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Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" was established after the end of the war, by Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 6, 1945. The medal was awarded to workers who, with their valiant and selfless labor, ensured the victory of the Soviet Union over Germany in the Great Patriotic War.
In order to perpetuate the memory of the heroes of the home front, in 2003, employees of the Central State Archive of the Udmurt Republic created a database - Alphabetical index "Lists of persons awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." When creating the database, it was Colossal work has been done to identify sources and index all records about awardees. As a result of this work, 378,495 records were entered into the database. Please note that several records may belong to one awardee, since in addition to award certificates, the database includes certificates and summary statements.
We continue to talk about the fates of the heroes of Udmurtia. Today we will talk about Veniamin Nikolaevich Egorov, Hero of the Soviet Union. If among us there were those who personally knew Veniamin Nikolaevich, then immediately after mentioning his name they would probably say: “A man with an iron character!” Because Veniamin even chose his middle name and last name himself. On the birth certificate he was listed as Peshkov Veniamin Trifonovich. His mother, Anna Ilyinichna, got married early, and a fellow villager (we are talking about the village of Dzyakino, Yarovsky district) Trifon Peshkov wooed her. In a young family that moved to the city of Glazov, three sons were born, Venya is the middle one (his year of birth was 1923). However, life did not work out for the Peshkovs; they divorced. The two older children (Boris and Venya) remained with their mother, and the youngest, Evgeniy, with their father.
Soon Anna Ilyinichna married Nikolai Dmitrievich Egorov again and moved to Izhevsk with her children. This man replaced the boys' father. Calm, firm, far-sighted, Nikolai Dmitrievich received higher education in Leningrad, at the Forestry Academy. I really wanted my sons to also strive for knowledge and make every effort to do so. He often gave children problems, and wrote the correct answer on a piece of paper and hid it somewhere. It turned out: either decide for yourself, or look for the answer throughout the house. The boys usually struggled with the tasks themselves until the very end, but sometimes there were failures, how could it be otherwise.
Just before the war, the family left for Salekhard. This is where Benjamin received his passport. He never agreed to remain Peshkov and declared himself Egorov. So I became, one might say, a different person. He went to the front first. He graduated from officer courses at the Tyumen Infantry School and was sent to the Voronezh Front. He immediately showed himself to be brave and decisive. It so happened that in the very first battle, a nurse was killed by a shell fragment. Immediately after the battle, Veniamin himself helped all the wounded - although he did not have a medical education, his mother was knowledgeable in this matter, and he learned from her.
In September 1942, during a battle, he burst into a fascist trench and single-handedly destroyed five Germans. Or another example. There was a battle for the village of Manturovo. Egorov's company was significantly outnumbered by the attacking fascists. Nevertheless, we managed to repel all attacks. During one of them, the crew of the light machine gun failed. Benjamin himself took a machine gun, opened fire and destroyed about twenty enemies in that battle! For this he was awarded the Order of the Red Star.
Veniamin Nikolaevich’s front-line roads run through Kursk, Desna, and Dnieper. Every day this man set an example of courage, although he was very kind. Once, while in Volgograd (quite a long time ago), I met veteran Igor Stanislavovich Krasnov. He spoke to us, journalists, and talked about his fellow soldiers. I also mentioned Captain Egorov - such a case.
There was a young fighter in the company from near Minsk. He was very worried about his mother, from whom he had had no news from the very beginning of the war. Egorov found out about this. And he alone knew in a way that his mother was alive. Moreover, he was able to somehow receive news from this woman and pass it on to the fighter. And further. Igor Stanislavovich went to war very young, and at the military registration and enlistment office he attributed his age to himself. And I couldn’t learn how to wrap footcloths correctly. I was very embarrassed by this, afraid that my fellow soldiers would laugh at me. One day Egorov saw Igor suffering. He didn’t say anything in front of everyone, but at night he woke up the young man and taught him. Again, calmly, gently. He said: “I can repeat it a hundred times if necessary.” This is the commander...
November 1943. Battle for the village of Pushcha-Voditsa near Kyiv. Veniamin Nikolaevich was the first to raise his company to attack, the first to reach the fascist trenches and enter into hand-to-hand combat. On this day Egorov died. Already posthumously he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
I found the following information on the Internet: Veniamin Nikolaevich’s mother did not know that her son had been awarded this high title. She found out after the war, when she was invited to the opening of a monument in Kyiv. The fate of this woman was very difficult: her two eldest sons died at the front, and her husband returned with a serious wound. She, one might say, raised her granddaughter (daughter of her eldest son) alone. This is where they come from - strong character and gentleness. Could Benjamin have been a different person?..
