Mikhail Fedorovich Frolov (5.5.1910 - 13.1.1981) - tank mechanic of the 183rd tank brigade of the 10th tank corps of the 40th army of the Voronezh front, senior sergeant. Hero of the Soviet Union (1943).
| Mikhail Fedorovich Frolov | ||||
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 The grave of Mikhail Frolov on the II Alley of Honor in Baku | ||||
| Date of Birth | May 5, 1910 | |||
| Place of Birth | Shemakha region , Azerbaijan | |||
| Date of death | January 13, 1981 (70 years) | |||
| Place of death | Baku | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Born on May 5, 1910 in the village of Hilmilli, now of the Shamakhi region of Azerbaijan, into a peasant family. Russian. He graduated from 7 classes, worked as a tractor driver at the MTS.
In the Red Army since March 1942. In the army since 1943.
The tank mechanic driver of the 183rd tank brigade, senior sergeant Mikhail Frolov, was among the first on September 26, 1943, to cross the Dnieper River raft near the village of Balyko-Schuchinka, Kagarlyk district, Kiev region of Ukraine .
The tank crew captured two guns, a mortar battery and eight machine guns on the captured bridgehead while repelling enemy counterattacks.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 23, 1943, for exemplary performance of combat missions of the command at the front of the fight against the German fascist invaders and showing courage and heroism to the senior sergeant Frolov Mikhail Fedorovich awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal " .
The foreman Frolov MF in 1944 was demobilized for injury. He worked as a tractor driver at the Shamakhi MTS. From 1949 he lived in the capital of Azerbaijan - Baku , worked as a plasterer in the house-building factory number 1. He died on January 13, 1981.
He was awarded the Order of Lenin , the Red Star , medals.
Literature
- Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College I. Shkadov . - M .: Military Publishing , 1988. - T. 2 / Lyubov - Yashchuk /. - 863 s. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-00536-2 .
- Gold Stars of Azerbaijan. Baku, 1975.
Links
Mikhail Fedorovich Frolov . The site " Heroes of the country ." The appeal date is May 13, 2014.