Kolibrin Sergey Nikolaevich. AviaScan Group - military archeology group AviaPoisk

Soldiers' rumor dubbed the 176th Infantry Regiment "swift", famous for his brave and lightning-fast actions on the Karelian Isthmus. The regiment commander, Major Sergei Fedorovich Semenov, had long-standing scores to settle with the Finns: at the very beginning of the War, his brother, Captain Fedor Semenov, died here on the Karelian Isthmus. War also took his other brother Ananias. Therefore, neither the enemy’s multi-layered defensive structures, nor the difficult wooded and swampy nature of the terrain, nor the fierce resistance of the enemy could stop the breakthrough of his regiment. As part of the 108th Rifle Corps, the regiment marched to Vyborg.

The section of the front on which Semenov’s fighters were advancing ran along the shore of the Gulf of Finland along the Primorskoye Highway in the direction of Koivisto. After breaking through the Mannerheim Line, the main task of the 176th Regiment was the rapid pursuit of the enemy. Wanting to give their retreating units the opportunity to take up a new defensive position, the Finns set up a barrier on the Primorskoe Highway in the Sortavala area. When the advanced detachments of the regiment encountered stubborn enemy resistance, Major Semenov sent scouts ahead. They reported that the Finns' left flank was open. The regiment commander sent his battalions around and, having defeated the enemy, continued to pursue the retreating.

The regiment moved forward, maintaining a high tempo of advance, performing lightning-fast flanking maneuvers. The Finns were poorly able to resist such a rapid onslaught of Soviet soldiers. The enemy retreated to defensive positions located on a narrow defile between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Kipinolan-Jarvi in ​​the area of ​​​​the village of Murilo. Units of the 176th Infantry Regiment encountered organized enemy fire here. There was no time to waste, so Semenov requested artillery fire support. Following the artillery preparation, the regiment's units, supported by tanks and self-propelled artillery units, rushed to the enemy fortifications. The enemy fled. Continuing to pursue the enemy, Semenov's units captured Khumalioki Bay, clearing the way to Koivisto.

As you know, Finns are leisurely people by nature, so a quick and unexpected blow is the most effective way to deal with them. And the soldiers of the 176th regiment, showing remarkable endurance and ingenuity, sought to use this rule, hot on the heels of the enemy. In the Murilo area, a detachment of reconnaissance officers under the leadership of Senior Lieutenant Rachkovsky, having picked up captured bicycles, covered 25 kilometers overnight and slipped past enemy fortifications unnoticed, ending up at the line of defense. Some bunkers were empty at that moment. Our soldiers settled in the trenches around the fortifications. The Finns, who appeared at dawn with shovels and machine guns, did not expect to meet Soviet intelligence officers in their rear. The unexpected fire opened by our soldiers forced not only the approaching enemy soldiers to flee; those of the Finns who occupied the fortifications also succumbed to panic. For the skillful organization and conduct of battles to capture the enemy's heavily fortified defensive zones and personal bravery and courage, the senior adjutant of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 176th Infantry Regiment, Senior Lieutenant Vladimir Mikhailovich Rachkovsky, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

In order not to reduce the speed of pursuit, part of the units of the 176th Infantry Regiment was placed as a landing party on the armor of self-propelled guns and turned north towards Vyborg. Having covered 18 kilometers in four hours, she reached the bank of the Rokkalan-joki River. Here the Finns had another line of defense. With an unexpected blow, the Soviet detachment managed to cross the river on the move and take a bridgehead on the enemy bank.

Moving along the rear of the Mannerheim line, Semenov's battalions disorganized the enemy's defenses, destroyed his manpower and equipment, and literally did not allow him to escape pursuit. In 13 hours of continuous advance with fighting, the regiment covered 28 kilometers. On June 17, the regiment captured Roccallo and soon reached the shore of Rokkalan-joki. Breaking the enemy's resistance, Semenov's regiment crossed the river with the help of artillery and tanks. The enemy was literally stunned by the onslaught of Soviet soldiers. By maneuvering his units and promptly transferring assistance to the most difficult areas, Semenov again achieved success. The enemy retreated. Vyborg was ahead.

