Bilyutin, Kondraty Vasilyevich

He was born on September 21, 1899 in the village of Milovidovo, now Belsky District, Tver Region, in a poor peasant family with many children (11 children).

He graduated from junior high school. From 8 years old shepherd at a local landowner and fists .

Civil War

In December 1917, Bilyutin joined the Red Guard Special Purpose Detachment of the Belsk District Party Committee, and participated in the fight against banditry . In February 1919 joined the RCP (b) . In May 1919 he joined the Red Army , enlisted in the 1st Communist battalion , which was formed in Smolensk . Member of the Civil War . Soon the battalion was sent to the Eastern Front , and participated in the battles against the troops of A. V. Kolchak . In June 1919 he was sent to study at the 12th Simbirsk infantry command courses, graduated in March 1920. After the courses he was sent by the company commander to the 1st Stavropol reserve rifle battalion of the North Caucasus Military District . From August 1920, he commanded a battalion of the 57th rifle regiment of the 7th rifle division of the 12th Army of the Western Front , and participated in the Soviet-Polish war . In the battle at Kovel on September 14, 1920, he was seriously wounded (6 bullet wounds to the chest and abdomen). For several months he was treated in hospitals in the cities of Korosten , Konotop , Kursk , Smolensk .

Interwar Time

In April 1921, he was appointed commander of a platoon of the 163rd rifle regiment of the Separate rifle brigade of the Western Front (Smolensk). From September 1921 he studied at the Comintern Higher Tactical-Shooting School in Moscow, which he graduated in August 1922. Then he served as a platoon commander and assistant commander of the company of the 10th rifle regiment named after the German proletariat of the 4th Smolensk rifle division ( Minsk ).

In April 1923 he was sent to the Turkestan Front : platoon commander of the 2nd Turkestan rifle regiment of the 2nd Turkestan rifle division , from October 23, 1923 - platoon commander and from November 1924 - commander of the Lenin United Military School Tashkent , from August 1925 - the company commander of the 6th Turkestan Rifle Regiment of the 2nd Turkestan Rifle Division. From 1923 to 1928 he took part in the fighting to eliminate Basmachist in the Chatkal valley , near Samarkand and Osh . In 1926 he graduated from the Sovpartshku school at the 6th Turkestan Rifle Regiment. He was presented for the award of the Order of the Red Banner , but for unknown reasons was not awarded.

From September 1928, he served in the North Caucasus Military District as a company commander and acting commander of a battalion of the 84th Infantry Regiment of the 28th Infantry Division ( Vladikavkaz ). With the regiment he took part in the hostilities of the military operation for disarmament in the Chechen Autonomous Region in March — April 1930, which led to the hostilities with the rebel detachments spontaneously formed. From January 1931 he served in the system of military commissariats — head of the mobilization unit of the Kuschevsky district military office, from July 1932 — assistant to the head of the mobilization unit of the 38th divisional mobilization district; from September 1937 — acting regional military commissar of the Rostov region ; from August 1938 — chief 3rd part of the Rostov regional military registration and enlistment office. From October 1939 - head of the department at the headquarters of the 171st rifle division of the North Caucasus Military District ( Kamensk-Shakhtinsky ). From December 1939 he was a teacher in the organization and mobilization of troops at the Higher Military School of Staff Commanders in Moscow . From April 1941 - Head of the 3rd part of the Andijan regional military registration and enlistment office of the Uzbek SSR .

Great Patriotic War

At the beginning of World War II in the Central Asian Military District , the formation of the 35th separate cadet rifle brigade began from the cadres of teachers and cadets of military schools, in October 1941 Major Bilyutin was appointed commander of the battalion there. From the beginning of December 1941, as part of a brigade, in the active army, as part of the 20th Army of the Western Front . He distinguished himself in the heavy defensive battles of the battle for Moscow on the Maloyaroslavets - Moscow highway, and during the Klinsko-Solnechnogorsk offensive operation and the further offensive of the Soviet troops near Moscow, during the forcing of the Istra reservoir , the liberation of Krukovo , Istra , Klin , Volokolamsk , Dubosekovo . For these battles he was awarded his first order - the Red Banner.

