Alexey Kuzmich Sterylukhin ( 1913 - 1943 ) - senior lieutenant of the Soviet Army , participant of the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1943 ). Partyorg 2nd Battalion, 207th Guards Rifle Regiment, 70th Guards Rifle Division .
| Alexey Kuzmich Sterlyukhin | ||||
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| Date of Birth | March 30, 1913 | |||
| Place of Birth | in s. Totskoye , now Totskiy district , Orenburg region , Russia | |||
| Date of death | October 29, 1943 (30 years) | |||
| Place of death | Lgov , Kursk region , RSFSR , USSR | |||
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| Type of army | infantry | |||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1945 | |||
| Rank |  | |||
| Part | 207th Guards Rifle Regiment, 70th Guards Rifle Division | |||
| Position | battalion party organizer | |||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Early years
Aleksey Kuzmich Sterelyukhin was born on March 30, 1913 in the village of Totskoye, now Totsky District of the Orenburg Region, into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1935. Education incomplete higher, he graduated from pedagogical school in Buzuluk . Before being drafted for military service, he worked as a propagandist in the Totsk District Party Committee and simultaneously completed two courses of the Orenburg Pedagogical Institute.
In the Red Army since 1942. In the army since July 1943.
Participation in the Great Patriotic War
He graduated from the Ruzaev military officer training school. In the battles of World War II from July 1943 until the day of death - October 29, 1943, he fought on the Central Front , participated in the Battle of Kursk , the liberation of Ukraine. Badly wounded. Awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Feat
On September 23, 1943, the 2nd Battalion of the 207th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 70th Guards Rifle Division was the first in the regiment to cross the Dnieper near the village of Teremtsy , and then Pripyat south of the city of Chernobyl, Kiev region . The party organizer of the Sterlyukhin battalion supervised the crossing and, taking the boat, personally transported the soldiers and weapons. The partorg managed to rally the soldiers to repel all the fascist counterattacks.
At the time when the ammunition was at the end, and the Nazis threw twelve tanks and large infantry forces to the battalion position, Sterlyukhin was the first to launch a counterattack. With an exclamation of "Guardsmen, forward to the Motherland!" He, with anti-tank grenades, rushed towards the enemy. Inspired by the example of the fearlessness of their party organizer, the fighters went forward together. The fascists, unable to withstand the onslaught of the Guards, rolled back, losing four tanks and dozens of soldiers and officers. Ten of the Nazis killed A. K. Sterlyukhin himself. During the battle, the brave Party organizer was wounded, and on October 29, 143, died of injuries in the hospital.
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated January 15, 1944 for exemplary performance of command tasks in the fight against the German fascist invaders and showing courage and heroism at the same time Sterelyukhin Alexei Kuzmich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal .
He was buried in the city of Lgov Kursk region .
Awards
- Gold Star Medal ;
- Order of Lenin ;
- Order of the Red Star .
Memory
- The name of the Hero is carved in gold letters in the Hall of Fame of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Moscow’s Victory Park .
- A tombstone is installed on the grave of the Hero.
- Forever enrolled in the lists of the military unit.
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 .
- We can not forget these roads. Kiev 1980./ p. 125-126.
- Alexey Kuzmich Sterelyukhin // Forever in the ranks. - M., 1973. - pp. 132-113.
- Biographical directory. Chelyabinsk, South Ural book publishing house, 1989. - 512 p. Page 421-422 .
- Sterelyukhin Alexey Kuzmich // Dnepr - the river of heroes. - 2nd ed., Ext. - 1988. - p. 367.
- Serelyukhin A. K. // Zaitsev A. K. and others. Enrolled forever. Prince 2. - M., 1990. - p. 262-264.
- STERELUKHIN A. K. // Roschin I. I. Wartime Partorgi. - M., 1990. - p. 288-296.
- Bolonina L. Stand about the hero-countryman / L. Bolonina // Avant-garde (Totskoye). - 1985. - Jan 29
- Dubrovin M. His feat is not forgotten / M. Dubrovin // Avant-garde (Totskoye). - 1965. - 4 April.
- Sisemka F. Secretary of the District Committee / F. Sisemka // Coms. tribe. - 1967. - May 9th.
- Samarkin M. Partorg battalion / M. Samarkin // Orsk. working. - 1976. - Oct. 23. - (Golden Star Countryman).