Konstantin Aleksandrovich Egorov ( 1912 - 1940 ) - junior lieutenant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1940 ).
| Konstantin Aleksandrovich Egorov | |||
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| Date of Birth | August 17, 1912 | ||
| Place of Birth | Resurrection village, Russian empire (now Galich district , Kostroma region ) | ||
| Date of death | February 1, 1940 (aged 27) | ||
| A place of death | Vyborg Province , Finland [1] | ||
| Affiliation |  Russian empire  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | armored forces | ||
| Years of service | 1934 - 1940 | ||
| Rank |  | ||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Finnish War | ||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 Literature
- 4 notes
Biography
Konstantin Egorov was born on August 17, 1912 in settlements near the village of Resurrection (now the Galich district of the Kostroma region ).
He received his primary education, after which he worked on a collective farm .
In 1934, Egorov was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. In 1939 he graduated from junior lieutenant courses. He participated in the Soviet-Finnish war, being the platoon commander of the 95th tank battalion of the 20th tank brigade of the 7th army of the North-Western Front [2] .
On February 1, 1940, during the battle for the fortified point 25 kilometers southeast of Vyborg (now the Leningrad Region ), Egorov’s platoon tanks came close to the Finnish pillboxes, covering their loopholes, which contributed to the successful advance of infantry and sappers. When Finnish soldiers began shelling them from the flank trench, Yegorov turned his tank around and aimed it at them. The crew destroyed them, but he himself was blown up on an anti-tank mine. Egorov was forced to leave the immobilized car and make his way to the rest of the platoon tanks. At that moment he was killed. He was buried in Vyborg [2] .
Rewards
- By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 21, 1940, for “exemplary execution of the combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Finnish White Guard and the courage and courage shown”, Senior Lieutenant Konstantin Egorov was posthumously awarded the high rank of Hero of the Soviet Union [2] .
- He was also awarded the Orders of Lenin and the Red Banner [2] .
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.
- Golubev E.P. Battle stars. - Yaroslavl: Verkh.-Volzh. Prince Publishing House, 1972.
Notes
- ↑ Now - Vyborgsky district , Leningrad region , Russia .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Egorov, Konstantin Alexandrovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".