From February 1942 he commanded the 1366th rifle regiment of the 407th rifle division , which were formed in the Central Asian Military District ( Semipalatinsk ). Since May 1942, Major K. V. Bilyutin commanded the 78th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 25th Red Banner Guards Rifle Division , which was formed in the Moscow Military District . In early July 1942, the regiment and division became part of the 6th Army of the Voronezh Front . And on August 5, the regiment forced the river Don to battle, drove the Hungarian troops out of the most convenient positions located on coastal steeps up to 30 meters high from the area of ​​the village of Storozhevoe 1st Ostrogozhsky district of the Voronezh region and seized a bridgehead there. In continuous battles until August 17, beating off continuous counterattacks, the bridgehead was extended to 7 kilometers along the front and 4 kilometers in depth, and received the name of the Storozhevsky bridgehead, the entire division crossed over to it, and other units followed. He was first tried to be eliminated by the troops of the Hungarian army, then the German units that replaced them, right up until October there were daily bloody battles on it, the enemy repeatedly pressed the Soviet troops and then threw back the counter-attacks , but the bridgehead was retained. These battles are described in detail in the memoirs of the then commander General P. Shafarenko “On Different Fronts”, where he repeatedly mentions as the regimental commander Bilyutin at critical moments personally led the regiment in a forward chain in a counterattack. In these battles, Bilyutin was contused to the head on September 9, 1942, but refused to evacuate. In early January 1943, the Storozhevsky bridgehead became the starting point for the main attack of the 6th army in the Ostrogozhsk-Rossoshanskoye offensive operation . For the skillful leadership of the regiment in battles on the bridgehead, the regiment commander K. V. Bilyutin was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky .

It would seem that after a five-month battle on the bridgehead the most difficult is over, but even more difficult battles were ahead.

The commander of the 78th Guards Rifle Regiment ( 25th Guards Rifle Division , 40th Army , Voronezh Front ), Colonel Kondraty V. Bilyutin distinguished himself in battles from January to March 1943 . In January-February 1943, the Bilyutin regiment participated in the Ostrogozhsk-Rossoshanskoy, Voronezh-Kastornoye and Kharkiv offensive operations. During the last of them, on February 12, 1943, the regiment was the first to rush into Kharkov and until February 16 in the street battles beat the Nazis out of the city. In the winter offensive, the regiment destroyed 41 tanks and armored vehicles , 67 artillery guns and 35 mortar guns , several thousand soldiers and officers, and many other weapons and military equipment. ^[2]

However, on February 19, 1943, German forces of Army Group “South” of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein launched an offensive, taking advantage of the large separation of the advancing Soviet troops from their rears, their completely inadequate supply and weakening in previous battles, and numerous breaks in the front line. Started Kharkv defensive operation . On this day, the 25th Guards Rifle Division was transferred to the 3rd Tank Army , at the end of February it occupied the defensive line Taranovka - Zmiyev . At this turn of 5 days, the 78th Guards Rifle Regiment repelled German attacks, destroying up to 30 enemy tanks. It was then that the soldiers of the Guard Lieutenant Peter Shironin made their unparalleled feat, restraining Taranovka and destroying 16 tanks and armored vehicles and up to 100 enemy soldiers. Of the 16 Shironin fighters , 6 survived, all of them were awarded the title Heroes of the Soviet Union . But other units of the regiment stood to death, without departing without orders. An example of courage to all subordinates was shown by the regiment commander. The fact that KV Bilyutin in February 1943 was even officially counted as missing was talking about the severity of those battles. ^[3] For these battles, he was introduced to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 19, 1943, the skillful command of the regiment and the courage and heroism shown to guard Colonel Kondratiy Vasilyevich Bilyutin were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 940).

In June 1943, Colonel K. V. Bilyutin was appointed commander of the 6th Rifle Division of the 26th Guards Rifle Corps of the 6th Army of the South-Western Front . However, at the beginning of the Donbass offensive, his division came under German counterattack and “for the unauthorized and unreasonable withdrawal of units of the division” on August 16, 1943, Colonel Bilyutin was dismissed from the post of division commander. On September 2, he was downgraded and appointed deputy commander of the 25th Guards Rifle Division , who fought as part of the 6th and 8th Guards Armies of the Southwestern (from October - 3rd Ukrainian ) Front. From 7 to 20 September 1943 temporarily served as division commander. During this time, the division participated in the Donbass operation (including the city Sinelnikovo was liberated) ^[4] , in the battle for the Dnieper , distinguished himself during the crossing of the Dnieper and in the Dnipropetrovsk offensive operation . In December 1943, KV Bilyutin was sent to study.

In May 1944 he graduated from the accelerated course of the Higher Military Academy named after KE Voroshilov , was appointed Chernivtsi Regional Military Commissar . On this post passed all his further service.

Post-war years

In August 1947, Colonel Kondraty Vasilyevich Bilyutin was dismissed.

He lived in Moscow , where he died on June 11, 1975 . He was buried at Vvedensky cemetery (section 29).

• captain (01/27/1936)
• major (04.17.1938)
• Lieutenant Colonel (May 1942)
• Colonel (03/22/1943)

• Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union (03/19/1943);
• Two Orders of Lenin (03/19/1943, 02/21/1945);
• Three Orders of the Red Banner (03/20/1942, 1943, 03/11/1944);
• Order of Alexander Nevsky (01.20.1943);
• Medal "For the Defense of Moscow"
• Other medals.

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