Ivan Yakovlevich Frolov (July 27, 1923 - November 23, 1992) - Soviet soldier, foreman of the reserve. During World War II, gunner of the 280th Guards Rifle Regiment ( 92nd Guards Rifle Division , 37th Army , Steppe Front ) [1] . Hero of the Soviet Union .
| Ivan Yakovlevich Frolov | |||||||
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| Place of Birth | village Shestakovo , Chebulinsky district , Kemerovo region | ||||||
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| Place of death | Nikolaev , Ukrainian SSR | ||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||||
| Type of army | artillery | ||||||
| Years of service | 1941-1945 | ||||||
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| Part | 280th Guards Rifle Regiment (92nd Guards Rifle Division, 37th Army, Steppe Front) | ||||||
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| Retired | worked in the catering system | ||||||
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Biography
Born on July 27, 1923 in the village of Shestakovo, now Chebulinsky district, Kemerovo region, in a peasant family, Russian by nationality.
He graduated from 7 classes, agricultural school. He worked as a mechanic. In the Red Army since December 1941.
Gunner of the 280th Guards Rifle Regiment (92nd Guards Rifle Division, 37th Army, Steppe Front) candidate for membership of the CPSU (b) Red Army soldier Frolov on October 19, 1943 distinguished himself when crossing the Dnieper in the Lukovka hamlet ( Pyatikhatsky district, Dnepropetrovsk region ), seizing the bridgehead on the right bank and in the battles for its retention. Left alone, he knocked out a tank, burned 2 armored vehicles and destroyed enemy soldiers before the platoon.
The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded on February 22, 1944. Since 1944 - member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU.
In 1945, the foreman Frolov was demobilized. He lived in Nikolaev . In 1958 he graduated from a trade college, worked in the catering system .
Rewards
- Hero of the Soviet Union ;
- Order of Lenin ;
- Order of the Patriotic War of 1 degree;
- Order of Glory 3 degrees;
- medals.
Notes
- ↑ Battle of the Dnieper: Heroes of the Soviet Union . Cars ZIL. Date of treatment May 21, 2015.
Literature
- The Dnieper is a river of heroes. - Ed. 2nd, add. - Kiev: Publishing house of political literature of Ukraine, 1988.
Links
Leonid Sheinman. Frolov, Ivan Yakovlevich . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment July 31, 2016.