Grigory Fedorovich Suramelashvili (02.10.1915, Georgia ) - gunner of the 399th howitzer artillery regiment ( 2nd guards howitzer artillery brigade , 1st Guards Glukhov Red Banner Order of the Suvorov II degree and Bogdan Khmelnitsky of the Divine Order of the 2nd degree 1st Army , 1st Ukrainian ) Front, Guard Corporal. Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Grigory Fedorovich Suramelashvili | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | February 10, 1915 (104 years old) | |||||
| Place of Birth | Mtskheta district , Georgia | |||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army | Artillery | |||||
| Rank | Guard Corporal | |||||
| Part | 399th howitzer artillery regiment | |||||
| Position | gunner | |||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||
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Biography
He was born on January 28, 1915 in a peasant family in the village of Dzegvi, Mtskheta region of the Republic of Georgia . Georgian. Graduated from 5 classes. He worked as a team leader on a collective farm.
In the Red Army since 1939. At the front in World War II from September 1941. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1941.
The gunner of the 399th howitzer artillery regiment, Corporal Grigory Suramelashvili in the area of the village of Patev, located south of the Polish city of Sandomir, during fierce battles from 2 to 4 August 1944, repelled several enemy counterattacks, knocking out a heavy tank, two armored personnel carriers, destroying a significant amount , and kept the occupied line.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 23, 1944, for exemplary execution of the combat missions of the command and shown courage and heroism, Corporal Suramelashvili Grigory Fedorovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal .
In 1945, G.F. Suramelashvili was demobilized. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he lived in the capital of Georgia , the city of Tbilisi, where before leaving for a well-deserved rest, he worked on the railroad in a railroad depot.
He was awarded the orders of Lenin , World War 1 and 2 degrees, Red Star , medals.
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 .
- Stars of battle valor. Lviv: Kamenyar, 1968.
- Tskitishvili K.V., Chinchilakashvili T.G. Heroes of the Soviet Union from Georgia. Tb, 1981.
Links
Grigory Fedorovich Suramelashvili . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment July 7, 2014.