Ivan Tarasovich Krasnov ( 1911 - 1952 ) - Lieutenant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1945 ).
Ivan Tarasovich Krasnov | ||||
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Date of Birth | 1911 | |||
Place of Birth | Bolshaya Glushitsa Village, Samara Region | |||
Date of death | August 8, 1952 | |||
Place of death | Samara | |||
Affiliation | the USSR | |||
Type of army | infantry | |||
Years of service | 1942 - 1944 | |||
Rank | ||||
Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
Awards and prizes |
Biography
Ivan Krasnov was born in 1911 in the village of Bolshaya Glushitsa (now the Samara Region ). After graduating from elementary school he worked in the household of his father. In the 30s he was "dispossessed" and exiled with his young wife. Olga, and the baby In Kazakhstan, where the wife and child died, and Ivan Tarasovich himself fled from inhuman conditions. 1941 Krasnov volunteered for the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. Since 1942 - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. In 1943, Krasnov graduated from junior lieutenant courses. By June 1944, Guards Lieutenant Ivan Krasnov commanded a company of the 45th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 17th Guards Rifle Division of the 39th Army of the 3rd Belorussian Front . He distinguished himself during the liberation of the Vitebsk region of the Byelorussian SSR [1] .
On June 24, 1944, the company of Krasnova successfully cut off the Vitebsk - Lepel highway and liberated the village of Simaki, Vitebsk District, and then went to the Zapadnaya Dvina . On June 25 - 26, 1944, the company successfully repelled about 10 enemy counterattacks, destroying about 100 enemy soldiers and officers, as well as a large number of military equipment [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 24, 1945, Lieutenant Ivan Krasnov was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal [1] . what happened next incident: "You know, Mikhail Ivanovich, that you are giving this high award to a runaway fist!" Mikhail Ivanovich, was a little embarrassed, but immediately found the answer: "Well, what, you redeemed the blame with your blood!" wars Ivan Ta asovich remarried. His second wife was called (in the world, because she professed Islam) Tatiana: a very soft, modest and quiet woman
In 1944, Krasnov was dismissed. Returned to his homeland. Suddenly died on August 8, 1952 [1] , was buried in the City cemetery of Samara.
He was also awarded the Order of the Red Star and a number of medals [1] .
The streets in Bolshaya Glushitsa and Sergievsk [1] are named after Krasnov.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Krasnov Ivan Tarasovich . AZ Library. The appeal date is September 13, 2013.
Literature
- Krasnov, Ivan Tarasovich . The site " Heroes of the country ."
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - Moscow : Military Publishing , 1987. - T. 1 / Abaev - Lyubichev /. - 911 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN SEC., Reg. Number in the PSC 87-95382.