During the offensive, which was distinguished by an exceptionally high pace, the regiment's units knocked out 9 enemy tanks and self-propelled guns, captured 6 mortar and 2 anti-aircraft batteries, 18 guns, 36 machine guns, and destroyed 1,600 enemy soldiers and officers. Having demonstrated high skill in leading the entrusted units, personal courage, initiative and courage in decision-making, Semenov ensured the fulfillment of the tasks assigned to the regiment. For successes in battles on the Karelian Isthmus, the commander of the 176th Infantry Regiment, Major Sergei Fedorovich Semenov, was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

In 1995, an article appeared in the Kolos newspaper under the heading “The feat of the people – half a century.” The article was written by local historian of the region A.I. Pankratova and was called “They retreated with losses.” Here is an excerpt from the article.

The letter is kept in the local museum Vladimir Tikhonovich Levchenko guard captain, chief of staff of division 299 Art. retired regiment, written October 17, 1989.

There are very sad memories associated with the village of Peschanokopsky, writes Levchenko. The most difficult period of military operations in the summer of 1942, a forced retreat in front of tank and motorized units of the Wehrmacht and with the constant danger of encirclement. They had to retreat, with tears in their eyes, leaving their compatriots and losing their comrades. There was practically no line of defense as such. I remember on the outskirts of a village, which I can’t imagine now, I know that there was a forest belt of acacias nearby. Our battery of the 218th Artillery Regiment of the 176th Infantry Division was on direct fire in the forest belt. Self-propelled German guns appeared and opened massive fire on our battery. The battery commander (I don’t remember his last name now) was seriously wounded - his leg was torn off. After an unequal battle, the battery was forced to retreat to a reserve position. And the next day, two divisions of our regiment were surrounded, including me and my platoon (at that time Levchenko was with the rank of lieutenant). On the lorry, Levchenko's platoon attempted to break out of the encirclement. But soon we were overtaken by Yu-87 planes. After the bombing and furious machine gun fire, I was left with two scouts from my platoon. In total, there were 6-8 of us left alive. Including the commander of the Howitzer Battery, Fedor Maksimovich Galadzhiy. He died in 1986 and was buried in the city of Kyiv.

Levchenko Vladimir Tikhonovich, Ukrainian, born in 1922, called up by the Ostrogozhsky RVC of the Voronezh region, Komsomol. In September 1942, during the hardest battles near Malgobek, he joined the party. For military operations from April 17 to April 21, 1943 near Myskhako (Novorossiysk) as part of 6 AP 176 SD, he was awarded the medal “For Courage.” For offensive battles from September 16 - 43, the Order of the Red Star. January 18, 1945, awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd degree.

Galadzhiy Fedor Maksimovich, born in 1914, senior lieutenant, commander of battery 6 AP 176 SD, Ukrainian. 09/17/42 in the Malgobek area the battery repelled an attack by 77 enemy tanks; 09/29/42 a mortar battery was destroyed and an artillery battery was suppressed. Awarded the Order of the Red Star. For battles from 24.12 – 31.12-43. in Ukraine. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, first degree. In offensive battles from 18.01 to 22.01-45. In the area of ​​​​the village of Bayerovtsy, 5 machine gun points and 30 soldiers were destroyed. On February 7, in a two-day battle, the division destroyed up to 50 soldiers and officers, and the fire of a mortar battery was suppressed. In this battle he called fire on himself twice. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, second degree. For the settlement of Gat from 18.04 – 27.04-45. The division under the command of Fyodor Maksimovich during these nine days destroyed 150 enemy soldiers, an artillery battery, 2 mortar batteries, 2 self-propelled guns. For skillful leadership, he was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

But what information was found in the Memorial ODB. Lieutenant Kovalenko Afanasy Methodievich, born in 1916, native of Pyatikhatka, Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine, deputy battery commander. He was given the rank of lieutenant in June 1942. Being in the 218th AP, the 176th SD was on the defensive in the area of ​​the village. Zhukovsky, Rostov region (According to the time, I think it was in the area of ​​Vozdvizhensky, Krasnaya Balka) 30.07-42 got surrounded. Upon leaving it on August 3, he was detained by the police and sent to a prisoner of war camp in Dnepropetrovsk. Worked on dirt roads. 09/03-42 he escaped, came home and worked at the Yellow River mine as a turner until the liberation of the territory by the Red Army. Then the investigation, the trial - 2 months of a fine.