Kungurtsev Evgeniy Maksimovich
Evgeniy Maksimovich Kungurtsev was born on October 3, 1921 in Izhevsk, UASSR, into a working-class family. Russian.
In Izhevsk he graduated from 7 classes of school No. 22, then studied at the Votkinsk mechanical engineering school, there he joined the Komsomol, at the same time he studied at the flying club, after which in 1940 the Izhevsk city military registration and enlistment office was sent to the Balashov Military Aviation School of Pilots, graduating from school in 1942.
At the front since February 1943, combat glory came to attack pilot flight commander Evgeny Kungurtsev on the Leningrad Front.
He more than once covered the offensive actions of the front troops from the air, and saved the population of Leningrad from barbaric shelling during the harsh days of the siege. On June 14, 1944, on the day of the breakthrough of the second Finnish defensive line on the Karelian Isthmus, Kungurtsev, under the cover of two Il-2 aircraft, carried out the extremely important task of the command to photograph the Mannerheim Line.
In July 1944, Kungurtsev’s unit took part in a raid on an enemy airfield. Having overcome strong anti-aircraft fire and repelling the attacks of fascist fighters, the group launched an accurate strike on the target. The attack aircraft destroyed 10 and damaged 5 enemy aircraft, blew up 3 warehouses with ammunition and fuel, suppressed 3 anti-aircraft batteries, and shot down one FV-190 in the air. Our planes returned to their airfield without losses.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 23, 1945, for military exploits and the courage and bravery of the guard, senior lieutenant E. Kungurtsev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
During the liberation of the Baltic states, he was appointed commander of a squadron, which participated in the battles until the last day of the war.
By the beginning of 1945, E. M. Kungurtsev made 210 combat missions to reconnaissance and attack enemy strongholds, airfields, concentrations of troops and equipment, inflicting significant damage on him.
In March 1945, being seriously wounded, Evgeniy was captured, escaped and returned to his unit.
On April 19, 1945, the squadron commander of the Guards Assault Regiment E.M. Kungurtsev was awarded the second Gold Star medal for new exploits. He was also awarded the Order of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, the Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky III degree, Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the Patriotic War I degree, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and two Orders of the Red Star.
After the Victory, he continued to serve in the USSR Air Force. Since 1945 - assistant commander of an aviation regiment, since 1948 - inspector-pilot in piloting techniques and flight theory of an aviation unit, since 1952 - commander of an air regiment, then deputy commander of an aviation division, since 1968 - commander of an aviation division. After the war, he graduated from the Air Force Academy and then the Military Academy of the General Staff. Since 1968 - retired major general of aviation.
A bronze bust of twice Hero of the Soviet Union E. M. Kungurtsev was installed in the city of Izhevsk in the park near the Eternal Flame, the monument is in the city of Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region. Streets in the cities of Votkinsk and Izhevsk are named after the Hero. The name of E. Kungurtsev is immortalized on the Memorial Stele to the Heroes of the Soviet Union at the Eternal Flame in the city of Izhevsk.
- Azovsky A. Evgeny Maksimovich Kungurtsev // Awards of the Fatherland in the history of Udmurtia / Alexey Azovsky. - Izhevsk, 2007. - pp. 32-33.
- Artamonov A. A. Twice Hero: [film essay by Udmurt Television, February 23. 1988] // A window wide open... / Alfred Artamonov. - Izhevsk, 2008. - P. 185-190.
- Zubarev S.P. In the battles for the Motherland. - Izhevsk: Udmurtia, 1990. - P. 228, 355-356.
- Koshkarova L.I. Wings grow stronger in flight: a documentary-fiction story. - Ustinov: Udmurtia, 1985. - 172 p.
- Kuznetsov N. S. Kungurtsev Evgeniy Maksimovich // Great glory in blessed memory / N. S. Kuznetsov. - Izhevsk, 2012. - pp. 196-197.
1418 days separate May 9, 1945 from June 22, 1941. 1418 days of struggle for Victory, its expectation and unquenchable faith that it will come.
