Dmitry Konstantinovich Lytin ( November 8, 1920 - November 11, 1954 ) - a veteran of the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union , retired senior guard.
| Lytin Dmitry Konstantinovich | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | November 8, 1920 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Malye Zhaberichi village, now Krupsky district , Minsk region , BSSR | |||||
| Date of death | November 11, 1954 ( 34) | |||||
| Place of death | Irkutsk , USSR | |||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army | Airborne troops | |||||
| Years of service | 1939-1950 | |||||
| Rank | Guard Senior Sergeant  | |||||
| Commanded | intelligence unit | |||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||
| Awards and prizes |
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| Communications | Kupin F.N. , Lytanov P.S. | |||||
| Retired | guard foreman  | |||||
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Biography
Born in 1920 in the village of Malye Zhaberichy, now the Krupsky district of the Minsk region of the BSSR, into a peasant family.
Since January 1942 - in the army, he fought on the Bryansk, Voronezh, 2nd Ukrainian fronts. He served as a signalman, anti-tank gunner, scout. In May 1944 he became commander of the reconnaissance division of the 1st Guards Airborne Division .
Feat
On the night of November 5, 1944, he forced Tisu with a detachment, seized the bridgehead and repelled up to 15 enemy counterattacks, expanding the bridgehead, and destroyed a artillery battery with a group of fighters.
For courage shown by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, Lytin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .
After the war
In 1950, he was demobilized, worked as a physical instructor and military instructor in a school in the village of Nikolsk, Irkutsk District, Irkutsk Region.
He died on November 11, 1954 in Irkutsk. He was buried in Irkutsk at the Lisikhinsky cemetery [1] .
Awards and titles
- Gold Star Medal ;
- Order of Lenin ;
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree ;
- Order of the Red Star ;
- Order of Glory III degree ;
- medals.
Notes
- ↑ Goldfarb S.I. Monuments of military history // Monuments of history and culture of Irkutsk. - Irkutsk: East-Sib. Prince Publishing House, 1993 .-- S. 238. - 448 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-7424-0581-2 .
Literature
- Kuznetsov I.I. Hero of Tissa // Kuznetsov I.I. Golden Stars of Irkutsk. - Irkutsk: East-Sib. Prince Publishing House, 1982. - S. 105-108. - 352 p., Ill. - 30,000 copies.
- Goldfarb S.I. Tomb of the Hero of the Soviet Union D.K. Lytin // Monuments of history and culture of Irkutsk. - Irkutsk: East-Sib. Prince Publishing House, 1993 .-- S. 238. - 448 p. - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-7424-0581-2
Links
- Lytin, Dmitry Konstantinovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".
- Lytin Dmitry Konstantinovich on the site "Victory Soldiers".
- Lytin Dmitry Konstantinovich in the Irkopedia.
- The grave of Dmitry Lytin on the site of the Baikal Search Unit.