From the author. 218 AP stood in defense x. Vozdvizhensky, H. Krasnaya Balka 01.08 and p. Zhukovsky 02.08-42 years. According to the stories of eyewitnesses of those distant events, residents of the villages of our Peschanokopsky district, we did not have any major battles. I think this is misleading. The battles were not loud, local, most often outside the villages. But persistent, grueling and tragic. With hardships associated with hunger, lack of ammunition, fuel and a complete lack of communication. However, it was on our Peschanokop land that many feats and heroic deeds were accomplished. During the entire period of fighting on the Don and in the Ciscaucasia in 1942-43, the Supreme High Command Headquarters did not allocate a single soldier, not a single tank and not a single aircraft from the reserve to the Southern and North Caucasian fronts. And the Germans abandoned 18 selected divisions near Rostov in July 1942, constantly replenishing them from the reserve, to strengthen the offensive impulse.

TO Asyan Andrey Filippovich - commander of the machine gun company of the 330th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 129th Guards Rifle Division of the 18th Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front, guard captain.

Born on December 13, 1918 in the village of Kiblich, now Gaysinsky district, Vinnytsia region, into a peasant family. Ukrainian. Member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU since 1942. He received incomplete secondary education, then completed tractor driving courses. He worked as a tractor driver on a collective farm in the village of Gruzskoye, Gaisinsky district.

In 1939, he was drafted by the Gaysinsky RVC of the Vinnitsa region into the ranks of the Red Army. Graduated from the school for junior commanders. In the battles of the Great Patriotic War from June 1941. He served as the commander of a machine gun crew in the 591st Infantry Regiment of the 176th Infantry Division.

In mid-July 1942, units of the 176th Infantry Division as part of the 12th Army of the Southern Front, defending about 30 kilometers west of the city of Voroshilovgrad, now Lugansk, began to retreat and by July 23, 1942, retreated to the city of Rostov-on-Don, where They began to defend themselves on the banks of the Don, in its lower reaches. Then units of the 176th Rifle Division retreated in battle through Armavir and further to Checheno-Ingushetia, where they took up defense on the Terek as part of the troops of the Transcaucasian Front.

On December 17, 1942, the commander of the machine gun crew of the 3rd machine gun company of the 591st Infantry Regiment of the 176th Infantry Division, Sergeant A.F. Kasyan, in battles in the area of ​​Lake Am, destroyed many Nazi soldiers with well-aimed machine-gun fire, and also carried ten of our wounded soldiers from the battlefield, for which he was awarded the medal “For Military Merit.”

In January 1943, the 176th Infantry Division was transferred through Baku, Tbilisi and Sukhumi to Gelendzhik. In February 1943, the division was landed on Malaya Zemlya in the area of ​​the Myskhako state farm, Krasnodar Territory.

On April 20, 1943, in the battles on Malaya Zemlya, when the commander of a machine gun company was seriously wounded, the commander of the machine gun crew, Lieutenant A.F. Kasyan took command of the company, organized the uninterrupted operation of the machine guns, directly stood behind the machine gun and repelled the advancing Nazis, for which he was awarded the Order of the Red Star.

Then, as part of his unit, he took part in the liberation of Novorossiysk and the Novorossiysk-Taman offensive operation. In October 1943, the 591st Rifle Regiment was reorganized into the 330th Guards Rifle Regiment, and the 176th Rifle Division into the 129th Guards Rifle Division.

Then the 129th Guards Rifle Division was transferred from the Taman Peninsula to the Kyiv area, and at the end of November 1943 it was transferred to the approaches to Zhitomir, where the commander of the guard machine gun company, Senior Lieutenant A.F. Kasyan, as part of his unit, took part in the Zhitomir-Berdichev offensive operation.

On December 28, 1943, during the offensive battles in the Zhitomir direction, while repelling a counterattack near the village of Studenitsa, Korostyshevsky district, Zhitomir region, Guard Senior Lieutenant A.F. At the decisive moment of the battle, Kasyan lay down next to a heavy machine gun and, with well-aimed fire, shot at point-blank range the Nazis who were trying to encircle our units. In this battle, he personally destroyed 36 Nazi soldiers and set fire to one enemy armored personnel carrier.

