Maxim Vasilyevich Khomyakov ( July 30, 1912 - October 24, 1958 ) - commander of the submarine (PL) " M-111 " of the submarine brigade of the Black Sea Fleet , captain-lieutenant ( March 1944 ), captain 1st rank ( May 19, 1954 ).
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| Place of Birth | from. Vlazovichi , Surazh district , Chernihiv province , Russia | |||||||||
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||
| Type of army | Navy | |||||||||
| Years of service | 1931 - 1956 | |||||||||
| Rank |  1st rank captain | |||||||||
| Part | Pacific Fleet (commander of the submarine M-16 , M-116 ) Black Sea Fleet (commander of the submarine M-111 ) | |||||||||
| Commanded | submarine M-111 | |||||||||
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Maxim Ignatievich Khomyakov was born on July 30, 1912 in the village of Vlazovichi of the Surazh district (now the Surazh district of the Bryansk region ). Russian nationality, member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1938 .
In the naval service since 1931 . In 1936 he graduated from the Naval College named after M.V. Frunze , in 1939 - the navigational department of the Special courses of the command staff of the Navy of the Red Army, in 1942 - the Special courses of the command staff of the Training Division of the Pacific Fleet Scuba Diving.
He served in the Pacific Fleet : from June to November 1936 - commander of the naval warhead (BCh-1) of the M-25 submarine, from November 1936 to November 1938 of the M-13 submarine of the 4th Marine Brigade of the submarine From April to September 1939, he was the commander of the warhead-1 base minesweeper, "Subscriber," whose crew from June 15 to August 24, 1939 participated in the minesweepers transition from the Baltic to the Pacific Fleet along the route " Kronshtadt - Panama Canal - Vladivostok ."
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Service during World War II
From September 1939 to March 1941 - the division navigator of the 32nd division of the 3rd submarine brigade, from March 1941 to July 1942 - the navigator of the 6th division of the 2nd submarine brigade, from November 1942 to February 1943 - trainee commander of a submarine of type "M", from February 1943 to February 1944 - commander of a submarine " M-16 ", in February-March 1944 - commander of a submarine "M-116", and together with this boat departed by rail to Black Sea Fleet.
Since March 1944, Lieutenant Commander Khomyakov M.I., appointed commander of the M-111 submarine brigade of submarines of the Black Sea Fleet, participated in the battles of World War II .
Under the command of M. I. Khomyakov, the M-111 submarine made five military campaigns on enemy communications, searched for and attacked enemy transports, ships and boats. In the presentation of the People's Commissar of the Navy, it was noted: the commander of the M-111 submarine showed exceptional courage in battle, always achieving victory. For one month of fighting for the Crimea and Sevastopol, Captain Lieutenant M. Khomyakov returned three times after attacks to the base for reloading and again went into battle.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 16, 1944 for skillful command of a submarine, exemplary performance of combat missions of command, and heroism and courage shown to this, Captain-Lieutenant Khomyakov Maxim Ignatievich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 3811). In July 1944, the M-111 submarine itself was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Post-War Service
After the defeat of Nazi Germany, in July 1945, M.I. Khomyakov was enlisted in a special team to receive trophy ships and departed for the Red Banner Baltic Fleet . From March to August 1946, he commands the N-25 submarine, and from August 1946 to November 1948, the M-201 submarine of the 8th Navy. From November 1948 to May 1949, Khomyakov M. I. served as a teacher in the scuba diving school of the Red Banner training unit for scuba diving and anti-submarine defense named after S. M. Kirov, from May 1949 to December 1952 - commander of the M-254 150- th separate division of the experimental submarines of the Navy, and then, until June 1956, as the chief of staff of the same division. In 1953 he graduated from the Academic Courses of the Officers of the Naval Academy named after K. E. Voroshilov.
On May 19, 1954, M. I. Khomyakov , captain of the 2nd rank, was awarded the military rank “Captain of the 1st rank”. Since July 1956, captain 1st rank M.I. Khomyakov has been retired. M.I. Khomyakov died on October 24, 1958 in Leningrad and was buried in the Red Cemetery .
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union ( May 16, 1944 );
- two orders of Lenin ( May 16, 1944 and December 30, 1956 );
- Order of the Red Banner ( December 27, 1951 );
- Order of the Red Star ( April 30, 1947 );
- Medal for Military Merit ( November 3, 1944 );
- other medals.
Memory
The vessel of the Ministry of Fisheries was named after Maxim Ignatievich Khomyakov.
Literature
- Varganov Yu.V. et al. Naval Academy in the service of the Fatherland. - Mozhaisk, 2001. - P. 109.
- Naval Academy. - 2nd ed., Rev. and add. - L., 1991 .-- S. 315.
- Heroes of the battles for the Crimea. - Simferopol, 1972. - S. 260—261.
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Love - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 . - S. 691.
- Heroes of the Soviet Union Navy. 1937-1945. - M., 1977 .-- S. 502.
- Gold stars of the pacific. - Vladivostok, 1982. - S. 356-358.
- Necropolis of Heroes of the Soviet Union. - SPb., 1997 .-- S. 76.
- Marine biographical dictionary. - SPb., 2000 .-- S. 405.
- Fedorov M.R. Marine Necropolis of St. Petersburg. - SPb., 2003 .-- S. 314.
- Marine collection. - 2005. - No. 10. - P. 83.
- Savateev P.N. - M .: Military Publishing House, 1961 .-- S. 123-128. - 136 p. - ( Heroic past of our Motherland ).
Links
- Khomyakov, Maxim Ignatievich . Site " Heroes of the country ".