Gavrilov, Fedor Gavrilovich

Fedor Gavrilovich Gavrilov was born on December 30, 1914 ( January 12, 1915 ) in the village of Olkhovitsy ^{[1] of the} Demyansky district of the Novgorod province of the Russian Empire (now the Poddor district of the Novgorod region of the Russian Federation ) into a peasant family. Russian At the end of seven classes of a rural school, he worked on a collective farm . In 1936-1939 he served in the army. In December 1939 he participated in the hostilities on the Karelian Isthmus during the Soviet-Finnish War. After demobilization, he returned to his native village.

Once again, F. G. Gavrilov was drafted into the ranks of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army on June 23, 1941 and was sent to the school of junior lieutenants . In battles with the Nazi invaders F.G. Gavrilov from May 1942 as part of the 12th Guards Rifle Division of the 61st Army of the Bryansk Front . He fought as commander of a foot reconnaissance platoon of the 32nd Guards Rifle Regiment. On August 5, 1942, junior lieutenant Gavrilov was wounded in the battle for the village of Zheleznitsa, Orel Region , but quickly returned to duty.

Until the summer of 1943, the division in which Fyodor Gavrilovich served, led defensive battles near Belev , and in July-August 1943 participated in the Battle of Kursk . The platoon of Lieutenant F.G. Gavrilov’s guard distinguished himself in breaking through the enemy’s defenses during Operation Kutuzov . On July 14, 1943, the platoon was the first to break into the trenches of the enemy and, acting with grenades and bayonets, destroyed more than 40 German soldiers and officers.

On July 16, 1943, Gavrilov’s reconnaissance platoon was tasked with identifying the firing points of the enemy who had taken up defense in the forest. Having completed the task, Gavrilov with his platoon surrounded and attacked German positions, destroying 14 Wehrmacht soldiers and officers and capturing 13 more. In a platoon battle, 4 cannons, 2 light machine guns, 3 mortars and more than 20 small arms were captured. For four hours, the platoon held its positions until the regiment arrived.

On July 17, 1943, the lieutenant F. G. Gavrilov, with a group of ten soldiers, acting in the deep rear of the enemy, discovered a concentration of retreating German units in the village of Dubrovsky, Bolkhovsky District, Orel Region ^[3] . In order to prevent them from organizing defense, Gavrilov placed scouts at night around the perimeter of the village and opened heavy fire at dawn. The Germans fled in panic, losing up to 75 people dead, and 30 soldiers and 2 officers surrendered. In Dubrovsky, Gavrilov seized a warehouse with ammunition, 15 carts with various military equipment, 8 horses and more than 70 small arms. The Germans tried to regain their lost ground, but Gavrilov’s group repulsed their counterattacks for 8 hours and kept the village until the regiment approached.

On July 18, 1943, enemy aircraft bombed the regiment's positions, preventing it from continuing the offensive. The guard, Lieutenant Gavrilov, who was ambushed behind enemy lines, unraveled the German signaling system and the front edge of the defense. At the next air raid, Fyodor Gavrilovich used flares behind German positions, as a result of which German bombers attacked their own line of defense. Using this, the regiment went on the attack and broke through the enemy defenses.

On July 26, 1943, in a battle for the height of 228.5, the regiment was pressed by heavy machine-gun fire from the bunker . Attempts to suppress the enemy firing point with artillery fire failed. F.G. Gavrilov, using a smoke screen, managed to get to the bunker and throw it with grenades, after which he burst inside and killed three German soldiers and captured 2 more.

On July 28, 1943, a platoon of Gavrilov was instructed to get a control prisoner at any cost. A group of scouts penetrated the front line, but the day was clear and it was almost impossible to get unnoticed by the Germans. Then Gavrilov, wearing the uniform of a murdered German soldier, openly stepped out onto the road and, stopping the German motorcyclist, disarmed him. The German soldier was connected and later provided valuable information.

On August 2, 1943, acting in an ambush behind enemy lines, a group of Gavrilov's scouts discovered a convoy of retreating Germans. Having waited for the last car, the scouts attacked it, destroying 7 German soldiers and capturing another 5.

In mid-August 1943, the 61st Army was withdrawn from the reserve and on September 7, 1943 was transferred to the Central (from October 20, 1943 to the Belorussian ) Front, in which it took part in the Battle of the Dnieper . At the end of September, the 32nd Guards Rifle Regiment reached the Dnieper in the vicinity of the village of Lubech . On September 27, 1943, the platoon of the Guard Lieutenant Gavrilov was among the first to cross the water barrier with improvised means and, gaining a foothold on the bridgehead , repelled the enemy’s counterattacks for two hours, ensuring the crossing of the rest of the regiment.

September 28, 1943 Fedor Gavrilovich was introduced to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and was soon promoted to senior lieutenant . In November 1943, he participated in the Gomel-Rechitsa offensive operation and repeatedly obtained valuable intelligence and “languages” for the command. On December 16, 1943, in the battle for the village of Bolshye Avtyuki, Kalinkovichi District, Gomel Region of Belarus, Senior Lieutenant Gavrilov was wounded a second time, but quickly returned to duty.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on January 15, 1944, for the exemplary performance of command missions during the crossing of the Dnieper River and the courage and heroism shown to Gavrilov, Fyodor Gavrilovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Subsequently, Fedor Gavrilovich more than once performed the most difficult tasks of the command. By the summer of 1944, he received the rank of captain and was appointed commander of the 10th Guards Separate Reconnaissance Company of the 12th Guards Rifle Division. On the 1st Belorussian Front, he participated in the Belarusian strategic operation , during which his company was the first to enter the city of Brest . Then, as part of the 3rd Baltic Front, he participated in the liberation of the capital of Latvia, the city ​​of Riga , as part of the 1st Baltic Front - in the creation of the Courland Boiler . On December 25, 1944, the 61st Army was again part of the 1st Belorussian Front. In January-early February 1945, Fyodor Gavrilovich took part in the Warsaw-Poznan , in February - early April 1945 - in the East Pomeranian strategic operations. He completed the battle route during the Berlin strategic operation on the Elbe River southeast of the city of Wittenberg .

After the war, Fyodor Gavrilovich demobilized and returned to his native places. He lived in the village of Poddorye . However, injuries received at the front affected his health. May 9, 1946 Fedor Gavrilovich Gavrilov died. He was buried in the village of Poddorye, Novgorod Region.

• Medal "Golden Star" (01/15/1944).
• Order of Lenin (01/15/1944).
• Order of the Red Banner (12/04/1943).
• Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree (12/29/1944).
• Order of the Patriotic War 2 degrees (03.24.1945).
• Order of the Red Star (07/22/1943).
• Medal.

• The name in the name of the Hero of the Soviet Union F. G. Gavrilov is a street in the village of Poddorye, Novgorod Region.

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