Polina Stepanovna Bryanskaya (maiden name Mikhaleva) - Soviet sniper of World War II ; fought on the 1st Belorussian Front , destroyed 28 German soldiers.
| Polina Stepanovna Bryansk | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | October 21, 1925 (93 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Ganzurino village, Ivolginsky district , Buryatia |
| Affiliation |  the USSR Russia |
| Type of army | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1943 - 1945 |
| Rank | Private |
| Part | 236th Infantry Regiment, 69th Army of the 1st Belorussian Front |
| Position | Sniper |
| Battles / wars | The Great Patriotic War |
| Awards and prizes |     |
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Biography
Polina Mikhaleva was born on October 21, 1925 in the village of Ganzurino, Verkhneudinsky district of the Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now in the Ivolginsky district of Buryatia ). After graduating from grade 9, she entered college. The army was mobilized in 1943 .
Together with her fellow villager, Polina arrived in Podolsk , where she began her studies at the Central Women's Sniper Training School . The study lasted 9 months. After graduating from sniper courses, Polina was distributed to the 1st Belorussian Front . Here she began a military career in the 236th rifle regiment. Participated in the liberation of Belarus , Poland , came to Germany .
At the position, Polina Mikhaleva worked in a sniper pair. In total, Polina has counted 28 destroyed German soldiers and officers. The war ended in the German city of Altengrabov .
Having returned home after the Victory, Polina worked on the collective farm of the village of Ganzurino. In 1948, she married a front-line soldier Alexander Bryansky. She graduated from the university in absentia and worked as an accountant on the same collective farm [1] .
Since 1970 he lives in Ulan-Ude .
Rewards
- Order of the Patriotic War II degree
- Medal "For the capture of Berlin"
- Medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
- Medal for Military Merit
Notes
- ↑ 90-year-old female sniper from Buryatia Archival copy of November 1, 2015 on Wayback Machine