• Shcheglov Afanasy Fedorovich // Military Encyclopedia / Grachev P. S .. - Moscow: Military Publishing House, 2004. - V. 8. - ISBN 5-203-01875-8 .

Scheglov, Athanasius Fedorovich (Russian) . Site " Heroes of the country ".