Pyotr Dmitrievich Chetvertukhin ( June 27, 1905 , Bugry village , Donskoy Troops region , Russian Empire - November 19, 1968 , Kharkov , USSR , USSR ) - Soviet military commander , colonel (1943).
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| Date of Birth | June 27, 1905 | |||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Bugry farm in the yurt of the village of Mikhailovskaya , Khopersky District , Don Don Region , Russian Empire [1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | November 19, 1968 (63 years old) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kharkov , USSR , USSR . | |||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  the USSR | |||||||||||||
| Type of army | Infantry | |||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1927 - 1950 | |||||||||||||
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| Battles / wars | Soviet-Finnish War ; The Great Patriotic War | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Born on June 27, 1905 [2] on the Bugry farm, now in the Uryupinsky district of the Volgograd region . Russian [3] .
Military Service
In October 1927, Chetvertukhin was drafted into the Red Army and served in the 64th Infantry Regiment of the 22nd Krasnodar Infantry Division , cadet of the regimental school, assistant platoon commander. Since September 1929, he studied at the accelerated training courses for infantry commanders of the SVR in the city of Kiev , then was sent to PrivO as a platoon commander of the 101st Infantry Regiment of the 34th Infantry Division . In October 1931 he was transferred to the 65th Rifle Division , where he was commander of the commandant platoon of the division headquarters, then assistant company commander of the 195th Rifle Regiment. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1931. Since April 1934, Chetvertukhin commanded a company in the 209th Infantry Regiment of the 70th Infantry Division . Since October 1936, he served in the 33rd Rifle Regiment of the 11th LVO Rifle Division , held the posts of commander of a rifle company and combat support company, and an assistant chief of staff of the regiment. In the period from November 1937 to July 1938 he was at KUKS at the Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army [3] .
Since December 1938 and. D. Chief of Staff of the 163rd Infantry Regiment. With this regiment he participated in the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-1940. in the Petrozavodsk direction. For military merits, the captain was awarded the Order of the Red Star . Since December 1940 and. D. Chief of Staff of the 219th Infantry Regiment of the same 11th Infantry Division, which at that time was stationed in Pribovo [3] .
World War II
At the beginning of the war, on June 23, 1941, the division became part of the 8th Army of the North-Western Front and participated in the border battle in the Baltic states, in a frontal counterattack carried out against motorized units of the 4th tank group of the enemy in the Šiauliai direction. Subsequently, the regiment as part of the division retreated with battles throughout Estonia to Oranienbaum . In September 1941, in the area of Peterhof, in heavy defensive battles, the division managed to finally stop the advance of the enemy and switch to stiff defense. On October 7, in the vicinity of the city of Stary Peterhof, Major Chetvertukhin was wounded in the neck and head and hospitalized. After treatment, he was appointed deputy commander of the same regiment, who led the fighting as part of the 55th Army of the Leningrad Front [3] .
In December 1941, Major Chetvertukhin was sent to the Urals Military District as commander of the 720th Infantry Regiment of the 162nd Infantry Division , which was in formation in the Kamyshlovsky military camps. Upon completion of the formation in March 1942, the division became part of the 28th army of the reserve of the Supreme Command Headquarters , then in April it was subordinated to the Southwestern Front . In May of that year, she participated in the Kharkov battle as part of the 28th army. Since the beginning of July, the division was part of the 38th Army of the South-West, and from July 12 - the Stalingrad Fronts and participated in the Voronezh-Voroshilovgrad and Donbass defensive operations. After heavy defensive battles at the end of July, the division suffered heavy losses and was disbanded, and Lieutenant Colonel Chetvertukhin was appointed commander of the 29th Infantry Regiment of the 38th Infantry Division . In August - October 1942, its units in the 64th and 57th armies of the Stalingrad Front during the Battle of Stalingrad fought heavy defensive battles at the near approaches to Stalingrad , covering the city from the south-west. In October, Chetvertukhin was appointed commander of the 96th Separate Rifle Brigade, which conducted combat operations in the same direction as part of the 7th Rifle Corps of the 64th Army, and from November to December participated in the counterattack of the Soviet troops, surrounded and destroyed the Stalingrad enemy group . At the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, the personnel of the brigade were turned to manning the 94th Guards Rifle Division , and Lieutenant Colonel Chetvertukhin was appointed deputy commander of this division. In the summer and autumn of 1943, she, as part of the 35th Guards Rifle Corps of the 69th Army of Voronezh , then the Steppe and 2nd Ukrainian Fronts, participated in the Battle of Kursk , the Battle of the Dnieper [3] .
