Maxim Ivanovich Grabovenko ( 1923 - 1980 ) - senior sergeant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1943 ).
| Maxim Ivanovich Grabovenko | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | August 11, 1923 | ||
| Place of Birth | with. Marinovka Domanevsky district , Nikolaev region | ||
| Date of death | November 12, 1980 (57 years old) | ||
| Place of death | with. Novoalekseevka , Vradiyevsky district , Nikolaev region | ||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | artillery | ||
| Years of service | 1942 - 1945 | ||
| Rank | Staff Sergeant  | ||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||
| Awards and prizes |
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Biography
Maxim Grabovenko was born on August 11, 1923 in the village of Marinovka (now Domanevsky district of the Nikolaev region of Ukraine ) into a peasant family.
Received primary education, worked as a carpenter.
In August 1941, he was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army by the Stalin military enlistment office . Since July 1942 - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. By September 1943, Junior Sergeant Maxim Grabovenko was the gunner of the 691st artillery regiment of the 237th Infantry Division of the 40th Army of the Voronezh Front . He distinguished himself during the battle of the Dnieper [1] . Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1944.
September 25, 1943 Grabovenko took part in fierce battles in the area of the village of Grebeni, Kagarlyksky district, Kiev region . During the reflection of one of the enemy counterattacks, he was injured, but did not leave the battlefield, continuing to fight [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 24, 1943, Junior Sergeant Maxim Grabovenko was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the awarding of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal [1] .
After the war, the rank of senior sergeant Grabovenko was demobilized. He lived and worked on a collective farm in the village of Novoalekseevka, Vradiyevsky district, Nikolaev region. Tragically died on November 12, 1980 [1] .
He was also awarded a number of medals.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Grabovenko Maxim Ivanovich . AZ Library. Date of treatment December 17, 2012. Archived January 19, 2013.
Literature
- 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.
Links
Anton Bocharov. Grabovenko, Maxim Ivanovich . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment January 25, 2016.