Vladimir Kuzmich Bazarov (07.15.1898, p. Myachkovo, Kolomensky district of Moscow province. - 07.27.1941) - Soviet military leader, brigade commander (1938).
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| Date of Birth | July 15, 1898 | |||
| Date of death | July 27, 1941 (43 years old) | |||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||
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From a working family. He graduated from elementary school, worked in Kolomna as a turner at a machine-building plant.
In February 1919 he was drafted into the Red Army, a Red Army soldier in the 2nd Ryazan, then in the 2nd Moscow Rifle Regiments. In September of the same year, he was transferred by the division commander to the 2nd reserve regiment, the city of Romny, Poltava province. Since September 1919, it has participated in the liquidation of the gangs of the chieftain Zeleny ( D.I. Terpilo ).
Since September 1920, a cadet of 29 Poltava infantry courses (since May 1921 - the 14th Poltava infantry school of the Red Army commanding staff). A cadet participated in battles in the Poltava and Kharkov provinces with armed groups N.I. Makhno , gangs M. Nikiforova and P. Petrenko .
After graduating from an infantry school (September 1923), he served in the 70th Infantry Regiment of the 24th Samar-Simbirsk Iron Infantry Division of the Ukrainian Military District: separate commander, platoon commander. He was transferred to the 287th Infantry Regiment of the 96th Infantry Division: platoon, company, battalion commander.
After the Shooting tactical courses to improve the command staff of the Red Army "Shot" them. Comintern (1931) - battalion commander of the 65th Novorossiysk Rifle Regiment of the 22nd Krasnodar Rifle Division of the North Caucasus Military District.
In 1932 he graduated from armored improvement courses for the command staff of the Red Army. Bubnova in Leningrad, was appointed commander of a separate tank battalion. Since April 1933, the battalion commander in the 66th Rifle Regiment, with whom in July 1937 he left for the Far East as part of the 1st Separate Red Banner Army.
Since June 1938, the commander of the 40th Infantry Division named after S. Ordzhonikidze of the division, Colonel. He took part in the battles near Lake Hassan , led the fighting to capture the height of Zaozernaya. In December 1938 he was awarded the rank of brigade commander.
Since September 1939, the commander of the 134th Infantry Division, from May 1941 was part of the 25th Infantry Corps of the Kharkov Military District.
At the beginning of World War II, the division, located in Svyatogorsky camps (Poltava region), as part of the corps, was transferred to the Vitebsk direction. There, on July 11, 1941, she was hit by motorized units of the German 19th Panzer Division. Despite the retreat order received on July 12, brigade commander V.K. Bazarov remained in place and led the defense. Gathering the remnants of the division, he began to withdraw them from the encirclement, moving along German rear to the city of Velizh.
In the battle on July 20, the division suffered heavy losses: up to 2 thousand people were killed and wounded, two artillery divisions, two regiment artillery batteries, other weapons and property. July 27, a small group left the encirclement of the river. Vop in the region of 50-60 km south of Bely (the rest of the corps later came out with a group of General I.V. Boldin). The brigade commander who headed this group V.K. Bazarov died.
He was awarded the Orders of Lenin and Red Star (1936).
Literature
- 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 Military Academy of the General Staff. The Central Archive ., 2014 .-- T. III. Commanders of rifle, mountain rifle divisions, Crimean, polar, Petrozavodsk divisions, Rebolsky divisions, fighter divisions. - S. 159-160. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9950-0382-3 , UDC 94, BBK 63.3 (3) 722.78.