Emelianenko, Grigory Ilyich

Born in the village of Kupyevakha , now the Kupyevakhsky village council in the Bogodukhovsky district , Kharkov region , Ukraine .

October 20, 1929 voluntarily joined the Red Army and enlisted as a Red Army in the 88th Infantry Regiment of the 30th Infantry Division of the UVO in the city of Pavlograd , after graduating from the regimental school he served there as the squad leader.

From October 1931 to November 1934 he studied at the Kharkov School of Red Stars. VUTsIK , upon completion, was appointed platoon commander in the 135th machine gun and rifle brigade of the same district in the city of Kiev. Member of the CPSU (b) (1932)

Since August 1937, he commanded a platoon at the Kharkov School of Red Elders.

In August 1938 he was appointed company commander at the Sverdlovsk Infantry School, but remained at the Kharkov School until graduation.

On January 14, 1941, Emelianenko was appointed assistant chief of the combat training department of the headquarters of the Ural Military District . On the eve of the war, the 22nd Army was deployed on the basis of the district’s troops under the command of Lieutenant General F. A. Ershakov , with whom Captain Emelianenko departed on June 16 in the Idritsa-Polotsk area.

World War II

With the outbreak of war, the army was included in the Army Group of the Reserve of the High Command, and from July 2, 1941, it was transferred to the Western Front and from July 9 entered into battle at the Idritsa-Drissa-Vitebsk line.

On August 16, 1941, Emelianenko was appointed senior assistant to the head of the army’s combat training department. In this position he participated in the Battle of Smolensk in the Nevel and Velikiye Luki area, on the Lovat River, Lake Dvigne and near Andreapol.

In October - December 1941, the army as part of the Kalinin Front troops participated in the Kalinin defensive operation , reflecting the advance of the 9th German army from the area north of Rzhev to Torzhok. In January - April 1942, her troops launched an offensive in the Rzhev-Vyazma direction (north of the city of Bely).

In May 1942, Major Emelianenko was transferred as senior assistant to the chief of the 1st division of the operational department of the army headquarters.

On September 4, 1942 he was appointed chief of staff of the 380th Infantry Division , which was at that time in the front reserve after replenishment from the encirclement of the city of Bely. In the same month, she was included in the 39th army and led successful offensive battles to reach the Volga and seize a bridgehead on the northern bank of the river (10-12 km northwest of Rzhev), then until the end of December was on the defensive in the occupied area ( from November 29 - as part of the 30th Army ).

On December 31, 1942, the division departed as part of the 1st shock army of the North-Western Front (southwest of Demyansk). From February 19 to March 7, 1943, it entered the 53rd army and participated in the Demyan offensive operation (west of Demyansk). Then it was again transferred to the 1st Guards Army , and from March 12 it was withdrawn to the reserve of the Supreme Command . For military distinctions in these operations, Lieutenant Colonel Emelianenko was awarded two Orders of the Red Star and the Medal for Military Merit.

At the end of April 1943, the division went to the Bryansk Front as part of the 63rd Army and concentrated west of the city of Efremov, then from May 19 it was transferred to the 3rd Army . As part of the latter, in July she participated in the Battle of Kursk , the Oryol offensive operation . By order of the All-Russian Supreme Court on August 5, 1943 for the liberation of the city of Oryol, she was given the name "Oryol".

Since August 7, 1943, the division was on the defensive west of Orel, then from September 8 it became subordinate to the 50th army of the same front and participated with it in the Bryansk offensive operation . On October 13, its units reached the Pronya River , forced it and captured the bridgehead on the west bank. Later they fought here until the summer of 1944.

Since July 26, 1944, the division went on the offensive and participated in the Belorussian , Mogilev and Minsk offensive operations. During the latter, Colonel Emelianenko was wounded and was in hospital until November 23. For the skillful leadership of the division headquarters during the preparation and during the operations to liberate Belarus, he was awarded the Order of Suvorov 2nd degree. Upon recovery, he served as deputy commander of the 380th Rifle Orlov Red Banner Order of the Kutuzov Division, which at that time was part of the 49th Army of the 2nd Belorussian Front and was on the defensive on the west bank of the Narev River.

