Nikolai Nikitovich Fomin ( May 8, 1915 - February 13, 1942 ) - deputy company commander, Hero of the Soviet Union , participant in the Great Patriotic War .
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Type of army | tank forces | |||
| Years of service | 1938 - 1942 | |||
| Rank | guard lieutenant  | |||
| Part | 5th Guards Tank Brigade | |||
| Commanded | a company | |||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Fomin Nikolai Nikitovich was born on May 8, 1920 in the village of Sofia Vyselki, Novosilsky district , now Korsakov district, Oryol region .
He studied at Korsakov secondary school. After graduation he worked on the collective farm "Green Oak".
In 1938 he was drafted into the Red Army , in 1939 entered the Oryol Frunze Armored School , from which he graduated in 1940 .
Participation in the Great Patriotic War
Member of the Great Patriotic War since June 1941 . For bravery in battles in the first month of the war he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner .
He participated in numerous battles for Kharkiv. February 13, 1942 during the battle for the station Likhachevo, left the tank and led the attack of the infantry. In the melee, he killed a German officer, but he himself was mortally wounded.
On the battle account of Fomin Nikolai Nikitovich 7 enemy tanks, 9 guns, 12 machine guns and more than 500 soldiers and officers of the enemy.
By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 5, 1942, for exemplary performance of the combat tasks of the command at the front, the fight against the German fascist invaders and the courage and courage shown to Lieutenant Fomin Nikolai Nikitovich was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .
Fomin Nikolai Nikitovich was buried in the village of Alekseevka, Pervomaisky district, Kharkiv region .
Awards
- Gold Star Medal ;
- Order of Lenin ;
- Order of the Red Banner ;
- medals
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Lyubov - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Kalinin V.V., Makarenko D. G. Heroes of feats in Kharkiv. - Kharkov: Prapor, 1970. - p. 59-60. - 25 000 copies
Links
- Fomin, Nikolay Nikitovich . The site " Heroes of the country ." (Checked May 2, 2010)