Vladimir Samsonovich Lursmanashvili (1909-1987) - participant of the Great Patriotic War , senior political instructor, Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Vladimir Samsonovich Lursmanashvili | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | December 13, 1909 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | the village of Cheri is now the Kharagauli municipality of Georgia | ||||||
| Date of death | June 17, 1987 (aged 77) | ||||||
| Place of death | Tbilisi | ||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||
| Years of service | 1935-1937, 1941-1946 | ||||||
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Biography
Born on December 13, 1909 in the village of Cheri, now the Kharagaul municipality of Georgia, in a peasant family. Georgian. In 1935 he graduated from Tbilisi State University . He worked as the head of the organizational department of the Chiatura City Party Committee.
He served in the Red Army from 1935 to 1937. In 1940 he joined the CPSU (b) . In June 1941 he was again mobilized. At the front since August 1942.
He served as deputy commander of the battalion for political affairs of the 802th Infantry Regiment of the 392th Infantry Division of the 37th Army of the Transcaucasian Front, and was a senior political officer. In defensive battles on October 28-30, 1942 in the area of the city of Nalchik skillfully led the company.
In a street battle in the village of Nizhny Chegem, Chegemsky District, Kabardino-Balkaria, he personally destroyed more than two dozen fascists.
On October 30, 1942, a rifle company under the command of senior political instructor Lursmanashvili inflicted significant damage on the enemy.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 13, 1942, for the exemplary performance of combat missions in the fight against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown to senior political instructor V. Lursmanashvili, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal were awarded "Under the number 737.
After the war he served in the internal troops. In March 1946, the rank of colonel went to the reserve. He lived in Tbilisi . He worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR . He died on June 17, 1987. He was buried in Tbilisi, in the Saburtali pantheon .
Rewards
Order of Lenin, World War 1 degree, Red Star, medal.
Links
Lursmanashvili, Vladimir Samsonovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".