Sergey Khrisanfovich Yakovlev ( June 22 [ July 5 ] 1912 - February 27, 1940 ) - Red Army soldier of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , Hero of the Soviet Union (1940, posthumously), participant in the Soviet-Finnish war (1939-1940) as shooter 255- Infantry Regiment of the 123rd Infantry Division of the 7th Army of the North-Western Front .
| Sergey Khrisanfovich Yakovlev | |||
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| Date of Birth | June 22 ( July 5 ) 1912 | ||
| Place of Birth | City of Peterhof , St. Petersburg Province , Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | February 27, 1940 (27 years) | ||
| Place of death | Kämärä village, Finland [1] | ||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | rifle troops | ||
| Years of service | ? - 1940 | ||
| Rank | Red Army man | ||
| Battles / Wars | Soviet-Finnish War | ||
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Biography
Born on June 22 ( July 5 ), 1912, in the city of Petergof, St. Petersburg Province (now Petrodvorets District , St. Petersburg , Russia ) in a working class family.
Member of the Soviet-Finnish war (1939-1940) .
The shooter of the 255th rifle regiment (123rd Infantry Division, 7th Army, North-Western Front) Red Army soldier Sergei Yakovlev distinguished himself in battle on February 11, 1940 when the main line of Mannerheim line was broken east of Khotinnen.
Moving ahead of the company with the red flag, the fearless Soviet soldier carried the fighters along with him. The first to be at the height, he hoisted a flag on it, which contributed to the overall success of the hostilities.
The brave fighter of the Red Army fell to the death of the brave in battle on February 27, 1940 .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 21, 1940 "for exemplary performance of combat tasks of the command on the front of the struggle against the Finnish White Guard and for showing courage and heroism" the title of Hero of the Soviet Union was posthumously awarded to Red Army soldier Yakovlev Sergey Khrisanfovich.
He was buried in the vicinity of the village Gavrilovo Vyborg district of the Leningrad region .
Awards
- Order of Lenin .
Notes
- ↑ Nowadays the neighborhood of the village of Gavrilovo , Vyborgsky District , Leningrad Region , Russia . He was buried east of the village.
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Lyubov - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
Links
- Nikolai Ufarkin. Yakovlev, Sergey Khrisanfovich . The site " Heroes of the country ." (Checked April 19, 2018)
- Yakovlev Sergey Khrisanfovich. Biography (Verified April 19, 2018)