Galtsev, Ivan Sergeevich (Hero of the Soviet Union)

He was born on September 17, 1925 in the village of Kuplyyam, Yegoryevsky District, Moscow Region, in a peasant family. Russian

He graduated from 6 classes of junior high school. He worked on a collective farm .

In the Red Army from January 5, 1943, he was sent to one of the reserve training regiments of the Moscow Military District . Here, until the summer of 1943, he underwent initial training, mastered the military specialty of a machine gunner. At the front of World War II - from August 30, 1943. He fought as a shooter, commander of a rifle platoon and company on the South-West, 3rd Ukrainian and 1st Belorussian fronts. In 1944 he graduated from junior lieutenant courses. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1944. In battles twice wounded.

The platoon commander of the 226th Guards Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Ivan Galtsev, on February 28, 1945, in battles to expand the bridgehead on the Oder River in the area south of the town of Küstryn (now Kostrzyn, Poland ), replacing the retired company commander, took control of the enemy stronghold and retained the dominant position over the area height. With a company he repelled 6 enemy counterattacks and at a critical moment caused artillery fire on himself.

Since 1945, captain I. S. Galtsev is in stock. Until 1958, he worked as the head of the club in his native village. Then he lived and worked in the city of Yegoryevsk, Moscow Region.

He died on January 2, 1981 . He was buried in Yegoryevsk at the Yegoryevsky cemetery.

• By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 31, 1945 for exemplary performance of command missions on the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guard shown, Lieutenant Galtsev Ivan Sergeyevich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal ".
• He was awarded the Order of Lenin and World War II, as well as medals "For Military Merit", "For the Capture of Berlin", "For the Victory over Germany."

• In 1995, the name of the Hero was assigned to secondary school No. 1 of the city of Yegoryevsk and a memorial plaque was opened. On the Avenue of Heroes an obelisk has been set for him.

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