In fierce battles, dying and bleeding, soldiers obtained it. With continuous sleepless labor, the worker and collective farmer in the rear brought her closer. They defended their home, the future of their children, defended their homeland.
Therefore, it is very important to perpetuate the memory of our fellow countrymen and convey to young people the significance of the feat accomplished during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
More than 17 thousand people from Votkinsk and the Votkinsk region went to the front, 6823 people did not return home. Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer of those who forged victory at the front and in the rear with us. If in 1995 there were 286 participants in the Great Patriotic War living in the Votkinsk region, today there are only 4 participants in the war.
The war passed through the lives and destinies of an entire generation and became a fact of the biography of all generations of people in our country - both those who walked along the roads and those who worked without closing their eyes for almost four years in the name of Victory, and those who were still children. The war still lives in people’s memory today, as a holy milestone in the history of mankind, as evidence of the Soviet people’s ability to withstand and win in the most difficult times.
How can we talk about the war so that it becomes clear to them, sitting at their school desks?
This question always arose before the participants of the Second World War when they spoke at homeroom hours and lessons on courage in schools. It was from the mouths of war veterans that children listened with interest to the memories of veterans, wrote essays, composed poems, and made drawings that deserve special attention and gratitude.
In the context of the changes taking place in our society in recent years, there is a very difficult task to develop in the younger generation patriotism, a sense of responsibility for the fate of the Fatherland, and readiness to defend it. Patriotism is not an idle word - it is one of the highest and enduring values of our people, which connects a person with his land, strengthens his love for it, and generates a desire to protect it.
Hero of the Soviet Union - natives of the Votkinsk region.
Hero of the Soviet Union
(17.12.1923-31.08.2005)
Ulyanenko Nina Zakharovna was born on December 17, 1923 in the city of Votkinsk. In 1930, she entered Votkinsk elementary school No. 2, then secondary school No. 1. With a Komsomol voucher, she was accepted into the Izhevsk flying club, which she graduated in the fall of 1940. In August 1941, she entered the aviation technical school, then after four month courses she received the military specialty of navigator and was sent to the Southern Front in an aviation regiment formed under the leadership of Hero of the Soviet Union Marina Raskova.
From May 1942, crew navigator, then flight navigator of the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, 218th Night Bomber Aviation Division of the Southern Front. Since February 1943 - flight navigator of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment of the 132nd Bomber Air Division. From December 1943 to April 1944 - pilot of the 46th Guards Taman night bomber regiment of the 132nd bomber regiment of the separate Primorsky Army. From April to May 1944 - pilot of the 46th Guards Taman Red Army night bomber air regiment of the 2nd Guards Red Banner night bomber air division of the 4th Ukrainian Front. From May to December 1944, pilot of the 46th Guards Tamansky Red Army night bomber of the 325th night bomber Osovets air division of the 2nd Belorussian Front, from December 1944, flight commander of the same regiment, participated in the liberation of the North Caucasus, Crimea, Belarus, Poland, East Prussia. By May 1945, the flight commander of the 46th Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment (325 Night Bomber Aviation Division, 4th Air Army, 2nd Belorussian Front) of the Guard, Lieutenant N.Z. Ulyanenko, produced:
-918 combat missions to bomb enemy troops, including 388 combat missions as a navigator and 530 combat missions as a pilot;
- dropped 120 tons of bombs on the enemy;
-caused 135 fires;
-destroyed and damaged 4 crossings;
- 4 warehouses with fuel and ammunition;
- 10 cars;
- suppressed the fire of 4 artillery batteries;
- dropped 700 thousand leaflets behind enemy lines
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated August 18, 1945, Nina Zakharovna Ulyanenko was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nina Zakharovna took part in the historical Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow. Nina Zakharovna spoke about her military journey in the book “Unforgettable,” published in 1949 in Izhevsk. Many people remember the feature film “Night Witches in the Sky,” filmed at the Central Studio of Children’s and Youth Films named after. Gorky. The script is based on the true story of the 46th Guards Taman Aviation Regiment, in which our famous pilot Nina Zakharovna Ulyanenko served. The screenwriter and director was Nina Zakharovna’s fighting friend, Evgenia Andreevna Zhigulenko, also a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Received military awards: Order of the Red Banner (twice), -1942-1943, Order of the Patriotic War - 1944, Red Star - 1943, named after. Lenin, front-line medals, including “For the capture of Berlin”, “For the defense of the Caucasus” - 1944, “For the liberation of Hungary” - 1945, “For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War” - 1945. and etc.
