Pavel Afanasyevich Skrylnikov (1914–2000) - Soviet soldier, participant in the Great Patriotic War , radio operator of the division control of the 103rd mortar regiment of the 3rd mortar brigade of the 7th artillery division of the breakthrough of the 46th army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, junior sergeant. Hero of the Soviet Union .
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| Date of Birth | June 7 (20), 1914 | |||||
| Place of Birth | with. Long , Zemlyansky district , Voronezh province , Russian Empire | |||||
| Date of death | October 23, 2000 (86 years old) | |||||
| Place of death | Voronezh , Russia | |||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||
| Type of army | artillery | |||||
| Years of service | 1941-1945 | |||||
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| Part | 103rd mortar regiment of the 3rd mortar brigade | |||||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||||
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Biography
Born on June 7 (20), 1914 in the village of Dolgoe (now Semiluksky district , Voronezh region ) in a peasant family. He graduated from elementary school. He lived in the city of Voronezh, worked as a painter at a mechanical plant.
In the Red Army since November 1941. Since that time at the front.
On the night of December 5, 1944, radio operator of the division of the 103rd mortar regiment, junior sergeant Pavel Skrylnikov, with the radio station under enemy fire, along with the advanced battalion crossed the Danube river in the Hungarian city of Erci, actively and selflessly participated in repelling enemy counterattacks, and then adjusted the fire mortar batteries.
By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, for the exemplary performance of combat missions of command and the courage and heroism shown to this, Junior Sergeant Pavel Afanasevich Skrylnikov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal .
After the war, demobilized. He lived in the city of Voronezh. He worked as a house painter at the Electrosignal plant. He died on October 23, 2000 . He was buried at Kominternovsky cemetery .
He was awarded the Order of Lenin , orders of World War 1 degree, Red Star , medals.
In accordance with the resolution of the head of the city of Voronezh dated July 5, 2001, No. 647, a memorial plaque was installed on the house No. 14 in Politekhnichesky Lane in memory of the Hero: “Here, in 1980–2000, the Hero of the Soviet Union of the Guard, Senior Sergeant Skrylnikov Pavel Afanasevich 1914— 2000 years. "
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 .
- Grinko A.I., Ulaev G.F. Heroes of the Voronezh land. Voronezh, 1965
- Plestsov KM People of high feat. M., 1962.
Links
Pavel Afanasevich Skrylnikov . The site " Heroes of the country ." The appeal date is July 9, 2014.