On December 31, 1943, pursuing the retreating Nazis, Guard Senior Lieutenant A.F. Kasyan, on the shoulders of the enemy, burst into the south-eastern outskirts of the city of Zhitomir, where he destroyed up to 60 fascists with well-aimed machine-gun fire, for which he was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.

On March 9, 1944, Guard Captain A.F. Kasyan, together with a machine gun crew, under fierce artillery, mortar and machine gun fire from the enemy, was among the first to cross the Snivoda River near the village of Semaki, Khmelnitsky district, Vinnytsia region, after which, with his machine gun fire, he ensured the crossing of rifle units through the water barrier and the attack of enemy positions at height.

In the battle for the height of the guard, Captain A.F. Kasyan shot three Nazi soldiers with a pistol, and captured the fourth, with the rank of chief corporal. The remaining enemy soldiers and officers fled from the occupied lines. The height and settlement of Syomaki were liberated from the enemy.

On March 11, 1944, Guard Captain A.F. Kasyan, together with a machine gun crew, under fierce artillery, mortar and machine gun fire from the enemy, was among the first to cross the Southern Bug River near the village of Zhuravnoye, Litinsky district, Vinnitsa region, after which, with machine gun fire, he ensured the development of the offensive of the crossing units.

After our units managed to occupy a height south of the village of Aleksandrovka, Litinsky district, Vinnytsia region, the Nazis launched a counterattack with large infantry forces supported by tanks. Thanks to the skillful leadership of his unit and the correct placement of guard fire weapons, Captain A.F. Kasyan managed to repel five enemy counterattacks, inflicting significant damage to the enemy in manpower and equipment.

Then the Nazis, having brought up fresh infantry forces up to a battalion in size, with the support of four tanks and several armored vehicles, counterattacked the small groups of our fighters remaining at the heights from three directions. Guard Captain A.F. Kasyan fired at the Nazis until the last bullet, personally destroying more than 80 enemy soldiers and officers. He died in this battle. He was buried in the village of Zhuravnoye, Litinsky district, Vinnytsia region.

U Kaz of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated August 25, 1944 for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the German invaders and the courage and heroism shown to the guard captain Kasyan Andrey Filippovich posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Awarded the Order of Lenin (08/25/1944), the Order of the Patriotic War 1st degree (01/10/1944), the Order of the Red Star (06/30/1943), the medal “For Military Merit” (12/31/1942).

In the village of Kiblich there is a bust of the Hero and a memorial plaque. Streets in the village of Kiblich and the village of Gruzskoye, Gaisinsky district, are named after him.

From order No. 02/n dated December 31, 1942 for the 591st Rifle Regiment of the 176th Red Banner Rifle Division of the Transcaucasian Front:
On behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, I award the medal “For Military Merit” to the commander of the machine gun crew of the 3rd machine gun company, Sergeant Andrei Filippovich Kasyan, for the fact that in the battle of December 17, 1942 in the area of ​​Lake Am, he mercilessly destroyed the Nazis with well-aimed machine gun fire and carried out 10 wounded soldiers from the battlefield.
Regiment commander Major Lymar.

From the award list for the Order of the Red Star:
Comrade Kasyan has been participating in battles against German fascism since August 20, 1941.
In the Myskhako state farm area for 4 months, comrade. Kasyan courageously and courageously destroyed the Nazis with his well-aimed machine-gun fire.
On April 20, 1943, under the cover of large aviation and artillery forces, the Germans launched a counterattack, the commander of the bullet squad was seriously wounded, Comrade. Kasyan took command of the company, organized the uninterrupted operation of the machine guns, directly stood behind the machine gun and repelled the advancing Nazis.
All fascist attacks were repulsed with heavy losses.
The regiment command petitions to award Lieutenant Andrei Filippovich Kasyan the Order of the Red Star.
Commander of the 591st Red Banner Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Nasrullaev.
June 21, 1943.

