Vasily Maksimovich Avramenko ( 1913 [1] - December 15, 1972 ) - a participant in the Great Patriotic War , shooter of the 592nd Infantry Regiment of the 203rd Red Banner Zaporizhzhya-Khingan Order of Suvorov, Infantry Division of the 12th Army of the South-Western Front , Hero of the Soviet Union (1944 ), a Red Army man .
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| Years of service | 1941-1946 | ||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||
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Biography
Born in 1913 in the village of Slavgorod (now Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnipropetrovsk region ) in a peasant family. Ukrainian . Primary education. He worked as a tractor driver, combine operator, mechanic at the state farm. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1941.
In the Red Army since 1941. Member of the Great Patriotic War since 1941. Participated in the defense of the Crimea . He fought as part of the South , Stalingrad , South-West and 3rd Ukrainian fronts .
In preparation for crossing the Dnieper near the village of Petro-Svistunovo ( Volnyansky district of Zaporizhzhya region ), the shooter of the 592nd Infantry Regiment (203rd Infantry Division, 12th Army, South-Western Front) Red Army soldier Avramenko, being on the left bank and knowing well the area of this region, organized the collection of fishing boats and preparing them for forcing.
On the night of September 28, 1943, as part of the department, he crossed to the right bank with the first echelon. Participating in the battle on the captured bridgehead, Avramenko by personal example carried the fighters of his unit to the successful completion of the combat mission. Assessing the current combat situation, he made his way to the enemy’s trench and destroyed the machine-gun point, which prevented the advancement of our troops, and threw grenades at the dugouts. At the same time, ten Nazis were destroyed, and three were captured.
On October 2, 1943, the enemy threw tanks into battle and attacked units of the regiment. The left flank was threatened by the environment. Avramenko, dragging the fighters behind him, moved forward. Skillfully disguised, he let the tanks into close range and threw them with grenades and Molotov cocktails. One tank burned down with the crew, another was shot down. Without wasting time, the Red Army soldier Avramenko launched an attack, became close to a group of German soldiers and entered into hand-to-hand combat, destroying several Nazis. The rest were taken to flight. In total, in the battles for the Dnieper, he killed thirty and captured three Nazis.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 19, 1944, for the courage, bravery and heroism shown in the struggle against the Nazi invaders, Red Army soldier Avramenko Vasily Maximovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 7808).
But by mistake of the staff clerk Avramenko distorted his middle name, and he received the award only in 1952.
Later he participated in the liberation of the right-bank Ukraine , Moldova, Romania, Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
In 1946, he was discharged. He lived and worked in the city of Zaporozhye .
He died on December 15, 1972.
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union
- The order of Lenin
- Medals
Notes
- ↑ The exact date of birth according to available sources has not been established
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.
Sources
- Avramenko, Vasily Maksimovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".