Aleksander Afanasyevich Aksyonov ( May 23 ( June 5 ) 1908 [1] - September 26, 1943 ) - participant of the Great Patriotic War , party organizer of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 1031th Infantry Regiment ( 280th Infantry Konotop-Korosten Red Banner Order of the Suvorov Division , 60 Army , Central Front ), sergeant , Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Aksyonov Alexander Afanasevich | ||||
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| Date of Birth | June 5 ( May 23 ) 1908 | |||
| Place of Birth | Mezhuyevo village [1] , Kungur County , Perm Province [2] | |||
| Date of death | September 26, 1943 (aged 35) | |||
| Place of death | Oster village Kozeletsky district , Chernihiv region , Ukrainian SSR | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Type of army | infantry | |||
| Years of service | 1940 - 1943 | |||
| Rank |  sergeant | |||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
| Awards and prizes |
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| Retired | died | |||
Content
The early years
He was born on June 5, 1908 in the village of Kashavyata of the Kungursky district of the Perm province (was in the Kisher district) [1] now in the Khercher district of the Perm region in a peasant family. Orphaned early.
He graduated from elementary school (5 classes). He worked on a ballast quarry, then on the railroad.
In 1940 he was called up to serve in the navy. He served in the Far East in the training unit of the Pacific Fleet.
During the Great Patriotic War
Member of World War II from March 1943 .
The first time he distinguished himself in battles on the Kursk Bulge . On July 13, the platoon commander was seriously wounded, and Sergeant Aksyonov, already a party organizer of the company, took command of the unit. Under his leadership, the platoon successfully repelled several enemy attacks. Following the battle, on August 21 , he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
Participated in the forcing of the Dnieper. By this time he was appointed party organizer of the second battalion of the 1031th Infantry Regiment.
On the night of September 25, 1943, with a group of fighters under heavy enemy fire, crossed the Dnieper southwest of the village of Oster, Kozeletsky district of the Chernihiv region . During fierce battles, the bridgehead was restrained.
On September 26, 1943, Sergeant Aksyonov died.
He was buried in the village of Pilyava, Dymer district [3] , Kiev region , Ukraine .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for courage and heroism shown when crossing the Dnieper and holding the bridgehead on the right bank, Sergeant Aksyonov Alexander Afanasevich was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Rewards
- Order of Lenin ;
- Order of the Red Banner .
Memory
- Aksenov is named after a street in the village of Ust-Kishert .
Sources
- 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.
- Book of memory. Perm region. Volume 1
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Different sources show different data. Data on the place of birth is taken from the “Book of memory. Perm region. Volume 1 ", which is confirmed by the" lists of irrecoverable losses "
- ↑ Now Kishertsky municipal district of Perm Territory , Perm Territory
- ↑ Now Vyshgorod district
Links
Aksyonov, Alexander Afanasevich . Site " Heroes of the country ".