After the war, Nina Zakharovna graduated from the Udmurt Pedagogical Institute and devoted her entire working life to children. She generously passed on her rich life experience to the younger generation. For many years, Nina Zakharovna worked at the Bolshekivarskaya and Svetlyanskaya schools in the Votkinsk district. A teacher by vocation, he left a good mark in the memory of teachers, students and residents of the Votkinsk region. An example of the courage and courage of military skill of Nina Zakharovna Ulyanenko will forever remain in memory as an excellent example of love and devotion to the Motherland.
Ulyanenko Nina Zakharovna - Honorary Citizen of the Udmurt Republic. By the resolution of the Municipal Municipality "City of Votkinsk" dated February 15, 2006, school No. 6 was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union Nina Zakharovna Ulyanenko.
Monuments: Memorial "Eternal Flame" in Izhevsk
tombstone in Izhevsk
Memorial "Eternal Flame" in Izhevsk
Hero of the Soviet Union (10/11/1915 - 06/30/1944)
Mikhail Seleznev was born on November 11, 1915 in the village of Malaya Kivara, Votkinsk district, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Since 1929 he lived in Novosibirsk. Here he studied at school, then worked at the factory. The Central Committee of the Garment Workers' Trade Union and in the "Boevik" promartel. He completed active service in the army before the war. In April 1941, the Central District Military Commissariat of Novosibirsk was called up for training and sent to the western border of the country. Already in the first hours of Nazi Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union, senior sergeant Mikhail Seleznev found himself in battle. It was a long and difficult path of retreat. He was seriously wounded and was treated at the Omsk Garrison Hospital. After recovery, he fought at Stalingrad, on the Kursk Bulge, in Belarus. He fought on the Central, Western and 1st Belorussian fronts. In the battles he was wounded three more times. After each injury he returned to duty. Seleznev Mikhail Grigorievich - squad commander of the 1348th Infantry Regiment (399th Infantry Division, 48th Army, 1st Belorussian Front), sergeant. At the end of June 1944, the Red Army troops began one of the outstanding offensive operations - the Belarusian one. The division in which Seleznev served, overcoming stubborn enemy resistance, advanced to the West. She crossed the Drut River and, having broken through four lines of powerful defensive structures during the day, rushed to Bobruisk. According to documents, Seleznev was among the first to overcome the water barrier. When the platoon commander was out of action, it was Mikhail Grigorievich who led his comrades forward into the attack.
On June 30, in a fierce battle for the village of Sychkovo, located 12 kilometers from Bobruisk, the soldiers of the advancing battalion, where Seleznev served, were unexpectedly hit by a machine gun from a bunker. The battalion lay down. Sergeant Seleznev, who was closest to the bunker, with the permission of the commander, moved forward. Crawling, approaching the bunker, he tried to silence the enemy machine gun with several machine gun bursts into the embrasure, but to no avail. In response, the German machine gunner transferred fire to Seleznev. He crawled closer to the bunker and threw several grenades at the bunker. However, the machine gun, which had fallen silent for a short time, resumed fire. Then Seleznev jumped up, ran to the bunker in several jumps and leaned on the embrasure, covering it with his body, repeating the feat of Alexander Matrosov. The unit rushed to the attack. The enemy garrison entrenched in the village was defeated.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 24, 1945, for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism displayed, Sergeant Mikhail Grigorievich Seleznev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously). He was buried in the village of Sychkovo, Bobruisk district, Mogilev region (Belarus) in a mass grave of Soviet soldiers. Awarded: Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, Medal "For Courage". A street, school and park in the village of Sychkovo are named after him. A monument in the form of a bunker was erected at the site of the feat. In Novosibirsk, a street on which an annotation board was installed is named after Mikhail Seleznev. The Bolshekivar secondary school in the Votkinsk district of the Udmurt Republic is named after the Hero of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Grigorievich Seleznev.
