Dmitry Nikitovich Stefanov ( 1911 - 1943 ) - Junior Lieutenant of the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army , participant in the Great Patriotic War , Hero of the Soviet Union ( 1944 ).
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| Place of Birth | der. Tolkachevo, Medynskiy Uyezd , Kaluga Province , Russian Empire | ||||
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| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||
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| Years of service | 1941 - 1943 | ||||
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| Part | 83rd Guards Rifle Regiment | ||||
| Commanded | a platoon | ||||
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Biography
Dmitry Stefanov was born in 1911 in the village of Tolkachevo [1] . After graduating from elementary school, he worked as a loader in Kondrovo . In June 1941, Stefanov was called up to serve in the Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army. Since July of the same year - on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War [2] .
By October 1943, Guards Junior Lieutenant Dmitry Stefanov commanded a platoon of the 83rd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 27th Guards Rifle Division of the 8th Guards Army of the South-Western Front . He distinguished himself during the liberation of the Zaporozhye region of the Ukrainian SSR . October 14, 1943 Stefanov in the battle near the village of Green Yar closed the embrasure of the German bunker, at the cost of his life ensuring the execution of the combat task by the platoon. It was originally buried in Zeleny Yar, later reburied in a mass grave at Kapustyan cemetery in Zaporozhye [2] .
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated February 22, 1944, for "courage and heroism shown in the Zaporozhye operation," junior lieutenant Dmitry Stefanov was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union to the guard.
In honor of Stefanov, his native village was renamed. In the name of D. N. Stefanova, the streets in Kondrovo [3] and Zaporozhye [2] are named.
Awards and titles
- Hero of the Soviet Union (Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 22, 1944):
- Order of Lenin ,
- Gold Star Medal ;
- Medal "For Courage" (Order of the Military Council of the 4th Tank Army No. 09 of October 15, 1942);
- Medal "For Courage" (order of the commander of the 83rd Guards Rifle Regiment No. 12 / n of December 30, 1942).
Notes
- ↑ Tolkachevo (see on the map of 1941 ), later renamed Stefanovo (see on the map of 1989 ), is now part of the town of Kondrovo - 2 nd Stephanova Street .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Stefanov, Dmitry Nikitovich . The site " Heroes of the country ."
- ↑ Stefanova street in Kondrovo - on the Yandex map.
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 .
- Polenkov K. A., Khromienkov N. A. Kaluzhane - Heroes of the Soviet Union. - Kaluga, 1963.