Vasily Grigorievich Taranenko ( March 28, 1914 - July 8, 1991 ) - commander of the intelligence department of the 315th Guards Mountain Rifle Regiment of the 128th Guards Mountain Rifle Division of the 60th Army , 4th Ukrainian Front , Guards foreman , full holder of the Order of Glory .
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Biography
He was born on March 28, 1914 in the village of Novomikhaylovka of the Vradiyevsky district of the Nikolaev region in a peasant family. Ukrainian . He graduated from grade 3 primary school.
Work in the Donbass
In 1931, on a Komsomol ticket, he went to the Donbass . He worked as a logger (delivery man), and later as a slaughterer in the team of Nikita Izotov at the Kochegarka mine in the city of Gorlovka, Donetsk region [1] .
Service in the Red Army
In 1938, he was drafted into the Red Army . Member of the Polish campaign of the USSR and the Bukovinian campaigns of the Red Army , the Soviet-Finnish war of 1940-1941 .
World War II
Member of World War II from June 22, 1941. With heavy fighting, he retreated from the western border to the North Caucasus . He took part in the Kerch landing operation . Then he liberated from the Nazis Krasnodar , Kerch , Sevastopol , fought in the Carpathians .
On October 26, 1944, the commander of the department, the 315th Guards Mountain Rifle Regiment of the 128th Guards Mountain Rifle Division of the 1st Guards Army Guard, Sergeant V.G. Taranenko, chasing a retreating enemy near the village of Velka Polyana (south-east of the city of Syanik , Poland ), machine gun destroyed several Nazis. Having been injured, he continued to command an intelligence group. November 29, 1944 was awarded the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree (No. 403406).
On February 15, 1945, the foreman V.G. Taranenko with his scouts penetrated the enemy rear near the village of Szczyrk (south of the city of Bielsko-Biala , Poland) and conducted military intelligence for three days, timely transmitting important information to his command. March 8, 1945 was awarded the Order of Glory of the 2nd degree (No. 22246).
May 2, 1945 in the village of New Biala (near the city of Olomouc , Czech Republic ) with a group of scouts captured an enemy soldier and destroyed five more. On May 8, on the outskirts of Olomouc, he attacked enemy positions, capturing 7 vehicles, a cannon with a servant, and many prisoners. June 29, 1945 was awarded the Order of Glory of the 1st degree (No. 932).
Has 4 wounds, one concussion.
Post-war years
In 1945, demobilized. He returned to Horlivka. In 1949, for health reasons, he moved to the city of Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv region . He worked as a crane operator on the railway. Awarded the title of "The best crane operator of the USSR railways."
Participant in the Victory Parade of 1945 and the 1985 anniversary parade in Moscow .
He died on July 8, 1991 in Kherson .
Rewards
- Order of the Patriotic War of the 1st degree (1985);
- Order of the Red Star ;
- Order of Glory 1st degree (06/29/1945);
- Order of Glory 2nd degree (8.3.1945);
- Order of Glory 3rd degree (11.29.1944);
- Medals .
Notes
Literature
- Dubrov B.I. Soldier Glory, 3rd ed., Kiev: "Young", 1987.