Victor G. Stepanchenko ( September 15, 1921 - August 10, 1999 ) - commander of the battery of the 562nd mortar regiment of the 37th Army of the Steppe Front , colonel. Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Date of Birth | September 15, 1921 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Kharkov | ||||
| Date of death | August 10, 1999 (77 years) | ||||
| Place of death | Moscow | ||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||
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Biography
Born on September 15, 1921 in the city of Kharkov ( Ukraine ). He lived in the city of Konstantinovka Donetsk region of Ukraine . He worked at the glass factory.
In the Red Army since 1940. In 1941 he graduated from the Krasnodar Artillery School. Member of the Great Patriotic War since June 1942. Fought on the Steppe and the 2nd Ukrainian fronts .
He distinguished himself in battles on October 16-18, 1943 in the Poltava region of Ukraine. Fire mortar destroyed fire emplacements and manpower of the enemy, supporting the attacks of infantry units.
February 22, 1944 for the exemplary performance of combat tasks of the command on the front of the fight against the German fascist invaders and the courage and heroism shown to Lieutenant Stepanchenko Viktor Grigorievich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
After the war, he continued service in the Armed Forces of the USSR . Since 1971, Colonel V. G. Stepanchenko in stock. He lived in Moscow. He died on August 10, 1999.
Sources
Stepanchenko, Victor G. . The site " Heroes of the country ."
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Lyubov - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Holders of the Golden Star. Donetsk: Donbas, 1976.
- Went to the kid at that time ...: heroes Komsomol members in battles for Soviet Ukraine during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. / author-status. VN Nemyaty and others. - Kiev: Young, 1985. - 367 p.