Monuments
Annotation board in Novosibirsk
Monument at the site of the feat
Monument at the grave
Stele on the Alley of Heroes in Votkinsk
Bas-relief at the Mound of Glory in the village. Sychkovo
Annotation board in Novosibirsk
Monument at the site of the feat, Belarus
Monument at the grave, Belarus
Stele on the Alley of Heroes in the village of Sychkovo, Belarus
Bas-relief at the Mound of Glory in the village. Sychkovo, Belarus
Stele on the Alley of Heroes in Votkinsk, Udmurtia
Hero of the Soviet Union
(29.12.1918-19.09.1973)
Fonarev Ivan Petrovich was born on December 29, 1918 in the village of Kvarsa, Votkinsk district, Udmurt Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. He graduated from primary school in the village of Kvarsa, then in the village. Transportable seven-year school. Ivan always studied excellently. After school, he worked as a shooting sports instructor in Osoaviakhim. After graduating from college, he worked at the Votkinsk Machine-Building Plant. In 1939, he was drafted into the Army by the Votkinsk RVC and sent to the Molotov Military Aviation School of Pilots. He served as a pilot instructor at an aviation school. At the front since September 1942. He made his first combat flights near Stalingrad, as part of the 61st Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment and the 74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment, which fought on the Don, Southern, 4th Ukrainian and 3rd Belorussian fronts. Fonarev I.P. - commander of the aviation unit of the 74th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment of the 1st Guards Assault Aviation Stalingrad Order of Lenin, twice Red Banner, Orders of Suvorov and Kutuzov division of the 1st Air Army of the 3rd Belorussian Front, guard senior lieutenant. He was the permanent leader of a group of stormtroopers. Thus, during the Belarusian offensive operation of the Soviet troops, codenamed “Bagration” from June 23 to August 29, 1944, attack pilot Ivan Fonarev stormed Nazi troops at the crossings of the Orshitsa River, in the area of the village of Kokhanovo, Vitebsk region, in the “Minsk cauldron”. He also carried out combat missions on the PO-2 aircraft, dropped necessary cargo at the location of partisan formations and on the front line, and transported wounded soldiers and commanders. Fonarev Ivan Petrovich walked the battle path from Stalingrad to Koenigsberg. By May 1945, the Guard senior lieutenant had completed 346 successful combat missions, destroyed 12 tanks, 63 vehicles, 10 mortars, 2 barges and hundreds of soldiers and officers, thereby inflicting significant damage to the enemy in manpower and military equipment. For active participation in the defense of Stalingrad, in the liberation of Donbass, the Lower Dnieper, Crimea, Soviet Belarus, Lithuania, for the valor and heroism shown during the defeat of the East Prussian group of enemy forces and during the capture of the fortress and the city of Keninsberg, and the port of Pillau, Ivan Petrovich was presented to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
He has military awards: the Order of the Red Banner (twice), the Order of Alexander Nevsky, and others.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated June 29, 1945, for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guard, senior lieutenant Ivan Petrovich Fonarev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold medal Star".
After the end of World War II, Ivan Petrovich continued to serve in the Air Force. Graduated from the Air Force Academy. Since 1958, Lieutenant Colonel I.P. Fonarev has been in reserve. Lived and worked in the capital of Belarus, the hero city of Minsk.
