Nikolai Petrovich Solovyov (05/05/1915, Ulyanovsk Region - November 1992) - gun calculation number of the 76 mm gun of the 1054th Infantry Regiment of the 301st Infantry Stalin Order of the Suvorov 2nd degree division of the 9th Red Banner Infantry Corps of the 5th Strike Army 1st Belorussian Front, sergeant - at the time of submission to the award of the Order of Glory of the 1st degree.
| Nikolai Petrovich Solovyov | |||||
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| Date of Birth | May 5, 1915 | ||||
| Place of Birth | Ulyanovsk region | ||||
| Date of death | 1992 | ||||
| Place of death | Ulyanovsk region | ||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | ||||
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| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War | ||||
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Biography
Born May 5, 1915 in the village of Rokotushka, Novospassky District, Ulyanovsk Region, in a peasant family. He graduated from grade 4. He worked as a tractor driver on a collective farm.
In the Red Army since February 1941. At the front in World War II from September 1941.
The gunner of the 76-millimeter battery of the 1054th rifle regiment, Red Army soldier Nikolai Soloviev, counting on the night of August 26, 1944 in the vicinity of the village of Albino, Cimisli region of Moldova, in a battle with the enemy who broke into the battery position, destroyed up to ten opponents, captured eight soldiers and fighters .
By order of the 301st Infantry Division of September 22, 1944, for his courage and bravery shown in battles, Red Army soldier Nikolay Petrovich Solovyov was awarded the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree.
The gun calculation number of the 76 mm cannon of the 1054th Infantry Regiment, Sergeant Nikolai Solovyov, February 6, 1945, reflecting the enemy’s counterattack in the German city of Ortvig, knocked out the tank with the calculation soldiers, crushed three machine gun points and destroyed over a dozen and a half enemies. In this battle, Senior Sergeant Nikolai Solovyov was wounded, but did not leave the battlefield.
By order of the 5th shock army of March 13, 1945, Sergeant Solovyov Nikolay Petrovich was awarded the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree for courage and bravery shown in battles.
On April 15, 1945, in the battle on the left bank of the Oder River near the city of Gorgast, the calculation of the guns, which included Sergeant Nikolai Solovyov, knocked out two anti-tank guns, one armored personnel carrier, crushed three machine gun points.
On the night of April 24, 1945, the soldiers of the calculation, supporting the rifle units with fire while crossing the Spree River and holding the bridgehead on its bank, destroyed two enemy anti-tank guns.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 15, 1946, for the exemplary performance of command assignments in battles with German-enemy invaders, Sergeant Solovyov Nikolai Petrovich was awarded the Order of Glory of the 1st degree, becoming the full holder of the Order of Glory.
In 1945, Solovyov N.P. was demobilized. He lived in the village of Rokotushka, Novospassky district, Ulyanovsk region . He died in November 1992.
He was awarded the orders of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree, Glories of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree, medals.
Links
Nikolai Petrovich Solovyov . Site " Heroes of the country ". Date of treatment August 23, 2014.
Literature
- Cavaliers of the Order of Glory of three degrees: A Brief Biographical Dictionary / Prev. ed. collegium D. S. Sukhorukov . - M .: Military Publishing House , 2000 .-- 703 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-203-01883-9 .