Bagels, Alexey Vasilievich

Born March 1, 1925 in a large family in the village of Zagorye, Bezhetsky district, Tver region; besides him, his parents had six sons and one daughter.

In 1943 he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army and sent to the Telavsky Military Infantry School. Without completing the full training course, in August 1943 Alexei Bublikov was sent to the army - a private soldier of the 247th Infantry Regiment of the 37th Infantry Division of the 2nd Baltic Front .

During the fighting on January 30, 1944 he was wounded, was treated in a hospital in the city of Toropets .

After the cure, he became the commander of the 2nd mortar company of the 255th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 65th Guards Rifle Division . At first he was also an ordinary, and after the end of the front command courses in early 1945, he became a sergeant , commander of combat crew.

He graduated from the war with the rank of second lieutenant .

After the war, A.V.Bublik continued his military service in the Armed Forces of the USSR. In 1971 he retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel .

He lived from the end of the 50s in the city of Vasilkov, Kiev region of Ukraine. In 1999, by order of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Aleksey Bublikov was enlisted as an honorary soldier of the 138th Radio Engineering Brigade ^[1] of the Ukrainian Air Defense Forces near the city of Vasilkov (military unit 18708).

He died on October 28, 2014 and was buried in the cemetery of the city of Vasilkov.

The conversation with the gentleman of five medals “For Courage” - Alexei Vasilyevich Bublikov - was included in the book of Alexander Phil “The reverse side of the coin” ^[2] .

He was an honorary citizen of the city of Vasilkov, Kiev region of the Ukrainian SSR.

• He was awarded the following orders and medals, including five medals "For Courage" ^[3] :
  • The first medal was received in January 1944 by order of 247 joint forces 37 cd 2 of the Baltic Front No.: 2 / n dated: 01/23/1944 for distinguishing himself during reconnaissance in battle in the Novorzhev area - the mortar battalion of the 247th infantry regiment provided advancement for the infantry and participated in counterattack ^[4] ;
  • received the second medal in February 1944 by order of 247 joint ventures 37 cd 2 of the Baltic Front No.: 7 / n dated: 02.28.1944 in the battles for the station of the city of Pustoshka , where, as part of a rifle company, participated in repulsing counterattacks by German troops ^[5] ;
  • the third medal was awarded in August 1944 by order No: 19 / n dated: 08/11/1944 to 255 guards. cn 65 guards sd for battles at the Pushkin mountains in the triangle Velikiye Luki - Nevel - Novosokolniki ^[6] ;
  • the fourth medal was received in September 1944 by order of 255 guards. cn 65 guards sd 2 of the Baltic Front No: 26 / n dated: 09/30/1944, when Aleksey Bublikov participated in the capture of the front line of the German defense near the city of Cesvaine of the Latvian SSR ^[7] ;
  • the fifth medal was awarded to Alexei Bublikov on May 9, 1995, 50 years after the end of the war; she replaced the Order of Glory promised for participating in the final battles of 1945 ^[8] .
  • medal " For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 ." ^[9]
  • Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree (1985) ^[10]

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