Fedor Trofimovich Svyatenko ( March 3, 1904 - January 14, 1942 ) - Soviet military leader , participant in three wars - the Spanish Civil War , battles on Khalkhin-Gol , participant in the Great Patriotic War , commander of the 210th motorized rifle regiment of the 82nd motorized infantry division 5th Army of the Western Front . Cavalier of the Order of the Red Banner [1] (1938) and the Order of Lenin [2] (1942), major [3]
| Fedor Trofimovich Svyatenko | ||||
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| Nickname | Lewis (in Spain) | |||
| Date of Birth | March 3, 1904 | |||
| Place of Birth | with. Zagryzovo Kupyansky County Kharkov province Russian empire | |||
| Date of death | January 14, 1942 (37 years old) | |||
| Place of death | Dorokhovo , Moscow Region , RSFSR , USSR | |||
| Affiliation |  Russian Empire of the  the USSR | |||
| Type of army | Infantry | |||
| Years of service | 1926 - 1942 | |||
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| Part | 210th Motor Rifle Regiment of the 82nd Motor Rifle Division of the 5th Army of the Western Front | |||
| Commanded | platoon, battalion, regiment | |||
| Battles / wars | Spanish Civil War
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Biography
Fyodor Trofimovich Svyatenko was born on March 3, 1904 in the village of Zagryzovo of the Kupyansky district of the Kharkov province (now the village of Zagryzovo of the Borovsky district of the Kharkov region of Ukraine ) in a peasant family.
In 1921 he graduated from the seven-year plan with. Senkovo , Kupyansky district, Kharkov province .
Work in the past and service in the Red Army
- In December 1926 , Kupyansky RVK was drafted into the Red Army and assigned to serve in the 3rd Kutaisi Rifle Regiment of the 1st Caucasian Rifle named after CEC SSR Georgia divisions of the Caucasian Red Banner Army . Where he served until 1928 , the first year as a cadet of a regimental school, and since 1927 as a junior commander.
- He was demobilized from the army in November 1928 and worked as the clerk of the Zagrizovsky s / council and at the same time was a member of the aforementioned s / council until 1932 .
- In 1931 he graduated from the accelerated 2-year evening veterinary college in the city of Kupyansk , but did not work in this specialty, as he was elected chairman of the collective farm in his village. In September of the same year, he was admitted to the Communist Party (b) Kupyansky RK KP / b /.
- From January to May 1932, the chairman of the board in the Zagryzovsky consumer society.
- In May 1932 , the Kupyansky RVK was called up for long-term service and appointed to serve in the 67th Kupyansky Rifle Regiment of the 23rd Rifle Banner Order of the Lenin Division , as an assistant platoon commander.
- In October 1932 he was sent to study at the Odessa Infantry School (now the Odessa Military Academy ), which he graduated in November 1935 and assigned to continue serving in the 81st Red Banner Infantry Regiment of the 27th Omsk Red Banner Rifle Division. Italian Proletariat as a platoon commander of a regimental school.
- In the period from 1932 to 1937 he worked at party work, at the beginning a group organ at the Odessa Infantry School, and from 1935 to 1937 a party organizer in the regimental school of the 81st Red Banner Infantry Regiment of the 27th Omsk Red Banner Rifle Division. Italian proletariat .
- During his service in the 81th Red Banner Rifle Regiment, he was expelled to the Intelligence Directorate of the Red Army and through this department under the pseudonym “Lewis” participated in the Civil War in Spain . Upon returning to the USSR on June 17, 1938 for performing a special government task, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 2, 1938 . [1] In the same year, the military rank of captain was awarded.
- From July 1938 to July 1939, the commander of the battalion, chief of staff of the 142 rifle regiment of the 5th Rifle Vitebsk Red Banner Division. Czechoslovak proletariat of the Belarusian Special Military District .
- By order of the USSR NCO No. 02946 dated 07/16/1939 [4] , he was relieved of his post of battalion commander, 142 infantry regiment and assigned to the command of 57 Special Corps, where he served as assistant chief of the combat training department of the corps headquarters, but due to the large aspirations to switch to command and combat work in the troops, by order of the Armed Forces of the 17th Army No. 0220 dated 11/12/1940, he was appointed commander of the battalion 601 of the motorized rifle regiment of 82 motorized rifle division.
- In April 1941, he was appointed chief of staff of 210 motorized rifle regiment of 82 motorized rifle division . [5] [6]
Participation in the Great Patriotic War
In October 1941, the division, which included 210 SMEs deployed in the city of Bayan-Tumen, of the Mongolian People's Republic, was transferred to Moscow and became part of the 5th Army of the Western Front . [7]
Since October 26, 1941, 210 SMEs fought in the area: village Trufanovka , village Boltino , village Kapan . In the battles for the above settlements, the regiment destroyed up to 1900 soldiers and officers of the enemy (two of them colonels). 9 cannons, 12 mortars, 11 easel and 17 light machine guns, 82 trucks, 7 cars and 2 staff vehicles, 3 anti-aircraft guns and many other military equipment were captured. In the area of the village of Trufanovka , 78 commanders and Red Army soldiers of the 50th infantry division were released .
