Georgy Vasilyevich Amyaga ( 1923 - August 3, 1944 ) - participant of the Great Patriotic War , division commander of the 191st rifle regiment of the 201st Gatchina motorized rifle division of the 8th army of the Leningrad front . Hero of the Soviet Union ( 03/24/1945 ; posthumously), sergeant .
| George Vasilyevich Amyaga | |||
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| Date of Birth | 1923 | ||
| Place of Birth | D. Koksharovka [1] , Far Eastern Region , RSFSR , USSR [2] | ||
| Date of death | August 3, 1944 | ||
| Place of death | Kohtla-Järve district, Estonian SSR , USSR [3] | ||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | infantry | ||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1944 | ||
| Rank | sergeant | ||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||
| Awards and prizes |
(posthumously)
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Content
Biography and feat
Born in 1923 in the village of Koksharovka (according to other sources in the village of Sokolovka) now in the Chuguev district of the Primorsky Territory in a peasant family. By nationality Russian . Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU . Secondary education.
Called to the ranks of the Red Army in 1941 and sent to the front. The squad leader Sergeant Amyaga especially distinguished himself in July 1944 during the storming of the height near the village of Sinimäe of the Kohtla-Järve district of the Estonian SSR (now Estonia ). During the battle, he was the first to break through the minefield into the enemy’s trench, received two wounds, but continued the battle until the complete destruction of the enemy and the capture of height. Amyagi squad captured more than ten soldiers and destroyed a large number of the enemy. August 3, 1944 in one of the battles fell the death of the brave.
Title Assignment
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on March 24, 1945
for the exemplary performance of the combat missions of the Command on the front of the struggle against the German invaders and the bravery and heroism shown at the same time
Sergeant Amyghe Georgy Vasilyevich was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Awards
- Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union
- The order of Lenin
Memory
- He was buried in the village of Putka of the Kohtla-Järve district of the Estonian SSR (now Estonia ).
Notes
- ↑ According to other data (inaccessible link) in the village of Sokolovka of the same area.
- ↑ Now Chuguevsky District , Primorsky Krai , Russia .
- ↑ Now Estonia .
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - Moscow : Military Publishing , 1987. - T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN SEC., Reg. Number in the PSC 87-95382.
Links
Amyaga, George Vasilyevich . The site " Heroes of the country ."
- G.V. Amyaga on the portal "My Little Homeland" (inaccessible link) (Verified November 26, 2010)