Afanasy Ivanovich Ivannikov ( 1915 - 1996 ) - Hero of the Soviet Union , commander of the minesweeper “T-115” of the 6th division of minesweepers of the minesweeper brigade of the guard of the water region of the Pechenga naval base of the Northern Fleet, lieutenant commander.
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| Date of Birth | January 24, 1915 | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | x Ganchukov , region Don Army Russian Empire ; now Proletarsky district , Rostov region | ||||||||
| Date of death | March 29, 1996 ( 81) | ||||||||
| A place of death | Kaliningrad , Russian Federation | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||||
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| Retired | 1st rank captain | ||||||||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 Memory
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Biography
Born on January 24, 1915 on a Ganchuk farm (now the Proletarsky district of the Rostov region) in a peasant family. Russian
He graduated from the 3rd course of the Rostov Institute of Agricultural Mechanical Engineers [1] in 1937 .
In the Navy since 1937. In 1939 he graduated from the Naval College named after M.V. Frunze . He served in the Pacific Fleet. In 1942 - 1943 he participated in the reception of ships from the United States and their escort to the area of deployment of the Northern Fleet.
In the battles of World War II from November 1943 . Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1944 .
Commanding the T-115 minesweeper, Lieutenant Captain A. Ivannikov participated in 104 military campaigns by January 1945 . His minesweeper, along with other ships, escorted 232 allied and domestic vehicles with military cargo, repelled 8 attacks by enemy submarines. In November-December 1944, during a polar night, a minesweeper under the command of A.I. Ivannikov made 28 combat exits to trawl fairways near the settlements of Petsamo (now Pechenga, Murmansk Region) and Kirkenes (Norway), destroying and defusing 110 enemy mines.
After the war, he continued to serve in the USSR Navy. In 1953 he graduated from advanced training courses for officers at the Naval Academy . Since 1960, the captain of the 1st rank A. Ivannikov - in stock, and then retired.
He lived in the city of Kaliningrad . He died on March 29, 1996, was buried in Kaliningrad.
Rewards
- By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 20, 1945, for the courage and heroism shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, Captain-Lieutenant Ivannikov Afanasy Ivanovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the awarding of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 5075).
- He was also awarded 2 Orders of the Red Banner, Orders of Nakhimov 2nd degree, World War 1 degree, two Orders of the Red Star, medals.
Memory
- In Kaliningrad, a memorial plaque was installed on the house where the Hero lived.
See also
- List of Heroes of the Soviet Union of the Rostov region .
Notes
- ↑ FGOU VPO AChGAA .
Links
Ivannikov, Afanasy Ivanovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".