Pavel Pavlovich Skalatsky ( 1910 - 1943 ) - sergeant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1944 ).
| Pavel Pavlovich Skalatsky | |||
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| Place of Birth | village Oak , Shchigrovsky Uyezd , Kursk Province , Russian Empire | ||
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||
| Type of army | artillery | ||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1943 | ||
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| Part | 37th Guards Rifle Regiment | ||
| Commanded | gun crew | ||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||
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Biography
Pavel Skalatsky was born in 1910 in the village of Dubovoye (now Kolpnyansky district of the Oryol region ). After elementary school, he worked on a collective farm . In August 1941, Skalatsky was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. Since September of the same year - on the fronts of World War II [1] .
By September 1943, Sergeant Pavel Skalatsky commanded the guns of the 37th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 12th Guards Rifle Division of the 61st Army of the Central Front . He distinguished himself during the battle of the Dnieper . On September 26, 1943, Skalatsky’s calculation took part in the battles in the area of the village of Lubech, Repki district, Chernihiv region of the Ukrainian SSR , repelling a large number of German counterattacks and destroying 2 tanks, 2 armored personnel carriers and a large number of enemy soldiers and officers. On the night of September 28-29, Skalatsky’s calculation was one of the first to cross the Dnieper in the vicinity of the village of Glushets, Loyovsky district, Gomel region of the Belorussian SSR, and destroyed a number of enemy firing points. October 14, 1943 Skalatsky died in battle. He was buried in Glushets [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of January 15, 1944, Sergeant Pavel Skalatsky was posthumously awarded the high rank of Hero of the Soviet Union . He was also awarded the Order of Lenin and a medal [1] .
In honor of Skalatsky named street in Loev [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Skalatsky Pavel Pavlovich . AZ Library. Date of treatment July 8, 2014.
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 .
- Forever in the heart of the people. - 3rd ed., Ext. and rev. - Minsk, 1984. - S. 476.
- Frolov P.I., Pirogov V.A., Makushev A.F. Battle constellation of Orlovites. - Tula, 1985 .-- S. 285-286.
Links
- Skalatsky, Pavel Pavlovich . Site " Heroes of the country ".