From the award list for the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree:
Comrade Kasyan has been participating in battles with the German occupiers since July 1941.
In offensive battles from December 24, 1943, he showed not only personal heroism, but also the ability to control a company’s battle. He especially distinguished himself in the battle for the village of Studenitsa, where, during a difficult period of battle, he personally lay down behind an easel machine gun and destroyed 23 Nazis.
Acting as part of a battalion, on December 31, 1943, he knocked out the enemy from the Vatskovsky farm and, on the enemy’s shoulders, broke into the southeastern outskirts of the city of Zhitomir, where he destroyed up to 60 fascists and captured rich trophies.
For skillful leadership and personal heroism, the regiment command petitions to award Guard Senior Lieutenant Andrei Filippovich Kasyan with the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.

January 1, 1944.

From the award list for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:
Comrade Kasyan has been participating in battles with the German occupiers since the first days of the Patriotic War. In all battles he showed exceptional examples of courage and heroism.
During the offensive battles in the Zhitomir direction, on December 28, 1943, while fighting for the village of Studenitsa, repelling an enemy counterattack, at the decisive moment of the battle he lay down next to a heavy machine gun and, with well-aimed fire, shot at point-blank range the Nazis who were trying to encircle our units that had wedged themselves into the German battle formations. In this battle, Comrade Kasyan himself destroyed 36 Nazis and set fire to one enemy armored personnel carrier.
The exceptional heroism of Comrade. Kasyan showed in the battle for the capture of the settlement of Syomaki. On March 9, 1944, he was the first to cross the Snivoda River with a machine-gun crew, despite strong artillery, mortar and machine-gun fire from the enemy, and with his machine-gun fire ensured the crossing of rifle units across the water barrier and the attack of enemy positions at height. When the Germans began to become confused, Comrade. Kasyan jumped on his horse, galloped towards the German trenches, right at the trenches the horse was killed, at that time 4 Germans attacked him, shooting 3 soldiers with a pistol, captured the fourth chief corporal, and the rest up to 30 enemy soldiers and officers fled from the occupied lines. The height and settlement were cleared of the enemy.
11.3.1944, crossing the Bug River near the village of Zhuravnoye, comrade. Kasyan was also the first to cross the river with the crew of a heavy machine gun, and with fire from a machine gun he ensured the development of the offensive of the crossed units. After occupying the heights south of the village of Aleksandrovka, the Germans counterattacked our units five times with large forces of infantry and tanks. Thanks to the initiative shown by Comrade. Kasyan, the correct placement of fire weapons, personal courage, five attacks were repulsed with heavy losses for the enemy. For the sixth time, the Germans, having brought up infantry forces to a battalion, with the support of 4 tanks and several armored vehicles, counterattacked the small groups of our soldiers remaining at the heights from three directions. Despite the fact that enemy tanks were plowing through our positions, Comrade. Kasyan let the Nazis close behind the tanks and shot them point-blank to the last bullet. When the machine gun belts and cartridges for them ran out, Comrade. Kasyan shot the Germans with a pistol, personally destroyed more than 80 German soldiers and officers in this battle, and himself died a heroic death.
For demonstrating exceptional examples of courage and heroism in repeated battles, I petition for the posthumous awarding of the title “Hero of the Soviet Union” to Guard Captain Andrei Filippovich Kasyan.
Commander of the 330th Guards Rifle Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Nasrullaev.
March 15, 1944.

Formed on 02/20/1944 on the basis of the 65th Marine Rifle Brigade and the 80th Marine Rifle Brigade on the Karelian Front

From 06/21/1944 she took part in the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation, on 06/23/1944 she participated in the liberation of Medvezhyegorsk, and advanced towards Porosozero, where she suffered heavy losses.

Subsequently, the division was withdrawn to Vologda for rest and replenishment, after which it participated in the East Prussian operation and the Prague operation

Division composition:
52nd Rifle Regiment
55th Infantry Regiment
63 Infantry Regiment
728th artillery regiment
33rd separate anti-tank fighter division
64th reconnaissance company
243 engineer battalion
197th separate communications battalion
128th medical battalion
80th separate chemical defense company
368th motor transport company
331st divisional veterinary hospital
105 field bakery
738 field postal station
1668 field cash desk of the State Bank

On July 21, 1944, units of the 176th Infantry Division in the Longonvaara region (near Ilomantsi) were the first on the Karelian Front to restore the state border with Finland

Warriors of the division:

Baboshin, Vasily Petrovich, squad commander of the 243rd separate sapper battalion, senior sergeant. Full Knight of the Order of Glory.
Awarded for distinction in battles in June 1944 near Medvezhyegorsk, July-August 1944 in the Porosozero area, January 1945 near the city of Bartsyany.
Re-awarded on 06/07/1968 with the Order of Glory, 1st degree, instead of the twice awarded Order of Glory, 2nd degree.

