Ivan Ivanovich Vasichev ( October 1930 - October 30, 1957 ) - full cavalier of the Order of Glory , commander of the foot reconnaissance platoon department of the 172nd Guards Rifle Regiment , guard sergeant .
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||
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| Years of service | 1942 - 1945 | |||||||
| Rank | guard  | |||||||
| Part | 172nd Guards Rifle Regiment | |||||||
| Commanded | foot platoon squad | |||||||
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Biography
Ivan Ivanovich Vasichev was born in 1922 in the village of Usadche (now Peremyshlsky district of the Kaluga region ) into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1945. Primary education. Before and at the beginning of the war he worked on a collective farm. In the Red Army since 1942. In the battles in World War II from September 1943. He particularly distinguished himself in the battles for the liberation of Poland and during the storming of Berlin.
The submachine gunner of the 172nd Guards Rifle Regiment ( 57th Guards Rifle Division , 8th Guards Army , 1st Belorussian Front ) of the Guard Sergeant I. I. Vasichev during the battles from July 20 to 22, 1944, in the area of the villages of Gnishev and Rudka (south of the city of Debica , Poland ), while repelling enemy counterattacks, exterminated more than 10 Nazi soldiers and officers, participated in forcing the Western Bug River . July 22, 1944 awarded the Order of Glory 3rd degree .
The commander of the foot reconnaissance platoon detachment I. I. Vasichev, in battles from January 26 to February 3, 1945, while crossing the Oder River, south of the town of Kustrin (now Kostrzyn nad Odrou , Poland ), destroyed 15 and captured several Nazis . On February 27, 1945 he was awarded the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree (No. 25444).
During street battles in Berlin ( Germany ) from April 23 to May 2, 1945, guards, senior sergeant I.I. Vasichev shot down over 10 enemy soldiers and officers, and blew up a machine-gun point with a grenade. May 15, 1946 he was awarded the Order of Glory of the 1st degree (No. 1206).
In 1945, demobilized. He lived in the village of Alekseyevka, Ferzikovsky District, Kaluga Region . He worked on the collective farm as a foreman.
He died on October 30, 1957 [1] [2] .
Family
Wife - Zinaida Efimovna [3] .
Rewards
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree.
- Order of Glory I degree [4] .
- Order of Glory, II degree [5] .
- Order of Glory III degree [6] .
- medal "For Courage" [7] .
- Medals of the USSR .
Notes
- ↑ Website "Heroes of the country" .
- ↑ According to other sources, he died in 1967 ( I. Roshchin, 2008 ).
- ↑ I. Roshchin, 2008 .
- ↑ Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 15, 1946
- ↑ Order of the Military Council of the 8th Guards Army No. 500 / n dated February 27, 1945
- ↑ Order of the commander of the 57th Guards Rifle Division No. 58 of July 22, 1944
- ↑ Order of the commander of the 9th Guards Airborne Rifle Regiment No. 44 / n dated November 16, 1943
Sources
- Cavaliers of the Order of Glory of three degrees: A Brief Biographical Dictionary - M .: Military Publishing House, 2000.
- Vasichev, Ivan Ivanovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Roshchin I. Seven Brave // Red Star. - 2008. - May 7. (Retrieved November 1, 2017)