Monuments: a monument on the grave in Minsk, at the Eastern Cemetery,
Memorial "Eternal Flame" in Izhevsk
monument on the grave in Minsk, at the Eastern Cemetery
Memorial "Eternal Flame" in Izhevsk, Udmurtia
Memorial plaque on the building of the Kvarsinsky secondary school, Votkinsky district, Udmurtia
Walk of Fame in Votkinsk, Udmurtia
Hero of the Soviet Union
(15.04.1924- 22.10.1943)
Stepanov Ivan Fedorovich was born on April 15, 1924 in the village of Zarechny Bilib, Sharkansky district. At the end of the 30s, the family, in search of a better life, moved to the village of Lipovka, Votkinsk district. Ivan, understanding the difficult situation of the family, after graduating from elementary school, began working on the collective farm early. Ivan was called up to defend the Fatherland only in October 1942 by the Votkinsk military registration and enlistment office. Stepanov was sent to the active army, to the front line of the front in January 1943 and, as part of the 981st anti-aircraft artillery regiment, arrived at the Voronezh Front. He took part in the defeat of the Germans near Kursk and Belgorod. On August 5, 1943, the gun crew, which included Stepanov, shot down the fascist Yu-88 bomber and Ivan Fedorovich received his first soldier's award - the medal "For Courage". He distinguished himself in many other military operations. At the end of September 1943, the troops of the Voronezh Front approached the Dnieper. They created the so-called Bukrinsky bridgehead, where it was decided to transport anti-aircraft artillery to protect troops from attacks by enemy aircraft. On September 28, 1943, the 4th battery of the 981st anti-aircraft artillery regiment received orders to cross to the right bank of the Dnieper, as part of a battery of 37 mm automatic anti-aircraft guns of the 1939 model. The artillerymen landed just below the signal light. The shallow depth did not allow the pontoon to come close to the shore. Privates Stepanov and Sorokin jumped into the cold water and, having climbed ashore, tried to lift the pontoon with ropes. The ingenuity of the soldiers allowed them to complete the combat mission. Having reloaded ammunition and overcome a steep climb, junior sergeant Asmanov’s crew, which included Stepanov, was the first to take a firing position on the bridgehead. On the night of September 29, military equipment was transported on a twin ferry towed by a boat. Under enemy fire, the crew was the first to cross the river and took up a firing position in the area of the village of Zarubentsy. Following them, the rest of the battery's guns crossed, and then the entire 981st regiment. The fighting became fierce. Units of the 40th Army selflessly held back the enemy onslaught. On October 21, the battery redeployed closer to the front line and equipped firing positions on the outskirts of the village of Khodorov, Mironovsky district, Kyiv region. Stubborn fighting on the bridgehead did not stop day or night. Anti-aircraft gunners thwarted all attacks by fascist aircraft. However, the Junkers suddenly dived onto the battery from the direction of the sun. One of the bombs they dropped hit junior sergeant Asmanov's gun directly in the gun trench. All the anti-aircraft gunners stood in their places until the last moment and fired continuously at the planes. Private Stepanov Ivan Fedorovich, left alone with the enemy, continued to aim his gun and shoot until his last breath, firing at German planes until he died. Stepanov Ivan Fedorovich, a hero-artilleryman, gave his life defending us, not living to see the most important day - Victory Day.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated December 24, 1943, for the courage and bravery shown in battles on the right bank of the Dnieper, all members of the gun crew led by gun commander Asmanov, including Red Army soldier Ivan Fedorovich Stepanov, were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (posthumously ).
Near the village of Khodorov, Mironovsky district, Kyiv region, a monument was erected on which are carved the names of Heroes who stood to the death, where there is also the surname of our fellow countryman - Stepanov Ivan Fedorovich.
In the center of the city of Votkinsk, on the Walk of Fame, there is a stele: the surname of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Ivan Fedorovich Stepanov, is inscribed in gold letters.
In the village of Sharkan and the village of Bolshaya Kivara of the Udmurt Republic there are monuments to the soldier, where the name of the glorious fellow countryman is clearly inscribed.
Monuments: Memorial "Eternal Flame" in Izhevsk,
Walk of Fame in Votkinsk, Udmurtia,
Victory Square in the village. Sharkan, Udmurtia,
Monument to fellow countrymen in the village of B-Kivara.
Memorial "Eternal Flame" in Izhevsk, Udmurtia
Walk of Fame in Votkinsk, Udmurtia
Victory Square in the village. Sharkan, Udmurtia
Monument to fellow countrymen in the village of B-Kivara, Udmurtia
The final material of the project dedicated to Victory Day and dedicated to the Heroes of the Soviet Union - natives of Izhevsk and Udmurtia. Today we will talk about Evgeny Kungurtsev - the only Izhevsk resident awarded this title twice.
Dossier
Evgeny Kungurtsev born on October 3, 1921 in Izhevsk, in a working-class family.
In 1939, he graduated from school and entered the Votkinsk Industrial College, and later into the flying club.
In the Red Army - since 1940.
In 1942 he graduated from the Balashov Military Aviation School.
In February 1943 he went to the front. He fought on the Leningrad and 3rd Belorussian fronts.
He started as a pilot, then became a flight commander, and finally a squadron commander.
On February 23, 1945, Evgeny Kungurtsev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.
In March 1945, Kungurtsev was captured, but he managed not only to escape from captivity, but also to obtain valuable intelligence data, for which he was given the second “Gold Star” of the Hero.
Thus, at the age of 24 he became twice Hero of the USSR.
After the end of the war he continued to serve. He graduated from the Air Force Academy, and after that from the General Staff Academy.