On October 29, 1941, the regiment repulsed the attack of the SS battalion of the 7th German infantry division , and destroyed 170 soldiers and officers in battle. On November 2, 1941, the regiment entered the battle with superior enemy forces of the 197th Germans Infantry Division and defeated its main group near the village of Kapan . Being in a semicircle, the regiment continued to hold the occupied line of defense and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, destroying up to the regiment of the enemy infantry. At the same time, 25 enemy tanks were burned and shot down, and many other military equipment was seized. On November 3, the enemy, with the support of tanks, went on the attack 6 times against 210 SMEs . The regiment showed extremely high resistance in defense and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, destroying up to 1000 soldiers and officers. He burned and knocked out 49 enemy tanks and destroyed many other military equipment.
In subsequent battles from November 4 to December 26, 1941, the regiment repulsed 12 enemy attacks, destroyed up to 1000 soldiers and officers, burned and knocked out 26 tanks, 47 enemy vehicles. 210 SMEs, together with other divisions of the division and the army as a whole, played an important role in stabilizing the defense front in this direction. [eight]
On December 16, 1941, the commander of 210 SMEs, N.N. Soloviev, was appointed commander of the 336th division. Chief of Staff captain Svyatenko becomes the commander of 210 SMEs . [9] [10]
From the combat characteristics to the commander of the 210th motorized rifle regiment of the 82th motorized rifle division of Captain Svyatenko F. T.
During the period of battles at the front of the Patriotic War to destroy the fascist scum, that is, from October 23, 1941, comrade Svyatenko proved himself a strong-willed, persistent commander, persistently sought to fulfill military orders, organized the management of units well, and in the current situation he quickly made the right decision. He put together the personnel of the regiment ... [11] |
January 13, 1942 by storm, an important defense unit of the Nazis took the village of Dorokhovo , covering the city of Mozhaisk and the grouping of their troops near Staraya Ruza. After that, the road to Mozhaisk and to the rear of the enemy’s enemy groups was opened to Soviet troops. The enemy lost the important rocky road Dorokhov- Vereya . The Nazis fled from Dorokhovo , threatening the environment, throwing a lot of equipment. At the Lyakhovsky heights, long-range artillery was captured, which was intended to shell Moscow and the parade on Red Square. [12]
On January 15, 1942, the commander of 210 SMEs, Captain Svyatenko was presented for awarding with the Order of Lenin (posthumously) [13]
From the award sheet to Captain Svyatenko:
Comrade Svyatenko F.T., participated on the front of World War II on October 23, 1941 as chief of staff of 210 SMEs. During the battles at the front of World War II to destroy the fascist pack, comrade Svyatenko showed himself to be a skillful, persistent commander, as a result of which he achieved timely execution of combat orders, and well organized the management of units. In this situation, he made quick, correct decisions and put them into practice; the headquarters leadership was well placed. During the period of work as chief of staff, the regiment had the following results: 1353 fascists were killed and wounded, 78 vehicles were seized, 21 cannons of various calibers, 53 were machine guns of all systems, villages were repelled. 6. For skillful leadership 12/28/1941 years comrade Svyatenko was appointed commander of 210 SMEs. Commander of the regiment, comrade Svyatenko, by his own example, managed to put together the personnel of the regiment as a whole, as a result of which he had great successes in the fight against the fascists: 365 people were destroyed by the Nazis, 15 tanks of all brands were recaptured, 70 vehicles were repelled, 19 pieces of guns of all systems . A number of settlements were liberated: Naro-Osanovo , Trufanovka , Kapan , Dubki , Meden. Regiment Comrade Svyatenko was the first to enter Dorokhovo and completely cleanse him of the Nazi occupiers. Thus comrade Svyatenko provided further progress. In the pursuit of the enemy comrade Svyatenko died the death of the brave on January 14, 1942. [14] |
Three days later, an order came from the command of the Western Front to confer on him the military rank of Major . [3]
For the possession of the village of Dorokhovo and the city of Mozhaisk, the 210th motorized rifle regiment was awarded the Order of the Red Banner . [15]
The commander of the 210th Motorized Rifle Regiment, Major F. T. Svyatenko, is buried in the village of Dorokhovo, Ruzsky District, Moscow Region . [sixteen]
In the Moskovsky Bolshevik newspaper No. 73 (931) dated 03/28/1942, a little-known article was now published under the signatures of senior political instructor M. Bulkin and junior political officer A. Shestak, telling about one of the combat episodes of the 82nd motorized infantry division . The division had many such episodes. For heroism and courage of personnel in the battles on the Mozhaisk direction, she was awarded the title of 3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Division . [17]
By order of the USSR NCO No. 78 of March 7, 1942 for the courage shown in battles with the German invaders, the stamina, courage, discipline and heroism of the personnel, the 82nd Motorized Rifle Division was transformed into the 3rd Guards Motorized Rifle Division [18] , the regiment commanded by Major Svyatenko F. T., transformed into the 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment .
