Vladimir Vasilievich Platitsin (July 15, 1919 - November 23, 1994) - commander of the 1st battalion of the 7th separate guards tank of the Novgorod-Berlin Red Banner, orders of the Suvorov and Red Star brigades, participant in the Soviet-Finnish and Great Patriotic Wars , Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Date of Birth | July 15, 1919 | ||||||||
| Place of Birth | with. Malye Kopeny , Atkarsky uyezd , Saratov province , RSFSR | ||||||||
| Date of death | September 23, 1994 (75 years old) | ||||||||
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia | ||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||||
| Commanded | battalion | ||||||||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Finnish War ; The Great Patriotic War | ||||||||
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Biography
Born July 15, 1919 in the village of Small Kopeny (now the Atkarsky district of the Saratov region ). Member of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940.
Member of the Great Patriotic War since 1941. He fought on the North-Western, Leningrad, Volkhov and Karelian fronts.
On January 20, 1944, the Platitsin battalion entered Novgorod. The city was liberated, but a strong German fortification was located in the west. Platitsin made a roundabout maneuver and, going behind enemy lines, defeated the defenses.
The title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the awarding of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal was awarded on August 26, 1944 "for personal bravery and skillful leadership of the battalion when defeating the enemy near Novgorod."
In 1980, he was awarded the title of “Honorary Citizen of Novgorod”.
He died on November 23, 1994. Buried in Moscow .
Rewards
- Gold Star Medal
- The order of Lenin
- 2 Orders of the Red Banner
- Order of the Red Star
- Medal of Honor"
- Medal "For the Defense of Leningrad"
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 .
- Rumyantsev N. M. People of the legendary feat. - Saratov, 1968.
Links
Vladimir Vasilievich Platitsin . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment January 4, 2014.