Ivanov Roman Gavrilovich ( October 14, 1922 , Irkutsk Region - July 16, 1944 ) - Hero of the Soviet Union , platoon commander of the 89th Guards Separate Engineer Battalion of the 78th Guards Rifle Division of the 7th Guards Army of the Steppe Front, Captain Guard.
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| Date of Birth | October 14, 1922 | |||
| Place of Birth | Irkutsk region | |||
| Date of death | July 16, 1944 (21 years old) | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
He was born on October 14, 1922 in the village of Handa, now in the Kazachinsko-Lena district, Irkutsk region, in a peasant family. Russian. He graduated from 7 classes. He worked as a secretary of the editorial office of the regional newspaper "October Road" in the district committee of the Komsomol.
In the Red Army since September 1941. In 1942 he graduated from the Chernigov Military Engineering School. In the battles of World War II from October 1942. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1943.
In March 1944, when crossing the Dniester, R. G. Ivanov was wounded and died in the hospital from his wounds on July 16, 1944. He was buried in the capital of Azerbaijan - the city of Baku .
Feat
The platoon commander of the 89th Guards Separate Engineer Battalion (78th Guards Rifle Division, 7th Guards Army , Steppe Front ) of the Guard, Senior Lieutenant Roman Ivanov, at night on September 25, 1943, organized the crossing of regiment units across the Dnieper River north of the city using improvised means Verkhnedneprovsk Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
When the militants who landed on the right bank of the Dnieper ran out of ammunition, the senior lieutenant Ivanov R.G. took measures to deliver them to the guard.
For three days, a brave sapper officer worked at the crossing, and also participated in repelling enemy counterattacks.
Rewards
- By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 26, 1943, for the exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guard shown, Senior Lieutenant Ivan Gavrilovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Medal The Star ”(No. 1359).
- He was also awarded the Order of the Red Star, medals.
Memory
- A street in the village of Kazachinskoye , a school in the village of Karam, Kazachinsko-Lensky district, are named after the Hero of the Soviet Union Roman Ivanov.
- He was enrolled in the lists of the hydro - construction team of the Ust-Ilim hydroelectric station .
- The name of the Hero is carved in stone at the memorial in Irkutsk .
Sources
Ivanov, Roman Gavrilovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- 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.