Mikhail Sergeyevich Grishonkov ( 1914 - 1983 ) - a veteran of the Great Patriotic War , commander of an engineer platoon of the 42nd separate engineer battalion of the 136th Rifle Division of the 70th Army of the 2nd Belorussian Front, senior lieutenant . Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Place of Birth | village Malyatino , Likhvinsky Uyezd , Kaluga Province , Russian Empire | |||||
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
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| Years of service | 1941-1947 | |||||
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| Part | 42nd Separate Engineer Battalion | |||||
| Commanded | platoon | |||||
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Biography
He was born on October 21 ( November 3 ), 1914 in the village of Malyatino (now Suvorov District, Tula Region ) in a peasant family. Russian.
After graduating from the Chekalinsky secondary school [1] , he worked as chairman of the Malyatinsky village council.
In the Red Army since September 1941. At the front in World War II from the same time. He graduated from political education courses in Kaluga in 1942. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1942. He graduated from junior lieutenant courses in 1944.
The commander of the sapper platoon of the 42nd separate engineer battalion, senior lieutenant Mikhail Grishonkov, with his platoon, crossed the Oder River on April 18-19, 1945 in the area of the settlement of Scheningen (south of Szczecin , Poland ) and provided for the river to be boosted by landing. He was wounded, but remained in service.
After the war he continued to serve in the Soviet Army. Since 1947, Senior Lieutenant Grishonkov - in stock.
He lived in the city of Chekalin, Tula region. He died on November 12, 1983 .
Rewards
- The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded on June 29, 1945 .
- He was awarded the orders of Lenin, World War 2 degree and two orders of the Red Star, as well as medals.
Notes
- ↑ Museum of Military Glory named after A.P. Chekalina (inaccessible link) . (unavailable link) Retrieved September 22, 2015.
Literature
- Tulaki - Heroes of the Soviet Union. - Tula, 1967.
Links
- Anton Bocharov. Grishonkov, Mikhail Sergeevich . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment April 19, 2016.
- Grishonkov Mikhail Sergeevich . People and Books. Date of treatment September 23, 2015.
- MBOU "Chekalinsky secondary school named after A.P. Chekalin" (inaccessible link) . (unavailable link) Retrieved September 22, 2015.