289th Infantry Division

Formed on the Karelian Front on the basis of the Decree of the State Defense Committee of the USSR No. 758ss dated October 10, 1941 on the basis of the 5th Murmansk Rifle Brigade. She entered the active army on October 15, 1941, joining the Medvezhyegorsk task force of the Karelian Front.

As part of the Masel task force, she participated in the Medvezhyegorsk offensive operation (January 3 - 10, 1942). Subsequently, she continued to operate in the Medvezhyegorsk direction, taking up positional defense. On March 10, 1942 it became part of the 32nd Army of the Karelian Front.

Participated in the Svir-Petrozavodsk offensive operation (June 21 - August 9, 1944). On November 1, 4, 1944, together with other divisions of the 32nd Army, it was transferred to the reserve of the Supreme High Command Headquarters. Later it was stationed on the territory of the Belomorsk Military District. Disbanded in 1955.

Compound:
1044th Infantry Regiment
1046th Infantry Regiment
1048th Infantry Regiment
821st artillery regiment
335th separate anti-tank fighter division (from 05/04/1942)
354 reconnaissance company
590th engineer battalion
755th separate communications battalion (911th separate communications company)
339th Medical Battalion
388th separate chemical defense company
425 (209th) motor transport company
58 field bakery
647 divisional veterinary hospital
1518 field postal station
931 field cash desk of the State Bank
Full name of commander period of command regiment division NIKOLAENKO PAVEL PETROVICH 12.2.44- ? joint venture 52 176 infantry division SIDOROV YAKOV IVANOVICH 18.2.44-27.4.44 joint venture 63 176 infantry division SINENKY FILIPP GRIGORIEVICH 12.2.44- ? sp 55 176 sd SMIRNOV PAVEL IVANOVICH 27.4.44-10.7.45 sd 63 176 sd KAVERIN ALEXEY GRIGORIEVICH 12.2.44-18.4.44 176 sd ZOLOTAEV VASILY IVANOVICH 19.4.44-11.5.45 176 SD BOLDIREV MIKHAIL AKIMOVITCH (1) 25.5. 42-12.1.44 joint venture 1048 289 sd BOLDIREV MIKHAIL AKIMOVICH (2) 12.1942-13.3.42 sd 1046 289 sd DERGACHEV KOZMA GAVRILOVICH?-30.9.44 sd 1044 289 sd EVSEEV ANATOLY VASILY HIV(1) 17.7.44-19.2.46 sp 1046 289 SD ZAYCHIKOV NIKOLAY AL-DROVICH(2) 08.7.43-12.1943 SP 1044 289 SD ZUYKOV NIKOLAI IVANOVICH(1) 25.1.43-26.6.44 SP 1046 289 SD ZUIKOV NIKOLAY IVANOVICH(2) 30.9.44-25.12.45 joint venture 1044 289 SD LEBEDEV PAVEL IVANOVICH 12.25.45- ? joint venture 1044 289 sd MARTYNOV VASILY NIKOLAEVICH 26.6.44- 1.7.44 sd 1046 289 sd PANKOV ALEXANDER STEPANOVICH (2) 18.1.44-10.6.44 sd 1048 289 sd PRE MARTIN IVANOVICH (PREDS)(1) 30.9.42-17.3. 43 joint venture 1044 289 sd SAVELIEV PETER MIKHAILOVICH (3) 21.6.44-19.2.46 sd 1048 289 sd SALTYKOV GERMAN ALEXANDROVICH 21.10.41-13.3.42 sd 1048 289 sd SELIKHOV ALEXEY ICH(1) 11.3.42-8.6. 43 joint venture 1046 289 SD SKLOVSKY ANATOLY VASILIEVICH 17.1.42-23.9.42 joint venture 1044 289 SD TYUTRYUM SERAFIM ALEXANDROVICH 28.3.43-18.1.44 joint venture 1044 289 SD SHAPKIN NIKOLAY IVANOVICH 31.3.42-1.8.42 joint venture 1048 289 infantry division MAKSHANOV DMITRY FROLOVICH 19.9.41-20.10.41 289 SD CHERNUKHA NIKOLAY ANTONOVICH 21.10.41-27.3.42 289 SD TOMOLA VIKTOROVICH 28.3.42-28.6.44 289 SD CHERNUKHA NIKOLAY ANTONOVICH 29.6.44-9 .5.45 289 sd

