Ivan Alekseevich Akimov ( December 12 [25], 1910 - August 5, 1977 ) - Soviet officer , participant in the Great Patriotic War (commander of the 238th Guards Rifle Regiment , later the 233rd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 81st Guards Rifle Division of the 7th Guards Army Steppe Front , Guard Major ), Hero of the Soviet Union ( 10.26.1943 ), Colonel .
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| Date of Birth | December 12 (25), 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | pos. Sorochinsky , Buzuluk district , Orenburg province , Russian Empire [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | August 5, 1977 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Khabarovsk , RSFSR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1932 - 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Commanded | 238th Guards Rifle Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | Hassan fights (1938) , The Great Patriotic War Soviet-Japanese war | ||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born December 12 (25), 1910 in the village of Sorochinsk , now a city in the Orenburg region , in a working class family. Russian nationality. Graduated from 6 classes. He worked at a textile mill in the capital of Uzbekistan - the city of Tashkent .
In the Red Army since 1932 . In 1939 he graduated from the command school. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1941 . Since July 26, 1942 at the front. He fought in the ranks of the 422nd Infantry Division (2nd formation), which was transformed on March 1, 1943 into the 81st Guards Rifle Division .
From September 7, 1943 to October 2, 1943, Major Ivan Akimov commanded the 238th Guards Rifle Regiment ( 81st Guards Rifle Division , 7th Guards Army , Steppe Front ), which distinguished itself in the battles to liberate Ukraine at the end of September 1943. .
In the area of the village of New Orlik (now the village of Orlik in the Kobelyak district of the Poltava region of Ukraine ), the regiment of the Guard of Major Akimov I.A. broke through the enemy defenses and crossed to the right bank of the Dnieper River , where he took possession of the bridgehead .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1943, for the skillful command of a rifle regiment, exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guard shown to this, Major Akimov Ivan Alekseevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 1403).
From January 10 to March 22, 1944, I. A. Akimov was the commander of the 233rd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 81st Guards Rifle Division.
After the war he continued to serve in the army. In 1950, he graduated from the Shot courses . Reserve Colonel Akimov I.A. lived and worked in the city of Khabarovsk . He died on August 5, 1977 .
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union
- The order of Lenin
- Two Orders of the Red Banner
- Order of the Patriotic War II degree
- Two Orders of the Red Star
- Medals
Memory
The name of the Hero is the secondary school No. 3 in the city of Sorochinsk [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Now the city of Sorochinsk, Orenburg region , Russia
- ↑ City events - City events - Events - Articles catalog - Official site of school No. 3
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.
- Rossovsky V.P. Golden Stars of the Orenburg Region, 1989
Links
Akimov, Ivan Alekseevich . Site " Heroes of the country ". (Retrieved February 1, 2010)