Gromov Alexey Nikolaevich ( August 15, 1911 - June 28, 1987 [2] ) - a veteran of the Great Patriotic War , junior lieutenant [3] , Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Alexey Nikolaevich Gromov | |||||||||
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| Date of Birth | August 15, 1911 | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | Nizhnaya Kukmar village, Konganur parish of the Urzhum district, Vyatka province [1] , Russian Empire | ||||||||
| Date of death | June 28, 1987 (aged 75) | ||||||||
| Place of death | n. Soviet, Soviet district, Mari El . | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1944 | ||||||||
| Rank |  | ||||||||
| Part | 1185th joint venture, 356th SD | ||||||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||||
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Biography
Born on August 15, 1911 in the village of Nizhnyaya Kukmar of the Khananur volost of the Urzhum district of the Vyatka province [1] in a peasant family. Mariets. After seven years he worked on the collective farm.
Drafted into the Red Army in December 1941 .
Member of the Great Patriotic War since January 1942 . In 1943 he graduated from junior lieutenant courses.
The platoon commander of the 1185th Infantry Regiment (356th Infantry Division, 61st Army, Central Front), junior lieutenant A. Gromov distinguished himself when crossing the Dnieper. September 28, 1943 in the area of. Novosyolki (Repkinsky district, Chernihiv region), a platoon under the command of Gromov was one of the first to reach the right bank, went to the Braginka River, crossed over it and joined the battle. When the company commander died, Gromov took command. The advancing company drove the enemy from the river. During the battle A. Gromov was seriously wounded, but continued to command the company.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 15, 1944, for the exemplary fulfillment of command assignments during the crossing of the Dnieper and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, junior lieutenant Gromov Alexei Nikolayevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union , with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal (No. 3586) [4] .
Commissioned in 1944. He returned to his native village, worked as the chairman of the collective farm, then - the village council.
He died on June 28, 1987 in the village of Sovetsky, Soviet district of the Mari ASSR.
He was buried in the cemetery of the village of Shaner, the Soviet district of the Mari ASSR.
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal .
- Order of Lenin .
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree .
- Medals, including:
- medal “For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” ;
- anniversary medal “Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” ;
- anniversary medal “Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” ;
- anniversary medal “Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” ;
- medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
Memory
- A memorial plaque in memory of Gromov was erected by the Russian Military Historical Society on the building of the Kukmarinsky secondary school of the Soviet district, where he studied.
- A bust of the Hero is installed in the village of New Torial .
- The name of the Hero is the street in the village of Sovetskiy .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 now the village of Kukmar, Soviet district, Mari El .
- ↑ The dates of birth and death of the Hero are specified in the archive of the registry office of the Mari El Republic. Other sources, including Shkadov’s handbook, indicate another date of birth of A.N. Gromov, September 16, 1911.
- ↑ The title is indicated at the time of conferring the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
- ↑ Star of the Hero on the site World of Awards .
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1987.- T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - S. 379. - 911 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN comp., Reg. RCP No. 87-95382.
- Gromov Alexey Nikolaevich // Encyclopedia of the Republic of Mari El / Otv. ed. N. I. Saraeva. - Yoshkar-Ola, 2009 .-- S. 321. - 872 p. - 3505 copies. - ISBN 978-5-94950-049-1 .
- Gromov Aleksey Nikolaevich // History of the Mari Territory in persons. 1941-1945 The Great Patriotic War. - Yoshkar-Ola : MARNIYALI , 2015 .-- S. 66-68. - 374 p. - 500 copies. - ISBN 978-5-94950-070-5 .
- Mochaev V.A. Gromov Aleksey Nikolaevich // Mari Biographical Encyclopedia / Auth. V.A. Mochaev. - 2nd ed. - Yoshkar-Ola : Mari Biographical Center, 2017 .-- S. 113. - 606 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-905314-35-3 .
Links
- Gromov, Alexey Nikolaevich . Site " Heroes of the country ".