Alexander Gerasimovich Kozlov (1918–1943) - participant of the Great Patriotic War , gunner of the 53rd Guards Cavalry Regiment of the 15th Guards Cavalry Division of the 7th Guards Cavalry Corps of the 61st Army of the Central Front , senior sergeant of the Guards , Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Alexander Gerasimovich Kozlov | ||||
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| Date of Birth | February 6, 1918 | |||
| Place of Birth | Lyubovka , Atkarsk district , Saratov province , RSFSR | |||
| Date of death | November 22, 1943 (25 years) | |||
| Place of death | Rechitsa district , Gomel region | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1943 | |||
| Rank | Guard senior sergeant  | |||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Born on February 6, 1918 in the village of Lyubovka, Saratov Province (now Kalininsky District , Saratov Region ) [1] [2] . From 1932 he worked in Saratov as a plasterer and at the same time studied at an evening school [1] .
In 1940 he was drafted into the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army [1] . In the battles of World War II since 1942 . Fought on the Western , South-Western , Central and Belarusian fronts. Was injured.
In September 1943, he distinguished himself in the battle for the village of Posudovo in the Bragin district of the Gomel region of Belarus .
On November 22, 1943, in a battle near the working village Vasilevichy (now the city) of the Gomel region of Belarus Guards, senior sergeant A. G. Kozlov died a brave death [1] .
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated December 24, 1943 for bravery and courage shown during the crossing of the River of Dreams and in the battles for keeping the bridgehead on the right bank of the Dnieper Guards Senior Sergeant Kozlov Alexander Gerasimovich awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union [1] .
He was buried in the town of Vasilevichy, Gomel Region, Belarus [1] .
Awards
- Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union [1]
- Order of Lenin [1]
- Order of the Red Star [1]
Memory
- A monument has been erected at the Hero's homeland [1] .
- In the city of Vasilevichy one of the streets was given his name [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Alexander Gerasimovich Kozlov on the website “Heroes of the Country”.
- ↑ The village of Lyubovka as part of the Old Ivanovo village council in 1928 entered the Balandinsky district of the Nizhne-Volzhsky krai (since 1936 - the Saratov region , in 1962 the district was renamed Kalininsky) (see: the Directory. Atkarsky district. Section III. Settlements . Office of Archives of the Saratov region. Date of appeal February 3, 2016. ).
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - Moscow : Military Publishing , 1987. - T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN SEC., Reg. Number in the PSC 87-95382.
- Rumyantsev N. M. People of the legendary feat. - Saratov, 1968.
Links
- Kozlov, Alexander Gerasimovich . The site " Heroes of the country ." (Checked April 20, 2009) .