Grigory Ivanovich Brazhnikov (1916 - 1995) - Soviet officer, tanker during the Great Patriotic War , master of tank combat . During the war years, the combat score of G.I. Brazhnikov amounted to 16 destroyed and destroyed tanks and assault guns of the enemy.
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| Date of Birth | 1916 | ||||
| Place of Birth | village of Caucasian , Caucasian region , Krasnodar Territory , USSR | ||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||
| Type of army | armored forces | ||||
| Years of service | 1936-1945 | ||||
| Rank | lieutenant | ||||
| Part | 49th Tank Brigade , 64th Guards Tank Brigade | ||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||
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| Retired | mechanic of a mechanical plant in the city of Kropotkin | ||||
Content
Biography
Born in 1916 in the village of Kavkazskaya (according to other sources - Ilyinskaya ) in the Krasnodar Territory . Russian. He worked as a locksmith , a cauldron of a sugar factory. Sister - Lyubov Makarenko (Brazhnikova).
Since 1936 in the ranks of the Red Army . Member of World War II since March 1942. He fought on the Southwest, Kalinin and Voronezh fronts. December 10, 1942 was seriously injured. In winter battles, he knocked out and destroyed 7 enemy tanks [1] .
The commander of a platoon of medium tanks of the 49th battalion of the 49th tank brigade, Lieutenant G.I. Brazhnikov, distinguished himself during the Battle of Kursk in the Oboyan direction. On July 7, he destroyed one PzKpfw III and one PzKpfw IV in battle. On July 10, 1943, in the area of 244 altitude, within three minutes, three Tiger tanks and two medium tanks were set on fire, consuming only 8 shells. During the battle, another Tiger managed to set Brazhnikov's T-34 on fire, but the crew remained intact. Thus, the battle score of Brazhnikov reached 14 destroyed and destroyed enemy tanks [2] .
For this episode, was presented by the battalion commander Captain Belov to the rank of Hero of the Soviet Union, however, according to the conclusion of the military council of the 1st Panzer Army, Katukov was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (August 22, 1943) [3] [4] . Tower shooters - A. Suvorov, Poruchikov [5] [6] . Member of the CPSU (b) since 1943.
During May 1944, in defensive battles for the city of Kolomyia on the site of the 17th Guards Rifle Corps of the Guard, Senior Lieutenant G.I. Brazhnikov, commanding the tank company of the 64th Guards Tank Brigade , held the defenses by tank ambushes and repelled numerous enemy attacks. At the same time, 3 bunkers , six mortars and up to 50 enemy soldiers and officers were destroyed. For this episode he was awarded the Order of the Red Star (June 4, 1944) [7] [8] .
From April 25 to 28, in a street battle in Berlin, a tank company of the 3rd tank battalion of the 64th Guards Tank Brigade cleared 32 blocks, destroying two medium tanks, one Ferdinand assault gun, one heavy mortar, two guns, more than 150 soldiers and enemy officers, and also captured 55 people, including one colonel. At the same time, the commander of the tank company of the guard, senior lieutenant G.I. Brazhnikov personally wrote down one Ferdinand assault gun and one medium tank on his battle account. For this episode, the brigade command introduced G.I. Brazhnikov to the Order of Lenin , however, by the decision of the commander of the 1st Guards Tank Army, Colonel General of the Tank Troops Katukov was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky (May 9, 1945) [9] [10] .
Thus, during the war years, the combat score of G.I. Brazhnikov amounted to 16 destroyed and destroyed tanks and assault guns of the enemy.
After the war he was demobilized, returned home to the village of Kavkazskaya. He returned to his humble profession as a locksmith, worked at a mechanical plant in the city of Kropotkin [11] .
Awards and titles
- Order of the Red Banner (August 22, 1943)
- Order of Alexander Nevsky (May 9, 1945)
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree (April 6, 1985)
- Order of the Red Star (June 4, 1944)
- Medals
Ratings and Opinions
On July 7, Grigory Brazhnikov, having met with enemy tanks of the "tiger" type, destroyed one of them, and on July 12, having collided with the "tigers" a second time, he achieved an even better, frankly speaking, exceptional result: he now destroyed more than one "tiger", but four. With this Brazhnikov once again proved the strength of Russian weapons and the willpower of Soviet people.
- From a letter from fighters and brigade commanders to G. Brazhnikov’s parents [12]
Notes
- ↑ Zhukov, 1975 , p. 211.
- ↑ Smirnov, 2006 , p. 51.
- ↑ Award sheet of G. I. Brazhnikov with a presentation to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, July 16, 1943. OBD “Feat of the People” , record number in the database: 17923503. (fund 33, inventory 686044, storage unit 497)
- ↑ Order of the 1st Tank Army No. 017 of August 22, 1943. HBS "Feat of the People."
- ↑ Zhukov, 1975 , p. 211.212.
- ↑ Dokuchaev, 1998 .
- ↑ Award sheet of G.I. Brazhnikov with a presentation for the award of the Order of the Red Star. OBD “Feat of the People”, record number in the database: 31169599 (fund 33, inventory 690155, storage unit 2474)
- ↑ Order of the commander of the armored and mechanized forces of the 18th Army No. 015 / N dated June 4, 1944. HBS "Feat of the People."
- ↑ Award sheet of G. I. Brazhnikov with a presentation for the award of the Order of Lenin, July 16, 1943. OBD “Feat of the People”, database record number: 22870445 (fund 33, inventory 686196, storage unit 589)
- ↑ Order to the troops of the 1st Guards Tank Army No. 059 / N of May 9, 1945. HBS "Feat of the People."
- ↑ Zhukov, 1975 , p. 214.
- ↑ Zhukov, 1975 , p. 215-217.
Literature
- Zhukov Yu. A. Taming of tigers. M. , 1961. S. 111-118. - 342 p.
- Zhukov Yu. A. Chapter 3. On the Kursk. 1943 - Five Moments // People of the Forties. Notes of a war correspondent . - Ed. 2nd, revised and supplemented. - M .: Soviet Russia, 1975 .-- S. 208-21.
- Smirnov A. Tank aces of the USSR and Germany. 1941-1945 - " Front-line illustration ", No. 2. - M .: Strategy KM, 2006. - 72 p. - 3000 copies. - ISBN 5-901266-01-3 .
- Dokuchaev A. How the Hitlerite “menagerie” was pacified // Military Knowledge, No. 6. - 1998.
- Yuri Zhukov. In two days, five “tigers” // The combat path of the First Tank Army and its heroes. Volume 1. The Battle of Kursk. / Under the general editorship of N. K. Popel, M. A. Shalin, A. G. Zhuravlev, P. L. Pavlovtsev. - 1945. - T. 1. - reprint of the article: Yu. A. Zhukov. Two “tigers” in two days / Komsomolskaya Pravda, 07.24.1943