Joint actions of 176 and 289 divisions:

On July 16, Soviet troops, during the Porosozero operation, crossed the state border with the forces of the 176th Infantry Division and went 10 kilometers deeper. The 289th Infantry Division was advancing to the north. Soon the offensive met with resistance: a Finnish group assembled from the 21st infantry and cavalry brigades, units of the 14th Infantry Division from near Rugozero, and separate battalions.

The maneuverable battle in the forests ended in favor of the Finns, including due to their reliance on the fortified Salpa line. In the area of ​​the Longonvaara farmstead, the 176th and 289th Rifle Divisions lost, according to Finnish data (probably exaggerated), 8 thousand people killed and several hundred prisoners, all military equipment and, by order of the command, broke out of the encirclement.

The 3rd Marine Brigade, the 69th and 70th Marine Rifle Brigades, and part of the 29th Tank Brigade were deployed to their rescue.

Chiginsky Sergey Pavlovich in the immortal regiment #9 May // understanding the events of the death of my great-grandfather May 9th, 2013

Continuing the study of the military path of my great-grandfather Sergei Pavlovich Chiginsky, let’s try to answer the question raised in the article:

According to the documents of the OBD Memorial, the date of death of the Red Army soldier Sergei Pavlovich Chiginsky is February 23, 1943, but the memorial plaque indicates a different date - July 23, 1942, how to explain this discrepancy?

The very fact that the dates are similar makes you think, but let’s try to sort them out in order.

According to the Book of Memory: Chiginsky Sergei Pavlovich Red Army soldier 176 SP 456 SD died on February 23, 1943 and was buried in the Leningrad region, Kolpinsky district (peat mining). The conclusion that 456 SD is a typo and the correct number is 46 SD was made a long time ago, because... Throughout the War, the 176th Infantry Regiment belonged to the 46th Infantry Division, and in addition, the 456th Infantry Division never existed at all.

In chronological order, the first possible date of death of the Red Army soldier S.P. Chiginsky, according to the photograph on the memorial plaque, is the date July 23, 1942:

What kind of fighting took place at this time is shown on the map in the summer of 1942:

According to Wikipedia, the following is known:

On June 19, 1942, the remnants of the division, the 25th and 57th rifle brigades struck towards the 25th cavalry division and the 29th tank brigade, which struck from the outside of the ring, while a fairly large part of the remnants of the division broke out of the ring , but they couldn’t secure the corridor. The division, remaining inside the ring (the division headquarters was located there), consisted of only about 80 active bayonets, which again participated in a breakthrough attempt on June 21, 1942, but the attack failed. On June 23 and June 24, 1942, the division, or rather what was left of it, again made its way to its own along the narrow-gauge railway along with the 382nd Infantry Division. Together with the division headquarters, A.A. was also planned to leave. Vlasov with a group of chief staff workers of the 2nd Shock Army and a headquarters security company, but having lost their way, they did not reach the headquarters of the 46th division. From the division in the last ten days of June 1942, only 168 people with the Battle Banner came out to their own. The remainder of the division's personnel was sent to staff the 259th Infantry Division.

From a book about the 2nd Shock Army, which at that time included 46 SD:

At 4 a.m. on June 25, the 1240th Regiment of the 372nd Division broke out of encirclement. He received orders to leave the night before<...>Somewhat later<...>warriors broke through 176th Infantry Regiment of the 46th Division, as well as commanders and a group of soldiers of the 57th brigade and 382nd division. Other soldiers and commanders of these units covered the army headquarters or fought with the enemy on the flanks of the corridor near the Glushitsa River(note: Myasnoy Bor is located at a distance of 7.2 km from the river in a straight line).