From December 20, 1943 to January 9, 1944 and. D. commander of the 111th Infantry Division, parts of which as part of the 5th Guards Army of the same front fought defensive battles in the area of the city of Kirovograd , then participated in the Kirovograd offensive operation . On January 9, he again turned to the duties of deputy commander of the 94th Guards Rifle Division . In May 1944, Colonel Chetvertukhin was sent to study at the Higher Military Academy. K.E. Voroshilova . Upon its completion, from March 1945, it was at the disposal of the Military Council of the 2nd Belorussian Front , then from April 19, it commanded the 199th Rifle Division . Its units in the 121st Rifle Corps of the 49th Army participated in the Berlin offensive [3] .
During the war, Commander Chetvertukhin was mentioned six times thanks in the orders of the Supreme Commander [4] .
Post-war time
After the war, Colonel Chetvertukhin continued to command this division until October 1945, then he was appointed deputy military commandant of the city of Magdeburg in the province of Saxony of the Soviet military administration in Germany . Since July 1946, he served as deputy military commandant of the Belzig district of the Office of the military commandant of the province of Brandenburg . Since April 1947 he was at the disposal of the Personnel Directorate of the Ground Forces, then from July he served in the Kharkov Regional Military Commissariat as head of the department of general education and the head of the 5th department. In May 1950, dismissed "by inconsistency" and placed at the disposal of the commander of the KVO troops. Since September 1950 in stock [3] .
Rewards
- three orders of the Red Banner (04/19/1944 [5] , 06/02/1945 [6] , 06/24/1948 [7] )
- Order of the Patriotic War I degree (01/11/1944) [8]
- two orders of the Red Star (05/22/1940 [8] , 11/03/1944 [7] )
- medals including:
- “For the defense of Leningrad”
- “For the defense of Stalingrad”
- “For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” (1945)
- Orders (thanks) of the Supreme Commander in which P. D. Chetvertukhin was noted [4] .
- For the mastery of the main city of Pomerania and the large seaport of Stettin, as well as the capture of 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 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 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.
Notes
- ↑ Now the Bugrovsky farm, Saltynsky rural settlement , Uryupinsky district , Volgograd region , Russia
- ↑ New Style
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Collective of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary. Commanders of rifle, mountain rifle divisions, Crimean, polar, Petrozavodsk divisions, Rebolsky divisions, fighter divisions. (Brewers - Yatsun). - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014 .-- V. 5 .-- S. 932-934. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9950-0457-8 .
- ↑ 1 2 Orders of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief during the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union. Collection. M., Military Publishing, 1975.
- ↑ Award sheet in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” ( TsAMO archive materials, f. 33 , op. 690155 , d. 4261 , l. 57 ).
- ↑ Award sheet in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” (archive materials of TsAMO , f. 33 , op. 686196 , d. 4596 , l. 37 ).
- ↑ 1 2 Awarded in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated 06/04/1944 "On awarding orders and medals for the length of service in the Red Army"
- ↑ 1 2 Award sheet in the electronic document bank “ Feat of the People ” ( TsAMO archive materials, f. 33 , op. 686044 , d. 1628 , p. 36 ).
Links
Literature
- Team of authors . World War II: Divisional Commanders. Military Biographical Dictionary. Commanders of rifle, mountain rifle divisions, Crimean, polar, Petrozavodsk divisions, Rebolsky divisions, fighter divisions. (Brewers - Yatsun). - M .: Kuchkovo field, 2014 .-- V. 5 .-- S. 932-934. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9950-0457-8 .