Fedor Kuzmich Chegodaev (02.21.1905 - 10.10.1971) - sniper-observer of the 595th rifle regiment of the 188th rifle division of the 11th Army of the North-Western Front, senior sergeant. Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Fedor Kuzmich Chegodaev | |||||
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| Date of Birth | February 21, 1905 | ||||
| Place of Birth | with. Krasny Yar, Ileksky District , Orenburg Region | ||||
| Date of death | October 11, 1971 (66 years) | ||||
| Place of death | Orenburg region | ||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||
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Biography
Born on February 21, 1905 in the village of Krasny Yar, now Ileksky district of the Orenburg region in a peasant family. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1943. He worked on the farm.
In the Red Army in 1923-25 and since June 1941. He graduated from the school of snipers. On the front in the Great Patriotic War from December 1941.
The sniper-observer of the 595th rifle regiment, senior sergeant Fyodor Chegodaev, by May 1942, destroyed two hundred and fifty opponents with a sniper rifle.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 21, 1942, for exemplary performance of combat tasks of the command on the front of the fight against the German enemy invaders and the courage and heroism shown to senior sergeant Chegodaev Fedor Kuzmich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal " .
In 1943, FK Chegodaev was demobilized. He returned to his homeland - in the Orenburg region. He lived in the village of Ilek. He worked as head of the military department of the Ilek district party committee. He died on October 11, 1971.
He was awarded the Order of Lenin , the Red Banner , 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 .
- Natykin V. Remember their names. Novgorod, 1981.
- Orenburg in the battles for the Motherland. Chelyabinsk: South Ural ed. 1978
Links
Fedor Kuzmich Chegodaev . The site " Heroes of the country ." The appeal date is June 29, 2014.