Petropavlov, Alexey Petrovich

Alexey Petrovich Petropavlov
Alexey Petrovich Petropavlov
Date of Birth	February 17, 1924
Place of Birth	Kasimov , Ryazan province , RSFSR , USSR
Date of death	December 18, 1974 (aged 50)
Place of death	Ryazan , RSFSR, USSR
Affiliation	the USSR
Type of army	infantry
Years of service	1940 - 1956
Rank	captain
Battles / wars	The Great Patriotic War
Retired	lived in Ryazan

Alexei Petrovich Petropavlov ( February 17, 1924 , Kasimov , Ryazan province - December 18, 1974 , Ryazan ) - a participant in World War II , company commander of the 520th Infantry Regiment, Hero of the Soviet Union .

Biography

Born in the city of Kasimov, Ryazan province , February 17, 1924.

After graduating from eight grades of the school, he worked as a team leader at the Red Textile Factory.

In 1940 he joined the ranks of the Red Army . In 1941 he entered the Ryazan Military Infantry School , however, in connection with the outbreak of World War II in December 1941, he was in the ranks of the army. In 1942 he graduated from the Moscow Military Infantry School .

As the company commander of the 520th Infantry Regiment (167th Infantry Division, 38th Army , 1st Ukrainian Front ) with the rank of senior lieutenant, on the night of September 26, 1943, forced the Dnieper to the south-east of the village of Vyshgorod near Kiev and, capturing the bridgehead, held him until reinforcements arrived. In the same year, in the battles on the Kiev- Zhytomyr highway, which took place from November 4 to 6, he replaced the gunner from the dead gun crew, knocking down seven tanks. January 10, 1944 he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .

In 1946 he graduated from advanced training courses for officers . Member of the CPSU since 1952. He served as commander of a motorized rifle battalion in the Moscow military district.

Since 1956, captain A.P. Petropavlov is in stock. He graduated from the Polytechnic. He lived in Ryazan. He worked as a shift foreman at the Ryazan Instrument Factory, then at the Red Banner factory.

He died on December 18, 1974, was buried in Ryazan .

Memory

In Ryazan, on the house where Petropavlov lived, on August 17, 2007 a memorial plaque was opened.

Rewards

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 10, 1944, for the exemplary performance of command missions on the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown to this, Lieutenant Petropavlov Alexei Petrovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin (No. 16587) and Gold Star medals (No. 2775).
Order of the Red Banner .
Order of the Red Star .
Medals.

Literature

Soldiers did not seek fame. - M., 1970. - S. 37–42.
Petropavlov Aleksey Petrovich // 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 .

Links

Petropavlov, Alexey Petrovich (Russian) . Site " Heroes of the country ".