Alexei Grigorievich Makhnev ( 1921 - 1984 ) - sergeant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1944 ).
| Alexey Grigorievich Makhnev | ||||
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| Date of Birth | February 23, 1921 | |||
| Place of Birth | Koudelka village, Yekaterinburg district , Yekaterinburg province , Soviet Russia | |||
| Date of death | December 10, 1984 (63 years old) | |||
| Place of death | Asbest city, Sverdlovsk region , RSFSR , USSR | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Type of army | artillery | |||
| Years of service | 1940 - 1946 | |||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Born on February 23, 1921 in the village of Kudelka (now - the city of Asbest in the Sverdlovsk region ). After finishing seven classes of the school he worked as a locksmith. In 1940, Makhnev was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. Since June 1943 - on the fronts of World War II [1] .
By November 1943, Sergeant Aleksey Makhnev was the gunner of the 1330th fighter anti-tank artillery regiment of the 3rd fighter anti-tank artillery brigade of the 33rd Army of the Western Front . He distinguished himself during the liberation of the Vitebsk region of the Byelorussian SSR . On November 17, 1943, in the battles in the area of the village of Koziany in the Dubrovensky district, he personally destroyed a large number of enemy soldiers and officers, holding his position, he was wounded himself, but continued to fight [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 29, 1944, Sergeant Alexei Makhnev was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal [1] .
In June 1946, A. Makhnev was demobilized as a senior sergeant. He returned to Asbest, continued to work as a mechanic. He died on December 10, 1984 [1] .
He was also awarded a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Makhnev Alexey Grigorievich . AZ Library. Date of treatment February 16, 2014.
Links
- Anton Bocharov. Makhnev, Alexey Grigorievich . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment February 23, 2017.
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 .