He retired to the reserve with the rank of major general, and after finishing his service he lived in Berdyansk, Ukraine.
He died in 2000 and was buried in Berdyansk.
I was afraid that they wouldn’t take me on as a pilot because of my height.
Evgeny Kungurtsev was born and raised in Izhevsk, in 1939 he graduated from school No. 22. Now the lyceum has a museum dedicated to the exploits of Evgeny Kungurtsev, as well as another student of this school - a tank driver, about whom we wrote in one of the previous issues of the “Our Heroes” column "
Evgeniy’s father, Maxim Afanasyevich, worked at an arms factory and worked as a shoemaker. Mom, Alexandra Mikhailovna, took care of the housekeeping,” says Iraida Reshetnikova, a history teacher at Lyceum No. 22 and the head of the museum. - There were eight children in the Kungurtsev family. Evgeniy happily adopted the interests of his older brothers: he fished, skied, played the mandolin, and went to a photography club. The future pilot's passion for the sky comes from the same place - his brother Alexander entered the Izhevsk flying club, and in the fall Zhenya moved from the photo club to the circle of young aircraft modellers.
In high school, his passion for aviation took very specific forms: Zhenya decided to become a pilot. True, he was afraid that because of his short stature he might not be accepted into flight school, and therefore he began to train - he did gymnastics, played football, and swam.
In the spring of 1939, Evgeniy graduated from 8 classes and entered the Votkinsk Industrial College,” says Iraida Ivanovna. - That same year he was accepted into the flying club, and then, on a Komsomol ticket, he was sent to the Balashov military school, where pilots were trained.
After the Great Patriotic War began, classes at school began at an accelerated pace. Kungurtsev was one of those who could not wait to graduate - he was so eager to go to the front.
Immediately after the start of the war, he submitted a report where he wrote: “I ask you to send me to the front to beat the fascist evil spirits, to help throw them out of the Motherland,” Iraida Ivanovna quotes Kungurtsev as saying. “But he had to wait until graduation. Only a year and a half later, in December 1942, Evgeniy was sent to war.
The knowledge gained in the photo club was useful at the front
Yevgeny Kungurtsev made his first combat mission in February 1943 on the Leningrad Front. He was noted, and after the fourth flight our fellow countryman received his first government award - the Order of the Red Star.
Evgeny Kungurtsev flew on the Il-2 attack aircraft. He learned quickly, mastering the secrets of the attack aircraft's craft, and analyzing in detail all his mistakes after the end of the flight. By the way, “Ilom” was also managed by, a graduate of school No. 24, about whom we wrote in one of the previous issues of the column.
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Iraida Reshetnikova, history teacher, head of the Museum of Military Glory of Lyceum No. 22: |
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Evgeny Kungurtsev flew reconnaissance, photographed the location of German troops, and he managed to obtain the most valuable operational data. It could pass over the target smoothly at a constant speed to take good pictures. At the same time, bad weather was not a hindrance for him; on the contrary, low clouds camouflaged him, allowing him to unexpectedly appear in the sky above the subject and quickly fly away. The most interesting thing is that after the war, when Kungurtsev studied at the Air Force Academy, the cadets there were trained using his own photographs. |
And yet, combat missions came first for Kungurtsev. They write about him as a stormtrooper with his own special style. Eugene's specialty was the so-called low-level flight at an extremely low altitude, ideal for a surprise attack.
One day, the four “Ilovs,” which included Kungurtsev, flew to bomb the Nazis in the area of the Mga station, near Leningrad, says Iraida Ivanovna. - Having completed the task, they were about to return, when suddenly they noticed a train on the tracks, prepared for departure. The station was surrounded by a dense ring of anti-aircraft batteries and machine guns, and therefore Evgeniy decided to break through to the train at low level flight in order to catch the enemy by surprise and gain a few minutes to strike. And this plan worked - the destruction of the train disabled the most important highway for the Germans for some time.
Was captured and received a second “Gold Star”
Yevgeny Kungurtsev received the first “Golden Star” of Hero in February 1945 - as stated in the award sheet, “for completing command tasks, courage and heroism.” And almost immediately the pilot was captured.
