Grigory Yakovlevich Kolesnikov ( 1914 - July 31, 1938 ) - Soviet soldier, Red Army soldier, tanker. Member of the battles at Lake Hassan 1938 .
| Grigory Yakovlevich Kolesnikov | |||
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| Date of Birth | 1914 | ||
| Place of Birth | pos. Slavyanka, Tomsk province , Russian Empire now Kulundinsky district , Altai region | ||
| Date of death | July 31, 1938 | ||
| Place of death | near Hassan Lake , Primorsky Krai | ||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | tank troops of the red army | ||
| Years of service | 1935 - 1938 | ||
| Rank | soldier | ||
| Part | 118th Infantry Regiment (40th Infantry Division, 1st Primorye Army , Far Eastern Red Banner Front ) | ||
| Battles / wars | Hassan fights (1938) | ||
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| Retired | died during service | ||
Hero of the Soviet Union ( July 31, 1938 , posthumously).
Biography
Grigory Kolesnikov was born in 1914 in the now defunct village of Slavyanka (located on the territory of the modern Kulundinsky district of the Altai Territory ) into a peasant family. By nationality - Russian. After finishing elementary school and tractor driver courses, he worked on a collective farm.
He was drafted into the Red Army in 1935 . In July 1938 , Kolesnikov participated in battles in the area of Lake Hasan, as the loading gun of the tank of the 118th Rifle Regiment (40th Rifle Division, 1st Primorye Army, Far Eastern Red Banner Front ). Red Army soldier Grigory Kolesnikov in one of the battles participated in four attacks.
July 31, 1938 , on the third day of fighting, his tank was hit. The crew of the combat vehicle fought to the last, continuing to fire at the enemy and not leaving the damaged tank. Then, brutalized Japanese soldiers surrounded the Soviet war machine, doused it with gasoline and set it on fire. The entire crew died the death of the brave, burned alive.
On October 25, 1938, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for the heroism and courage shown in battles with Japanese militarists, Red Army soldier Grigory Yakovlevich Kolesnikov was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union . By the same decree, the highest degree of distinction of the USSR was assigned to other members of the heroic crew - tank commander G. S. Kornev and driver-mechanic K. I. Pushkaryov .
Rewards
- Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously), with the awarding of the Order of Lenin ( July 31, 1938 ).
Links
- Kolesnikov, Grigory Yakovlevich . Site " Heroes of the country ".