Family
- Wife - Lukerya Zakharovna, nee Klimenko ( 1910 - 1997 )
- Daughter - Maria
- Daughter - Vladilena
- Son - Ivan
- Son - Valentine ( 1936 - 2006 ), wife Nadezhda Konstantinovna, nee Mogilnikova
- Son - Oleg
- Son - Vladimir
Cadet of the Odessa Infantry School Svyatenko with his wife March 15, 1935. Odessa
Rewards
- Order of the Red Banner [1]
- Order of Lenin [2]
Memory
- War memorial in memory of the fallen in World War II in the village of Dorokhovo, Ruzsky District, Moscow Region
See also
- The 81st Guards Motorized Rifle Petrokovsky twice Red Banner Orders of Suvorov, Kutuzov and Bogdan Khmelnytsky Regiment
- 23rd Guards Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade
- 6th Guards Motorized Rifle Lviv Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 03/02/1938
- ↑ 1 2 Order of the Armed Forces of the Northern Federal District No. 0359 dated 03/28/1942 in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ”.
- ↑ 1 2 Order of the Armed Forces of the ZF No. 053 of January 17, 1942
- ↑ RGVA f. 37837 op. 4 d. 245 l. 348
- ↑ Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 0082 of 04/12/1941
- ↑ TsAMO , f. l / d , op. Svyatenko F.T. , d. 508266
- ↑ General Staff Directive No. 002654 of October 6, 1941
- ↑ Website of parts of the Berlin garrison (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Order of the Armed Forces of the 5th Army No. 0124 dated 12/27/1941
- ↑ Order of the Armed Forces of the ZF No. 036 dated January 11, 1942
- ↑ TsAMO , f. l / d , op. Svyatenko F.T. , d. 508266 , l. 15
- ↑ A. F. Sivtsov Dorokhovo Village. Historical and journalistic essay
- ↑ Information from the registration card of the document “ Feat of the People ” awarded in the electronic bank.
- ↑ Information from the report on irrecoverable losses in the electronic bank of documents of the OBD “Memorial” .
- ↑ Decree of the PVS of the USSR of May 3, 1942
- ↑ Information from the disposal lists in the electronic bank of documents of the OBD “Memorial” .
- ↑ An article from the 1970 newspaper Red Banner. On the 25th anniversary of the Victory over Nazi Germany. “For descendants to know” "
- ↑ Order of the NPO of the USSR No. 78 of March 7, 1942
- ↑ Photo from the Banner Fund of TsMVS of the Russian Federation
Sources
- TsAMO , f. l / d , op. Svyatenko F.T. , d. 508266
Literature
- A.F. Sivtsov. The village of Dorokhovo. Historical and journalistic essay. - Mozhaysk , 2004.
- D.Z. Muriev M.F. Titov. Borodino, 1941-1942: From the history of the Battle of Moscow in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Photoalbum / M.F. Titov. - Moscow : “Soviet Russia”, 1980. - 240 p.
- V. A. Zhilin (leader), V. A. Gredzhev, M. A. Saprykin, V. Yu. Chernogor, V. L. Shirokov. Battle of Moscow. Chronicle, facts, people: In 2 book. - M.:. - Moscow : "OLMA-PRESS", 2001. - T. 2. - -1022 p .: ill. - (Archive). with. - ISBN 5-224-03186-9 .
Links
- OBD "Feat of the people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- Generalized database "Memorial"
- Site of parts of the Berlin garrison
- "CC-BY-SA, 10otb.ru/person/81_svyatenko.html, V. Tolstykh."
- Arguments and Facts / Late Order. Relatives of the hero of the Second World War found out about the award after 70 years
- The historical form of the 23rd Guards. OMSbr
- Decision of the Council of Deputies of the rural settlement of Dorokhovskoye of the Ruzsky municipal region of the Moscow region dated 01.10.2007 No. 56/27 "On the flag of the rural settlement of Dorokhovskoye of the Ruzsky municipal district of the Moscow region
- Flag of the rural settlement Dorokhovskoe (Ruzsky district)
- Colonel E. Boltin / Offensive on Dorokhovo / Izvestia 01/14/1942
- The village is taken! On the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the village of Dorokhovo from fascist occupation
- Dorohovskie diamonds / Ruza Courier
- The liberation of Dorokhovo from Nazi invaders