In March 1945, our troops fought in East Prussia,” says Iraida Ivanovna. - And one day Kungurtsev did not return from a mission. Those who were with him reported to the command that the Izhevsk resident’s plane had lost control and fell into the very thick of enemy troops. No one believed that he managed to survive, and therefore his fellow soldiers honored the memory of Kungurtsev and, according to tradition, vowed to avenge him. But a month later he suddenly returned.
Kungurtsev managed to survive the fall. The Germans pulled him, wounded, from the cockpit and took him for interrogation. No beatings forced Kungurtsev to answer the Nazis’ questions, and in the end he, along with other prisoners of war, was sent to a camp near Koenigsberg. Evgeniy, along with several dozen comrades, managed to escape from the camp. They made their way through enemy territory to the east for 22 days until they reached their own.
According to some reports, Evgeniy managed to obtain some important information in captivity related to the location of enemy troops, says Iraida Ivanovna. - Be that as it may, in April he was given a second “Gold Star”. By that time, he had more than 200 combat missions under his belt.
Evgeny Kungurtsev was 24 years old when he became a twice Hero. Before him, only forty people in the country had received this honor. According to tradition, monuments were erected to everyone who received this high title twice during their lifetime. A bronze bust of Kungurtsev was installed in Izhevsk in 1951.
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A bust of Evgeny Kungurtsev was installed in Izhevsk during the Hero’s lifetime - in 1951. Initially, it stood in the park near the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (in the first photo in the background is house number 154 on Krasnaya Street). Later the bust was moved to Karlutskaya Square. |
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The house for the twice Hero was built by captured Germans
After the war, Evgeny Kungurtsev returned to Izhevsk, but his army service did not allow him to stay in his hometown for long. He moved from place to place, and after leaving the reserve in 1968, he settled in Berdyansk, on the shores of the Azov Sea. However, he came to Izhevsk, where his mother and brothers and sisters lived, quite often.
Among those who knew the famous pilot well is his niece, Muza Gennadievna Borodina.
I was born in 1940, and I remember how the three Kungurtsev brothers - Evgeny, Victor and my dad, Gennady, returned from the war,” says Muza Gennadievna. - All three managed to survive, and Evgeniy Maksimovich also became a Hero twice, so there was a big celebration in the house. Alexandra Mikhailovna, my grandmother and their mother, was very happy.
Muza Gennadievna recalls: the Kungurtsev family lived in house number 91 on the former Lenin Street (now Vadim Sivkov Street), just below its intersection with Karl Liebknecht.
And in 1948, Yevgeny Maksimovich, as a twice Hero of the Soviet Union, had a 2-story house built on Maxim Gorky Street. Moreover, it was built by captured Germans. As a child, I lived there with my grandmother, Alexandra Mikhailovna. By the way, the house has still been preserved, but in a “stripped-down form” - without a veranda and other outbuildings. It looks like there's a hostel there now.
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Borodin's muse, niece of Evgeniy Kungurtsev: |
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In Berdyansk, my uncle was given an apartment, and on the shore of the Azov Sea he built himself a large house. There were often guests there - relatives and friends. On the ground floor there was a huge table, about 15 meters long, and it happened that all the places at the table were occupied. In general, Evgeniy Maksimovich was a man of a broad soul, very kind, with an excellent sense of humor. |
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Military exploits of Evgeny Kungurtsev
From February 1943 to May 1945, our fellow countryman flew 210 combat missions.
Personally destroyed 10 tanks, 108 vehicles, 46 railway cars, 2 locomotives, 26 artillery pieces and 24 mortars, blew up 5 ammunition warehouses.
He shot down 1 plane in a dogfight personally, and 6 more in a group with his comrades. Destroyed or damaged 43 aircraft at airfields.
Exterminated up to 700 enemy soldiers and officers.
He flew out 34 times to photograph areas occupied by the enemy.
One of the new streets in Izhevsk is named in honor of Evgeny Kungurtsev - in the Stolichny microdistrict.
In our city there is also a bronze bust of the Hero, and a memorial plaque is installed on the wall of Lyceum No. 22.
In addition, there is Kungurtseva Street in Votkinsk.
In Berdyansk, on the house where Evgeniy Maksimovich lived, a memorial plaque was also installed. There is also Kungurtseva Street there.
We thank the Museum of Military Glory named after Hero of the Soviet Union Vadim Sivkov Lyceum No. 22 for the photographs provided, as well as personally Muza Gennadievna Borodina.
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