Demchenko, Yakov Mikhailovich

Born on February 14, 1919 in the family of a middle peasant, Zaporizhia region, B. Tokmak district , village Kaykulak.

Nationality Ukrainian.

Father Mikhail Savich Demchenko and mother Akilina Demidovna Demchenko.

Before the Great October Socialist Revolution, they were engaged in agriculture. During the Civil War, his father served in units of the Red Army and died in battle with the White Guards during the capture of Perekop by the Red Army. In 1925, Mother again married Kuzmenko Savva Akimovich and in 1927 went to the Donbass. After the Great Patriotic War, they lived with their mother-in-law sisters: Catherine, Anna and Valentina in the Donetsk region, the city of Chistyakovo.

From September 1937 to September 1938 he worked as a teacher in secondary school No. 10 1938-1939 Training and Training Complex in the city of Donetsk (at the same time he studied at the Pedagogical Institute)

10/01/1939, called up for military service of the VK in Donetsk. 02/23/1940 took the oath. 10/01/1939 - 06/10/1941 cadet of the Astrakhan rifle and machine gun school of the North Caucasus Military District. 06/10/1941 - platoon commander, and actually worked as a commander of a machine-gun company From the first days of World War II as commander of a machine-gun company 285 sp 183 pr, 11th Army , North-Western Front , in battles for Ostrov, Porkhov, Staraya Russa. From 08/17/1941 to 03/04/1942 was treated in the EG No. 1743 From 01.05. In 1942, commanded a rifle, and then a tank assault company, a motorized rifle-machine-gun battalion, 192 tank brigade of the 61st Army / Western and Bryansk Front /

In June 1942 he was awarded the rank of Senior Lieutenant. 07/20/1942 Deputy Battalion commander, motorized rifle machine-gun battalion, 192 tank brigade of the 61st Army of the Western Front.

In the autumn of 1942 he was admitted to the member of the CPSU (b). From 08/18/1942 to 01/14/1943. Military Academy. M. V. Frunze. In February 1943 he was awarded the title Captain.

01/14/1943 - 03/27/1943 GUK NKO Moscow. 03/27/1943 - 04.24.1943. At the disposal of the Military Council of the Western Front. After completing the accelerated course of the academy, March-April 1943 was sent for further service 77 GSP 26 Guards Eastern Siberian Gorodok Red Banner Order of Suvorov motorized rifle division of the 11th Guards Army of the Western Front for the post of regimental chief of staff.

In the capacity of chief of staff of 77 gvsp 26th Guards East-Siberian Gorodok Red Banner Order of Suvorov motorized rifle division, 11th Guards Army / Western Front / from April to October 1943 participated in offensive battles at Zhizdra, Karachev

07.19.1943. Order on the Western Front awarded the title - Guard Major. He commanded the regiment from October 1943 until the end of the Second World War with a break for recovery from injuries, participated in battles on the Vitebsk and Idritsky directions / Baltic Front /, In late 1943 - in early 1944 was twice lightly wounded. Remained in the ranks.

At the end of April 1944, for the underestimation of political work in the regiment and ignoring the political workers of the regiment, he was expelled from the ranks of the CPSU (b) (was not rehabilitated) and by order of the Commander, the 11th Guards Army was recalled to him.

06/23/1944 was appointed commander of the 247th gvsp ^[1] 84th Guards Rifle Division 11th Guards Army was part of the 3 Belorussian Front. Participated in offensive battles from the beginning to the end of the Belarusian operation. In early July, in the battles on the approach to the river, the Neman was lightly wounded. Remained in the ranks. In the autumn of 1944 he participated in the battles for East Prussia. October 19 in the battles on the outskirts of Golden was seriously wounded / Left hand and hip /. In February 1945, the military rank of the guard colonel was awarded to the order of the Main Directorate of the AIF no. 0264 dated 09.2.1945. 02/11/1945 Married to Natalia Borisovna Corinth, born in 1922 Upon recovery, the 84th Guards Rifle Division, the 11th Guards Army , returned on April 26, 1945, when taking Pilau / East Prussia /, was seriously wounded. He was treated until March 1946 in the EG Moscow. Upon recovery, in April 1946, he was appointed to serve in the Arkhangelsk Military District in the department of combat and physical training for the post of head of the 3rd department / headquarters training /

05/08/1946, the eldest son Vladimir Yakovlevich Demchenko was born. In 1948, the middle son, Igor Yakovlevich Demchenko, was born.

In 1948, in connection with organizational changes, he was appointed to the post of head of the branch 1 of the Public Service Department and OP, and in April 1951, to the office of the head of department 2 of the Public Office department and OP. In 1948 he graduated from the full course of the Frunze Academy / Correspondence Department / In 1951 he graduated with honors from the evening university of Marxism-Leninism.

Since July 1952 a member of the CPSU. 07/30/1952 - 27.09. 1954 - Deputy Head of the Combat and Physical Training of the White Sea Military District. In 1953, the youngest son, Oleg Yakovlevich Demchenko, was born. 27.09. 1954 - 12/28/1955. Deputy commander of the 69 rifle division of the Belomorsk Military District. 12/28/1955 - 04.06.1957 - Commander of the 65th rifle division of the Northern Military District. June 4, 1957 - September 3, 1958. Commander of the 111th motorized rifle division of the Northern Military District. 09/03/1958 - 07.28.1960 - Student of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces. 07/28/1960 - 11.101965 - Deputy Commander 30 Guards Army Corps of the Leningrad Military District. In captivity, surrounded in the occupied territory was not.

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