Vainrub Yevsey Grigorievich ( May 15, 1909 , Borisov , Russian Empire (now Minsk Region , Belarus ) - March 20, 2003 , Ashdod , Israel ) - Soviet military commander , commander of the 219th Tank Brigade of the 1st Mechanized Corps of the 2nd Guards Tank Army 1 of the Belorussian Front . Hero of the Soviet Union (1945).
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 The hero of the USSR retired colonel Evsey Grigorievich Vainrub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | May 2 (15), 1909 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Borisov , Russian Empire (now Minsk Region ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 20, 2003 (93 years old) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| A place of death | Ashdod , Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | tank forces | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1937 - after 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Commanded | 219th Panzer Brigade of the 1st Mechanized Corps of the 2nd Guards Tank Army of the 1st Belorussian Front | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Communications |  Vainrub, Matvey Grigoryevich - younger brother, also a Hero of the Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | chief mechanic of the Ministry of Forestry of the Byelorussian SSR , | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Service in the Red Army before World War II
- 1.2 World War II
- 1.3 After the war
- 2 Political activity
- 3 Memory
- 4 Awards
- 5 Works
- 6 notes
- 7 Literature
- 8 References
Biography
Born May 2 (15), 1909 Borisov (now Minsk region ) in a working class family. Jew .
The elder brother of the Hero of the Soviet Union Matvey Grigorievich Vainruba .
In 1931 he graduated from Moscow State Industrial University . He worked at a sawmill in the Mezen district of the Arkhangelsk region .
Service in the Red Army before World War II
In the Red Army since 1937 .
In the same year he graduated from military translator courses.
In 1941 he graduated from the Military Academy named after M.V. Frunze , in 1944 - Advanced Training Courses for Officers .
World War II
Member of the Great Patriotic War since June 1941 . He commanded a tank brigade as part of the 3rd mechanized corps during the defense of Mogilev . [one]
From December 27, 1944, he commanded the 219th Tank Brigade ( 1st Mechanized Corps , 2nd Guards Tank Army , 1st Belorussian Front ). In January-February 1945, tank soldiers-brigades of the brigade of Lieutenant Colonel Yevsey Grigoryevich Vainrub, participating in the Wisla-Oder offensive operation , inflicted heavy losses on manpower and equipment, and also distinguished themselves in the battles during the liberation of Poland , in particular the city of Kutno ( January 19, 1945 years ) during the Warsaw-Poznan operation .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 6, 1945 "for skillful command of the brigade and shown courage and heroism in battles with the Nazi invaders", Lt. Col. Vainrub Evsey Grigoryevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal (No. 45) )
At the final stage of the war, the tank brigade of Lieutenant Colonel Yevsey Grigorievich Vainruba distinguished himself during the Berlin operation , participating in the capture of the capital of Nazi Germany, the city of Berlin , in connection with which, by order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief I. Stalin, the 219th Tank Brigade was given the honorary name "Berlin".
After the war
In 1950, Yevsey Grigorievich Vainrub graduated from the academic courses for the improvement of officers .
Since 1955, Colonel of tank troops Yevsey Grigorievich Vainrub - in stock, and then retired.
He lived and worked in the capital of Belarus - the hero city of Minsk , the chief mechanic of the Ministry of Forestry of the Byelorussian SSR , the senior engineer-designer of the automobile plant.
Having gone on a well-deserved rest, in January 1995 he emigrated to Israel .
He died on March 20, 2003 in the Israeli city of Ashdod , and was buried in the city of Petah Tikva in the Sgula cemetery.
Political Activities
- Since 1937, member of the CPSU
Memory
- A memorial stone in the center of Victory Park in the city of Ashdod ( Israel ) with the inscription “In memory of the Hero of the Soviet Union Vainrub Eusei. 1909-2003 ”(established on October 23, 2003 ).
- May 5, 2013 in the city of Ashdod (Israel) a monument was opened to two siblings - tankers, Jews, Heroes of the Soviet Union Matvey Grigoryevich and Evsey Grigoryevich Vainrub [2] .
- Honorary Citizen of Borisov.
- In the city of Borisov, the street is named after the Vainrub brothers.
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union No. 4569 ( April 6, 1945 )
- The order of Lenin
- Two Orders of the Red Banner
- Order of Kutuzov 2nd degree
- Order of the Patriotic War , 1st degree
- Order of the Red Star
- medals
- Honorary Citizen of Borisov ( Belarus )
Works
- Tank on a pedestal. - Minsk, 1979
- Mounds of military glory. - Minsk, 1981
Notes
- ↑ Shneer A. I. Part 1. Chapter 3. Jewish soldiers during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. // Captive . - Gesharim - Bridges of Culture, 2005. - T. 2. - 620 p. - ISBN 5-93273-195-8 .
- ↑ In Ashdod, an obelisk was opened to the heroic brothers An archived copy of May 10, 2013 on the Wayback Machine
Literature
- 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.
- Forever in the heart of the people. 3rd ed., Ext. and rev. Minsk, 1984
Links
- Vainrub, Evsey Grigorievich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- “Weinrubs were born here” - on Rosenbloom website
- They fought for their homeland - on the site "Jewish observer"