Anton Petrovich Petrov ( January 17, 1902 , Achakasy , Tsivilsky Uyezd, Kazan Province, Russian Empire - April 21, 1982 , Moscow , USSR) - Chief of the Engineering Troops of the 40th Army of the Voronezh Front , Colonel [1] , Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Date of Birth | January 17, 1902 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Achakasy , Kanash district , Chuvash Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 21, 1982 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of army | engineering troops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1919 - 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | major general of engineering troops  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | Civil War , Soviet-Finnish War , World War II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | lived in Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born January 17, 1902 in a peasant family. Chuvash . He worked in agriculture.
In the army since 1919 . Member of the civil war . In 1920, he graduated from military engineering courses, in 1926 - the Moscow military engineering school, in 1932 - the Military Technical Academy .
Member of the campaign of Soviet troops in Western Ukraine and Western Belarus in 1939 . Member of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940 .
On the fronts of World War II since 1941 . He distinguished himself when crossing the Dnieper south of Kiev in late September - early October 1943 . He skillfully and courageously led the army’s engineering troops, which ensured the seizure of bridgeheads on the right bank of the river.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 23, 1943, for the courage and heroism shown in battles, Colonel Petrov Anton Petrovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 1845).
After the war he continued to serve in the army. He was the head of the faculty of the Military Engineering Academy . Since 1962, Major General of the Engineering Troops A.P. Petrov, retired.
He lived in Moscow . He died on April 21, 1982 . He was buried in Moscow in the closed columbarium of the Vagankovsky cemetery .
Memory
- A plate in the columbarium of the Vagankovsky cemetery .
- Street in the Leninsky district of the city of Cheboksary .
Notes
- ↑ At the time of submission to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Love - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Chuvash Encyclopedia .
Links
- Petrov, Anton Petrovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Award sheet .
