Novikov Nikolay Stepanovich ( 1923 - 1994 ) - Soviet officer, during the Great Patriotic War - commander of a rifle platoon of the 262nd separate rifle company of the 65th Army of the Central Front, lieutenant .
| Nikolai Stepanovich Novikov | ||||
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| Date of Birth | January 1, 1923 | |||
| Place of Birth | Tula | |||
| Date of death | 1994 | |||
| Place of death | Tula region , Russia | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Rank | lieutenant  | |||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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| Retired | senior lieutenant  | |||
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Biography
Born January 1, 1923 in the city of Tula in the family of an employee. Russian.
He was brought up in the Valuy orphanage of the Belgorod region. He graduated from 7 classes and the school of FZU, worked as a locksmith on the Moscow District Railway.
In March 1942 he was drafted into the Red Army. In the army - from September 1942. In 1943 he became an officer, graduated from junior lieutenant courses. In the battles of World War II since 1942. He fought on the Don, Central and Belorussian fronts.
The commander of the rifle platoon of the 262nd separate rifle company, Lieutenant Nikolai Novikov, was especially distinguished when crossing the Dnieper River in the Loyovsky district of the Gomel region of Belarus. On October 13, 1944, a platoon entrusted to Lieutenant Novikov was among the first to cross the Dnieper, captured an island on the river and captured 72 enemy officers and soldiers. Lieutenant Novikov was seriously injured, but did not leave the battlefield.
Since 1944, Senior Lieutenant Novikov N. S. - retired due to disability. He lived in the village of Pervomaisky, Shchekino district, Tula region . Until 1974 he worked as a carpenter. Member of the CPSU since 1954.
He died in 1994.
Rewards
- By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 15, 1944 “for exemplary performance of command missions on the front against the Nazi invaders and courage and heroism shown at the same time”, Lieutenant Novikov Nikolai Stepanovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Medal The Star ”(No. 6623).
- He was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, medals.
Memory
- In April 2010 , a memorial plaque was installed on the house where the Hero lived (8 Internatsionalnaya St.).
Sources
- Immortal feat their high. - Tula: Prioksky Prince. ed., 1983.
- 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 .
- Forever in the heart of the people. 3rd ed., Ext. and rev. Minsk, 1984.
Links
- Novikov, Nikolai Stepanovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Novikov Nikolay Stepanovich .