On July 30, 1942, it was disbanded and almost immediately recreated by the 3rd formation on the basis of the 1st Rifle Division of the NKVD.

Based on the information provided, one could assume that Sergei Pavlovich died in the cauldron of Myasnoy Bor (Novgorod region). But we know that the first burial was in the Kolpino district (Leningrad region), that is, quite far away, which refutes this assumption. Since only the last place of service is known about the combat path of Sergei Pavlovich - 176 SP 46 SD, it can be assumed that he did not participate in the hostilities in the Myasny Bor area at all, because the 46 Infantry Division was actually destroyed in them and in the 3rd once formed on August 9, 1942.

The events of the winter of 1943, in which the 46th Infantry Division participated, being subordinate to the 67th Army of the Leningrad Front, geographically correspond to the place of the first burial of Sergei Pavlovich.

The map of the situation near Leningrad by January 1943 shows the location of the 46th Infantry Division, which corresponds to the description:

The troops of the 67th Army in Operation Iskra were formed in two echelons. The first echelon consisted of the 45th Guards, 268th, 136th and 86th Rifle Divisions. Each division of the first echelon of the army was reinforced by a tank battalion, four or five artillery and mortar regiments, an anti-tank artillery regiment and one or two engineering battalions. The second echelon included the 13th and 123rd rifle divisions, the 142nd and 123rd rifle brigades. The 102nd and 138th Rifle, 34th Ski, 152nd and 220th Tank Brigades remained in the army reserve. Defense of the passive sector of the front along the right bank of the river. The Neva in the Porogi, Nevskaya Dubrovka sector, almost equal in width to the breakthrough area, was assigned to the 46th Infantry Division and the 11th Infantry Brigade. Securing the Ladoga route from the south was entrusted to the 55th Infantry Brigade, which defended on the ice of Lake Ladoga.

Thus, it is known that in January the 46th SD was located near the settlement of Kolpino, but on the other bank of the river. Neva, and accordingly, the question of the first burial place remains open.

On the other hand, from a book about the Battle of Leningrad:

In the last ten days of February, it became clear that the operations carried out by the troops of the 2nd Shock and 67th Armies to ensure the security of communications of the Leningrad Front and Leningrad “did not produce the expected results.” Therefore, the Supreme Command Headquarters, by its directive No. 30057 of February 27, 1943, orders:
1. Offensive of the 55th and 67th armies of the Leningrad Front, 2nd unit. and the 54th Army of the Volkhov Front to temporarily cease.
2. The troops of the Leningrad and Volkhov fronts should gain a foothold on the occupied lines and conduct active reconnaissance in order to identify weak points [in the defense] of the enemy.

According to the Offensive Plan near Leningrad in February 1943, the territory of the Kolpino region was occupied by the 55th Army, which on March 1, 1943 already included the 46th Infantry Division. But there is no data on the subordination of the 46 SD until February 23, inclusive, as well as on the fate of the 46 SD in the Krasnoborsk operation.

To summarize, we can conclude: Red Army soldier, sapper Sergei Pavlovich Chiginsky died in the Kolpinsky district of the Leningrad region.

Answering one question, a series of others arise, namely, about the military path of Sergei Pavlovich, which have yet to be answered:

1. At what stage of the combat path did Chiginsky S.P. join the 176 SP 46 SD: before 09.19.1941 (1st formation), during the period 12.10.1941 - 07.30.1942 (2nd formation), which is unlikely, or after 09.08 .1942 (3rd formation)?
2. Didn't Chiginsky S.P. begin his service in the ranks of the 1st Infantry Division of the Internal Troops of the NKVD of the USSR (08/22/1941 - 08/09/1942), which was transformed into the 46th Infantry Division (3rd formation)?
3. Is it possible that Chiginsky S.P. was drafted by the Zarechensky RVC (Tula) not immediately into the 176th joint venture of the 46th SD, but was transferred already during the War and how can we establish the date when he joined the ranks of the Red Army?

Afterword

Today in Tula the formation of the “Immortal Regiment” took place - with photographs of participants in the War. In the home archive there is a photograph of Sergei Pavlovich in adolescence, but this makes it even more important.

On the photo card in the center: on the left is Sergei Pavlovich, on the right is his father Pavel Ivanovich Chiginsky.