Aleksey Alekseevich Dizh ( 1922 - 1984 ) - commander of a fire platoon of the 1071th anti-tank artillery fighter of the Brest Red Banner Regiment of the 11th Tank Corps of the 69th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front , senior sergeant - at the time of submission for awarding the Order of Glory to the 1st degree.
| Alexey Alekseevich Dizh | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | September 11, 1922 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Nikolaevskoye , Medvejenskiy uyezd , Stavropol province , RSFSR | |||||
| Date of death | September 28, 1984 (62 years) | |||||
| Place of death | Crimea | |||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army | artillery | |||||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1946 | |||||
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| Part | 1071st anti-tank artillery regiment | |||||
| Commanded | a platoon | |||||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||
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Biography
Born on September 11, 1922 in the village of Nikolayevskoye, now Peschanokopsky District, Rostov Region .
In the battles of World War II from February 1942. Especially distinguished during the Bobruisk offensive operation.
June 29, 1944 destroyed with the calculation of dozens of enemy soldiers. For courage and bravery shown in battles, on July 27, 1944, Senior Sergeant Dizha Aleksey Alekseevich was awarded the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree.
On January 14, 1945, during the breakthrough of the enemy defense on the Puława bridgehead near Tomaszów, located six kilometers south-west of the Polish city of Puławy, with its fire platoon destroyed five bunkers . He repelled with the gunners the attack of the enemy machine gunners, many of whom were killed, and thereby ensured the successful advance of the Soviet infantry. For courage and bravery shown in battles, March 18, 1945, Senior Sergeant Dizha Alexey Alekseevich was awarded the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 31, 1945, Senior Sergeant Dizha Aleksey Alekseevich was awarded the Order of Glory , 1st Degree for exemplary performance of the tasks of command, becoming a full holder of the Order of Glory.
In 1946, demobilized. He died on September 28, 1984.
Literature
- Holders of the Order of Glory of three degrees: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College D.S. Sukhorukov . - M .: Military Publishing , 2000. - 703 p. - 10 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-01883-9 .
Links
Dija, Alexey Alekseevich . The site " Heroes of the country ."