Boris Stepanovich Borisov ( 1917 - 1973 ) - major of the Soviet Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1943 ).
| Boris Stepanovich Borisov | ||||
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| Date of Birth | July 24, 1917 | |||
| Place of Birth | with. Bolshaya Beketovka , Veshkaime district , Ulyanovsk region | |||
| Date of death | April 25, 1973 (55 years old) | |||
| Place of death | Barysh , Ulyanovsk Region | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Type of army | infantry | |||
| Years of service | 1940 - 1955 | |||
| Rank |  | |||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Boris Borisov was born on July 24, 1917 in the village of Bolshaya Beketovka (now the Veshkaymsky district of the Ulyanovsk Region ) into a peasant family. After graduating from seven grades of the school, he worked as a cultural massager at the factory. In June 1940 he was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army . In 1941 he graduated from the Kharkov Military-Political School, in 1942 - courses "Shot". Since July 1942 - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. In the same year he joined the CPSU (b) . By September 1943, the Guard Captain Boris Borisov commanded a battalion of the 184th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 62nd Guards Rifle Division of the 37th Army of the Steppe Front . He distinguished himself during the battle of the Dnieper [1] .
On September 28, 1943, Borisov’s battalion crossed the Dnieper in the vicinity of the village of Mishurin Rog of the Verkhnedneprovsky District of the Dnepropetrovsk Region of the Ukrainian SSR and seized the bridgehead . For four days, the battalion fighters repelled the counterattacks of the German troops, destroying 9 tanks and a large number of enemy manpower [1] .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 20, 1943, Captain Boris Borisov 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] .
After the war he continued his service in the Soviet Army. In 1955, with the rank of Major Borisov, he was transferred to the reserve. He lived in the city of Barysh of the Ulyanovsk Region , worked as a hunting expert at the State Hunting Inspection. He died on April 25, 1973 [1] .
He was also awarded the Order of the Red Star and a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Borisov Boris Stepanovich . AZ Library. Date of treatment April 13, 2012. Archived September 17, 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.
- Ulyanovsk in battles for their homeland. 2nd ed. Saratov, 1964. / pp. 175-179.
Links
Anton Bocharov. Borisov, Boris Stepanovich . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment November 9, 2015.