Mikhail Pavlovich Mogilny ( June 24, 1925 , the hamlet Mikhailovka, Donetsk Region - October 11, 1944 , near the town of Shilute ) - commander of the 3rd Machine Gun Company, 84th Guards Rifle Regiment ( 33rd Guards Sevastopol Rifle Division , 2- Guards Army , 1st Baltic Front ), guard sergeant . Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1945 ).
| Mikhail Pavlovich Mogilny | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian Mikhail Pavlovich Mogilny | ||||
| Date of Birth | June 24, 1925 | |||
| Place of Birth | Mikhailovka, Volodarsky district , Mariupol district , Ukrainian SSR | |||
| Date of death | October 11, 1944 (19 years old) | |||
| A place of death | Šilutė , Lithuanian SSR | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Years of service | 1943 - 1944 | |||
| Rank | guard  | |||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
| Awards and prizes |
| |||
Content
Biography
Born on June 24, 1925 in the Mikhailovka farm, Volodarsky district , Mariupol district , Ukrainian SSR in a working class family. Ukrainian. He graduated from 7 classes.
In the Red Army since 1943. Member of the Great Patriotic War since 1943. He fought on the 1st Baltic Front. He distinguished himself on October 11, 1944 near the city of Šilutė ( Lithuanian SSR ).
On the approaches to the Neman, the enemy resisted, pulling up more and more reserves, and often turned into counterattacks. On October 11, 1944, a difficult situation was created near the city of Šilutė. The Nazis accumulated considerable strength and prepared to strike at the Soviet flank in order to improve their position. With his calculation, the grave began secretly crossing the lake to an advantageous position, which he successfully occupied and launched heavy fire on the enemy. The fascists were confused, and when they orientated, they returned a strong mortar and machine-gun fire. Then, under his cover, they threw infantry to the company. The machine gunner was seriously injured. Then he was replaced by the second number and continued shelling the attackers. When he died, an ammunition carrier took up the machine gun, but he was also killed. Now Commander Mogilny himself opened fire from it. Having received two wounds, the machine gunner began to beat intermittently. The Nazis felt superiority, ran to the skyscraper at full height, but suddenly Mogilny deployed his weapon and met the attackers closely.
When Soviet reinforcements arrived, all the slopes of the skyscraper were dotted with enemy corpses. Sergeant Mogilny was lying unconscious here. The comrades in arms gave the fallen guardsman the honored military honors. He was buried in the city of Šilutė (Lithuania).
Rewards
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, for the exemplary fulfillment of the combat missions of command on the front of the struggle against Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism shown at the same time, the guards sergeant Mogilny Mikhail Pavlovich was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .
Memory
- In the city of Šilutė (Lithuania), an obelisk with a portrait of the Hero is installed.
- The name of the machine gunner was the pioneer squad of a secondary school in the village of the Republic of Volodarsky district of Donetsk region of Ukraine.
- In the town of Nikolskoye, on the alley in front of the local history museum, a bust of the Hero is installed.
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium I. N. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Love - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Cavaliers of the Golden Star. - Donetsk: Donbas, 1976.
- Trokaev A.A. Heroes of the Flaming Years. - Donetsk: Donbas, 1985.
Links
Grave Mikhail Pavlovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".