On December 14, 1944 he re-assumed the post of chief of staff of the same division. Since January 15, 1945, as part of the same army, it participated in East Prussian , Mlaw-Elbing and East Pomeranian offensive operations, in the capture of the cities of Puppen, Babinten and Danzig . For exemplary performance of command tasks in battles during the capture of the city and the fortress of Danzig, the division was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, 2nd art. (17.5.1945).

During the Berlin offensive, Colonel Emelianenko was admitted to the command of the 42nd rifle Smolensk Order of Kutuzov on April 27, 1945. Having crossed the West Oder River, bypassing the maneuvers from the south and southwest, they cut off the enemy’s escape routes and approached the city of Parchim . On May 3, 1945, his garrison completely surrendered.

After the war

From May 12, 1945, he was at the disposal of the Military Council of the 49th Army, then was appointed deputy commander of the 199th Rifle Division . On September 13, he was transferred to the same position in the 52nd Guards Rifle Riga-Berlin Order of the Lenin, Suvorov and Kutuzov Division .

October 4, 1945 died of wounds received during a car accident.

USSR

• Order of the Red Banner (02.14.1945)
• Order of Suvorov II degree (04/10/1945)
• Order of the Patriotic War II degree (07/27/1943)
• three orders of the Red Star (01/30/1943, 03/30/1943, 11/03/1944)
  • Medals of the USSR:
  • “For Military Merit” (02.21.1942)
  • “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” (1945)

Orders (thanks) of the Supreme Commander in which G.I. Emelianenko is noted ^[2]

• For taking possession of the main city of Pomerania and the large seaport of Stettin, they also occupied the cities of Gartz, Penkun, Kazekov, and Schwedt. April 26, 1945. Number 344
• For the capture of the cities of Prenzlau, Angermuende - important strongholds of the German defense in Western Pomerania. April 27, 1945. Number 348
• For the capture of the cities of Eggesin, Torgelov, Pasewalk, Strasbourg, Templin - important strongholds of the German defense in Western Pomerania. April 28, 1945. Number 350
• For the mastery of cities by important road junctions Anklam, Friedland, Neubrandenburg, Lichen and entered the territory of the province of Mecklenburg. April 29, 1945. Number 351
• For the mastery of the cities of Greifswald, Treptow, Neustrelitz, Fürstenberg, Gransee - important road junctions in the northwestern part of Pomerania and Mecklenburg. April 30, 1945. Number 352
• For the capture of the cities of Stralsund, Grimmen, Demmin, Malkhin, Varen, Wesenberg - important road junctions and strong strongholds of the German defense. May 1, 1945. Number 354
• For the capture of the cities of Rostock, Warnemunde - large ports and important naval bases of the Germans in the Baltic Sea, they also occupied the cities of Ribnitz, Marlov, Laage, Teterev, and Mirov. May 2, 1945. Number 358
• For the capture of the cities of Bart, Bad Doberan, Neubukov, Varin, Wittenberg and for connecting on the lines of Wismar, Wittenberg with the British troops allied to us. May 3, 1945. Number 360

• Public electronic document bank “Feat of the People in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945”

• Team of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary / Ed. Coll .: N. B. Akberdin, I. I. Basik, S. A. Botzvin, n. I. Nikiforov, I. A. Permyakov, M. V. Smyslov . - M .: “Kuchkovo Field”. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation , General Directorate of Personnel, State Institution for Work with Personnel, Institute of Military History of the General Staff Military Academy. The Central Archive ., 2014 .-- T. III. Commanders of rifle, mountain rifle divisions, Crimean, polar, Petrozavodsk divisions, Rebolsky divisions, fighter divisions. - S. 924-925. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0382-3 , UDC 94, BBK 63.3 (3) 722.78.