Ilya Ananievich Kaverin ( 1910 - 1963 ) - senior sergeant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1944 ).
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
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| Years of service | 1941 - 1945 | |||
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| Part | 74th Tank Regiment of the 71st Mechanized Brigade | |||
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Biography
Ilya Kaverin was born on May 2 (15), 1910 in the village of Astara (now a city in Azerbaijan ). He received his primary education, after which he worked in the fishing industry. In 1941, Kaverin was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. By November 1943, Junior Sergeant Ilya Kaverin was a tank driver of the 74th Tank Regiment of the 71st Mechanized Brigade of the 9th Mechanized Corps of the 3rd Guards Tank Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front . He distinguished himself during the liberation of Kiev [1] .
During the breakthrough of the German defense near Kiev, Kaverin destroyed several enemy artillery guns and mortars and went deep into the rear of the enemy. In one of the battles, the Kaverina tank was shot down, all crew members were killed, except for himself. Kaverin put out the fire in the tank, however, since the car remained motionless, he was forced to accept an unequal battle. With a machine gun, machine guns and grenades, he fired back for two days, and then returned to his unit under cover of night darkness. He continued to participate in the liberation of the Kiev region. So, in a battle for the village of Khotiv in the Kiev-Svyatoshinsky district, he defeated a German convoy, destroying near the platoon of enemy infantry and 12 vehicles [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 10, 1944, Junior Sergeant Ilya Kaverin was awarded the high rank of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Medal for “exemplary execution of command missions of the command on the front of the fight against the German invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time ” Star ” under number 2134 [1] .
After the war ended, Kaverin was demobilized with the rank of senior sergeant. He returned to Astara, worked at the state farm . He died on November 19, 1963, was buried in Astara [1] .
He was also awarded the Order of the Red Star and a number of medals [1] .
In honor of Kaverin, a bust was installed in Astara [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kaverin, Ilya Ananievich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
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.
- Heroes of the Soviet Union are the sons of Azerbaijan. - Baku, 1965.