Mikhail Maksimovich Bakirov (1918-1944) - captain of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union (1944).
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| Date of Birth | November 7, 1918 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | Uslukino village , Volokolamsk district , Moscow region | ||||||
| Date of death | April 8, 1944 (25 years old) | ||||||
| A place of death | from. Armyansk , Krasnoperekopsky district (Crimea) | ||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||
| Years of service | 1941-1944 | ||||||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Biography
Mikhail Bakirov was born on November 7, 1918 in a village of Uslukino, Volokolamsk District, Moscow Region, into a peasant family. After graduating from high school, he worked as a supply agent. In 1938 he was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. In 1940 he graduated from junior lieutenant courses at the Kiev Special Military District . Since June 1941 - on the fronts of World War II. In 1942 he joined the CPSU (b) . By April 1944, Captain Bakirov commanded a battalion of the 9th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 3rd Guards Rifle Division of the 2nd Guards Army of the 4th Ukrainian Front . He distinguished himself in the battles for the liberation of the Crimea [1] .
On April 8, 1944, Bakirova’s battalion was the first to break into the trenches of German troops near the village of Armyansk, Krasnoperekopsky District, Crimean Region . Continuing the offensive, the battalion took part in the assault on the second line of trenches. In this battle, captain Bakirov died. He was buried in the village of Perekop of the same region [1] .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 16, 1944, Captain Mikhail Bakirov was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the awarding of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal [1] .
He was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner , Red Star , Alexander Nevsky and a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Bakirov Mikhail Maksimovich . AZ Library. Date of treatment February 10, 2012. Archived September 11, 2012.
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1987.- T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN comp., Reg. RCP No. 87-95382.
- Heroes of the fiery years. M., 1978, pr. 3./p. 280-285.
Links
Bakirov, Mikhail Maksimovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".