Nikolai Ivanovich Yanevich ( October 23, 1919 - November 5, 1957 ) - participant of the Great Patriotic War , commander of a rifle platoon of the 248th rifle regiment of the 31st Stalingrad Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky rifle division of the 52nd army , Hero of the Soviet Union , lieutenant [3] .
| Nikolai Ivanovich Yanevich | ||||
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| Date of Birth | October 23, 1919 | |||
| Place of Birth | with. Shatrishche, Volyn Province , Ukrainian SSR [1] | |||
| Date of death | November 5, 1957 (38 years) | |||
| Place of death | Shatrishche village, Korosten district , Ukrainian SSR , Zhytomyr region , USSR [2] | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Type of army | rifle troops | |||
| Years of service | 1939 - 1946 | |||
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| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Born October 23, 1919 in the village of Shatrishche now Korostensky district, Zhytomyr region ( Ukraine ) in a peasant family. Ukrainian . In 1936 he graduated from 8 classes of secondary school in the city of Korosten . He worked as a mechanic in the car-repair depot station Korosten.
In October 1939, drafted into the ranks of the Red Army . In the battles of World War II from June 1941. He fought in the North-West , West , 2nd and 1st Ukrainian fronts. He was wounded five times. In 1943 he graduated from the Ryazan Military Machine Gun and Mortar School. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1944.
In January 1945, units of the division fought heavy offensive battles on the territory of Nazi Germany . Ahead was Oder . The Hitler command took all measures to stop the onslaught of our troops. The commander of a rifle platoon, Lieutenant N. I. Yanevich, in the battle for the locality Stein on the approaches to Oder in a difficult combat situation after the death of the commander took command of the company and was the first to force the river.
A fierce battle broke out on the Oder bridgehead . The Nazis had already rushed to the shore to drop troops into the water, but the Soviet soldiers managed to cling to the shore. At the command of N. I. Yanevich, machine-gunners quickly took up firing positions and opened fire on the enemy. The rest of the soldiers met the attacking grenades. Run out of grenades, were running out and ammo. Yes, and from the company remained a handful of brave men led by the commander.
Within two days — January 24 and 25, 1945 — the fighters of the rifle company N. I. Yanevich beat off 13 fierce attacks from the Nazis, firmly holding the bridgehead seized until the approach of other divisions of the division.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 10, 1945, for the skillful command of an artillery regiment, exemplary performance of combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against the German fascist invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, Lieutenant Nikolay Yanevich Nikolai Ivanovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star Medal (No. 6513).
After the war, he continued to serve in the Armed Forces of the USSR for some time. In May 1946, Senior Lieutenant N. I. Yanevich was transferred to the reserve for illness. He lived in his native village. He worked at the railway station Korosten. He died on November 15, 1957.
Awards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union (No. 6513);
- Order of Lenin ;
- Order of the Red Star ;
- medals
Memory
- He was buried in the village Shatrishche.
- The street is named after Hero in the town of Korosten, Zhytomyr region.
- On the school building number 7, in which he studied N. I. Yanevich, set a memorial plaque.
Notes
- ↑ Now Korosten district , Zhytomyr region , Ukraine .
- ↑ Now Ukraine .
- ↑ As of the date of awarding the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Links
Yanevich, Nikolay Ivanovich . The site " Heroes of the country ." (Checked November 25, 2010)