Alexander Vasilievich Shilov (1915, Lyutvlya , Tver Province - February 11, 1940) - platoon commander of the 455th Infantry Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division of the 7th Army of the North-Western Front, junior lieutenant. Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Alexander Vasilievich Shilov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1915 | ||
| Place of Birth | Lyutvlya , Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd , Tver Province , Russian Empire | ||
| Date of death | February 11, 1940 | ||
| Place of death | near Petrozavodsk , Karelian ASSR , RSFSR , USSR | ||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | infantry | ||
| Years of service | 1936-1940 | ||
| Rank |  | ||
| Part | 455th Infantry Regiment | ||
| Commanded | platoon | ||
| Battles / wars | Soviet-Finnish War | ||
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Biography
Born in 1915 in the village of Lyutivlya, now in the Vyshnevolotsky district of the Tver region, into a peasant family. He graduated from 7 classes and the school of FZU. He worked at the Redkino railway station in Konakovsky district of the Kalinin region as a locksmith.
In the Red Army since 1936. He graduated from the military infantry school. Member of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940.
The platoon commander of the 455th Infantry Regiment, candidate lieutenant Alexander Shilov, member of the CPSU (b) , led the capture group on February 11, 1940, entered the enemy’s location in the area of the village of Muurila on the Lohi Yoki River [1] and destroyed the pillbox with the garrison. In this battle, the brave officer died.
He was buried in the mass grave of the village of Ozerki [2] .
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 21, 1940, "for exemplary performance of command missions at the front of the struggle against the Finnish White Guard and courage and heroism shown at the same time," junior lieutenant Shilov Alexander Vasilievich was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union .
He was awarded the Order of Lenin .
A street in the hero city of Leningrad and the village of Shilovo in the Kolomensky rural settlement of the Vyshnevolotsky district of the Tver region are named after the Hero.
Notes
- ↑ Now - the territory of the Prionezhsky district , the Republic of Karelia .
- ↑ p. Ozerki, mass grave
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 .
- Dolgov I.A. Golden Stars of Kalininians. Prince 1. M .: Moscow Worker, 1983.
Links
Alexander Vasilievich Shilov . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment June 28, 2014.