Vasily Maksimovich Skatkov ( 1918 - 1945 ) - senior sergeant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1945 ).
| Vasily Maksimovich Skatkov | ||||||
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| Date of Birth | 1918 | |||||
| Place of Birth | Nadezhdinka village, Borisoglebsky district , Tambov province , RSFSR | |||||
| Date of death | 1945 | |||||
| Place of death | Germany | |||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army | engineering troops | |||||
| Years of service | 1941 - 1945 | |||||
| Rank |  | |||||
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||
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Biography
Vasily Skatkov was born in 1918 in the village of Nadezhdinka (now Tokarevsky district of the Tambov region ). After graduating from junior high school he worked on a collective farm . In August 1941, Skatkov was called up for service in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army and sent to the front of the Great Patriotic War [1] .
By February 1945, Senior Sergeant Vasily Skatkov commanded the division of the 58th Engineer-Battalion of the 62nd Engineer-Combat Brigade of the 6th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front . He distinguished himself during the liberation of Poland . On February 7–8, 1945, the Skatkova branch, despite the ice drift, laid the piers of the bridge over the Oder in the area of the Leibusdorf [2] south of Steinau . The supports were repeatedly demolished by ice, but the sappers managed to cope with the task assigned to them [1] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated April 10, 1945, Senior Sergeant Vasily Skatkov was awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union [1] .
In May 1945, Skatkov went missing [1] .
He was also awarded the Orders of Lenin , Red Banner , Red Star and Glory of the 3rd degree, a number of medals [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Skatkov Vasily Maksimovich . AZ Library. Date of treatment July 8, 2014.
- ↑ Now Lubiąż, Commune Woluv, Włówów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
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 .
- Dyachkov L.G. Our pride and glory. - Voronezh, 1968 .-- S. 156.
Links
Leonid Sheinman. Skatkov, Vasily Maximovich . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment July 31, 2016.