Gavriil Nikitovich Zelensky ( 1909 - 1944 ) - foreman of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1943 ).
| Gabriel Nikitovich Zelensky | |||||||
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| Date of Birth | March 26, 1909 | ||||||
| Place of Birth | village 2nd Kuban sugar factory , Korenovsky district , Krasnodar Territory | ||||||
| Date of death | April 18, 1944 (aged 35) | ||||||
| A place of death | Kovel district , Volyn region | ||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||
| Type of army | infantry | ||||||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1944 | ||||||
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| Part | 143rd Infantry Division | ||||||
| Position | Platoon commander of the 135th separate reconnaissance company | ||||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Awards
- 3 Memory
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Biography
Gabriel Zelensky was born on March 26, 1909 in the village of the 2nd Kuban Sugar Plant (now the Korenovsky District of the Krasnodar Territory ). After finishing four grades of school, he worked at a factory. In June 1941, Zelensky was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. Since July of that year - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War . He took part in the battles on the Bryansk , Central , 1st Ukrainian and 1st Belorussian fronts. On October 16, 1943, he was wounded in battle. Many times he performed special tasks of command behind enemy lines. By February 1944, Petty Officer Gabriel Zelensky commanded a platoon of the 135th separate reconnaissance unit of the 143rd Rifle Division of the 47th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front. He distinguished himself during the liberation of the Ukrainian SSR [1] .
Zelensky repeatedly distinguished himself during the Soviet forces crossing the Sejm , Desna , Dnieper and Pripyat , delivered “languages” and important information to his command, carried out sabotage raids. April 18, 1944 Zelensky died while completing a combat mission near the Moshenaya railway station in the Kovel district of the Volyn region of the Ukrainian SSR [2] . He was buried in Kovel [1] [3] [4] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 23, 1944, for the "exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the battle against the German invaders and the courage and heroism shown", Sergeant Gabriel Zelensky was posthumously awarded the high rank of Hero of the Soviet Union [1] [4] .
Rewards
- The Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union (08.23.1944) [4] ;
- Order of Lenin (08.23.1944);
- Order of the Patriotic War , 2nd degree (10/22/1943) [5] ;
- Order of the Red Star (12/17/1943) [6] ;
- Order of Glory, II degree (04/08/1944) [7] ;
- Order of Glory III degree (01/18/1944) [8] .
Memory
A bas-relief of Zelensky is installed on the Kovel Memorial of Glory. At the place of his death, a memorial sign [1] was installed.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Zelensky, Gabriel Nikitovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- ↑ Information in the electronic document bank of the OBD “Memorial” ..
- ↑ Information in the electronic document bank of the OBD “Memorial” ..
- ↑ 1 2 3 Award documents in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” ( TsAMO archive materials, f. 33 , op. 686043/793756 , d. 107/18 , p. 21, 65–67 ) ..
- ↑ Award documents in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” (archive materials of TsAMO , f. 33 , op. 686044 , d. 2073 , l. 1, 11, 12 ) ..
- ↑ Award documents in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” ( TsAMO archive materials, f. 33 , op. 686044 , d. 4161 , l. 2, 34, 35 ) ..
- ↑ Award documents in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” (archive materials of TsAMO , f. 33 , op. 686044 , d. 3642 , l. 2, 17, 18 ) ..
- ↑ Award documents in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” ( TsAMO archive materials, f. 33 , op. 686044 , d. 4378 , l. 1, 11, 12 ) ..
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.
- Year 1944. Zarnitsy victory salute. - Lviv: Kamenyar, 1979.
- Golden Stars of the Kuban. Volume 2. - Krasnodar, 1969.
- Sons of the Kuban - Heroes of the Soviet Union. - Krasnodar, 1947.