Alexey Afanasyevich Filipenko (Filippenko) (04/27/1925, Gomel Region - 08.21.1957, Gomel Region ) - Soviet soldier, participant of the Great Patriotic War , full gentleman of the Order of Glory , marksman; the machine-gunner of the 457th rifle regiment of the 129th rifle division of the 3rd Army, the corporal .
| Alexey Afanasevich Filipenko | ||||
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| Date of Birth | April 27, 1925 | |||
| Place of Birth | Chechersk District , Gomel region | |||
| Date of death | August 21, 1957 (32 years) | |||
| Place of death | Kaliningrad , USSR | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
| Rank |  corporal | |||
| Battles / Wars | The Great Patriotic War | |||
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Biography
Born on April 27, 1925 in the village of Babichi, Chechersky District, Gomel Region, Belarus, into a peasant family. Byelorussian.
He graduated from 7 classes. In the Red Army and in the battles of the Great Patriotic War since October 1943. Member of the CPSU / CPSU since 1944. He fought with the enemy invaders on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Belorussian fronts. He distinguished himself in battles for the liberation of Belarus and in the defeat of the German-enemy grouping in East Prussia.
The shooter of the 457th regiment of the corporal Alexei Filipenko on the night of February 24, 1944 in the battle for the village of Bolshaya Konoplitsa of the Rogachev district of the Gomel region of Belarus was one of the first to burst into the enemy trench, destroyed the firing point and captured the Nazis with grenades.
March 1, 1944 during the seizure of height near the highway Verichev - Ozerany, north of the town of Rogachev, Gomel region , burst into a trench, destroyed the officer. Risking his life, he carried out a wounded commander from the neutral zone.
By order of the 129th Infantry Division of April 12, 1944, for the courage and bravery shown in the battles, the corporal Alexey F. Filipenko was awarded the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree.
On June 28, 1944, corporal Alexey Filipenko, participating in the liquidation of the surrounded enemy near the village of Bukino, located seven kilometers north of the city of Bobruisk, Mogilyov Region, Belarus, destroyed more than a dozen opponents with a machine gun in battle.
By order of the 3rd Army of August 28, 1944, for the courage and bravery shown in battles, the corporal Aleksey Afanasyevich Filipenko was awarded the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree.
The machine gunner of the 457th regiment of the corporal Alexei Filipenko from January 14 to February 25, 1945 in the battles in East Prussia repeatedly showed bravery, courage and courage.
On February 22, 1945, in the area of the settlement of Liliental, located four and a half kilometers north-west of the Polish city of Penenzhno, participated in repelling five enemy counterattacks. Replaced the retired platoon commander and led the battle until the combat mission. He was wounded, but did not leave the battlefield.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 19, 1945, for the exemplary performance of command assignments in battles with the German-enemy invaders, the corporal Alexey F. Filipenko was awarded the Order of Glory of the 1st degree, becoming a full holder of the Order of Glory.
In 1947, Junior Sergeant A. A. Filipenko was demobilized. He lived in the city of Kaliningrad - the regional center of the Kaliningrad region . He died on August 21, 1957. He was buried in the village of Babichi, Chechersky district of the Gomel region of Belarus.
Awarded orders of Glory 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree, medals.
Links
Alexey Afanasevich Filipenko . The site " Heroes of the country ." The appeal date is August 22, 2014.
Literature
- Holders of the Order of Glory of three degrees: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. College D.S. Sukhorukov . - M .: Military Publishing , 2000. - 703 p. - 10 000 copies - ISBN 5-203-01883-9 .
- Forever in the heart of the people. 3rd ed., Ext. and rev. Minsk, 1984
- Dolgotovich B. D. Knights of the Order of Glory. Minsk, 2006