Forgotten Heroes

I remember well how this alley was just being installed in the Belgorod region, in the village. Veidelevka, but for a number of years nothing has changed here... The alley is in terrible condition, and on the eve of May 9, I decided to do a review and, based on the results, ask a few questions that they could not answer in the Veidelevsky district, alas ...

Eremenko Nazar Konstantinovich - Hero of Socialist Labor, winner of many awards and medals of VDNKh, participant in the Great Patriotic War.

Grigoriev Ivan Ivanovich - Hero of Socialist Labor, manager of the III department of the Lugovoe state farm at one time, a man who received his award for his significant contribution to the development of the RSFSR and the region, living in the Veidelevsky district.

Mikhail Polievktovich Kostenko was awarded the title Hero of Socialist Labor, awarded four Orders of Lenin and two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor. There is an article about him in the TSB, about his services to his homeland. Soviet electrical engineer, specialist in electrical machines, alternating current electric traction, and modeling of power systems. Twice laureate of the Stalin Prize (1949, 1951), laureate of the Lenin Prize (1958), academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1953), Hero of Socialist Labor (1969), deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 5th convocation (1958-1962).

Contributed to the development of the theory of electrical engineering and power engineering. Author of more than 200 published scientific papers and inventions, including 7 major monographs and 25 patents for inventions.

During the leadership of the Department of Electrical Machines at LPI named after. M.I. Kalinin and VNII Elektromash created its own scientific school of electromechanics, trained many young scientists and highly qualified specialists.

Kushnarev Dmitry Panteleevich - squad commander of the 104th separate guards engineer battalion of the 89th guards rifle division of the 5th shock army of the 1st Belorussian Front, guard senior sergeant - at the time of nomination for the Order of Glory, 1st degree. Born on the farm of Rovny, Veidelevsky district, Belgorod region, in a peasant family. Russian. Graduated from 7th grade. He was a foreman on a collective farm and worked as a loader at the Uzlovaya railway station in the Tula region. In the Red Army since February 1943. Participant of the Great Patriotic War since March 1943. Fought on the Southwestern, 3rd Ukrainian and 1st Belorussian fronts. He took part in the liberation of Ukraine, Moldova, Poland, and in battles in Germany. In 1944 he became a member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU. The commander of the section of the 104th separate guards engineer battalion (89th Guards Rifle Division, 5th Shock Army, 3rd Ukrainian Front) Guard Sergeant Dmitry Kushnarev on August 22, 1944 on the right bank of the Reut River near the city of Orhei (Moldova) with The squad's personnel made a passage through the enemy's wire barriers for the advancing infantry and division equipment. By order of the 89th Guards Rifle Division No. 030/n dated August 30, 1944, Guard Sergeant Kushnarev Dmitry Panteleevich was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree (No. 21598) for courage and bravery shown in battles. On the night of January 14, 1945, the squad commander of the 104th separate guards engineer battalion (89th Guards Rifle Division, 5th Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front) of the Guard, senior sergeant Dmitry Kushnarev, at the head of the barrage group, made a passage under continuous fire in a minefield and enemy wire barriers in the area of ​​the settlement of Buda-Mikhailovsk (southwest of the city of Warka, Poland), which ensured rapid infantry actions. By order of the 5th Shock Army No. 013/n dated January 30, 1945, for the courage and bravery shown in battle, Guard Senior Sergeant Kushnarev Dmitry Panteleevich was awarded the Order of Glory, 2nd degree (No. 23481). Leading the barrage group, Dmitry Kushnarev, on the night of April 14, 1945, under heavy enemy fire, made a passage in his wire barriers on the left bank of the Oder River (10 kilometers north-west of the city of Kitz, Germany) up to 20 meters wide, ensured the actions of self-propelled artillery and infantry . Participated in the storming of Berlin. On April 22, he was wounded in a street fight. After the victory in the hospital, Senior Sergeant Kushnarev learned about the high award. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 31, 1945, for the exemplary performance of command tasks in battles with the Nazi invaders of the guard, senior sergeant Dmitry Panteleevich Kushnarev was awarded the Order of Glory, 1st degree (No. 608), becoming a full holder of the Order of Glory. After the war, he continued to serve in the Armed Forces of the USSR for some time. In 1948, foreman D.P. Kushnarev was demobilized. Lived in the village of Rovenki, Belgorod region. He was the head of the road section of the Rivne district of the Belgorod region, and built bridges. Then he worked as chief of staff of civil defense. Died on April 3, 1995. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, Orders of Glory, 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees, medals, including “For Courage”.

Korenkov Mikhail Andreevich - Commander of the 76-mm cannon crew of the 601st Infantry Regiment (82nd Infantry Division, 47th Army, 1st Belorussian Front) Private K. 01/14/45 southwest of Warka (Poland), firing direct fire, he disabled 3 machine guns, above the infantry squad. 02/26/45 awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree 02/15–02/16/45 near the village of Alt Rüdnitz (now Stara Rudnitsa, 5 km south of Tsedynya, Poland) suppressed 2 machine guns with direct fire, covered over 20 enemy soldiers, destroyed 3 houses, where the machine gunners settled. Through his actions he contributed to the occupation of the settlement. 03/16/45 load. hord. Glory 3rd degree, 10/24/66 re-awarded the Order of Glory 1st degree. Junior Sergeant Korenkov 04/28/1945 in battles near Berlin (Germany), commanding a crew, suppressed 3 machine gun points, 2 anti-tank guns. 05/27/1945 awarded the Order of Glory, 2nd degree

In March 1947, Mikhail Andreevich was transferred to the reserve. Lived in Belgorod. In 1951 he completed advanced training courses for accountants in Moscow. In 1953 he completed a course for training reserve officers and was awarded the rank of junior lieutenant (retired). He worked at an auto repair plant, in Installation Department No. 2. Awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, medals. Participant in Parades on Red Square in Moscow on 9.5.1985 and 9.5.1995 to commemorate the 40th and 50th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War.

Tarasov Fedor Efremovich - Commander of the reconnaissance department of the 104th Guards Separate Engineer Battalion of the Guard, Sergeant F.E. On January 21, 1944, during the offensive battles of the division in the area of ​​​​the village of Krasnoselka (Alexandrovsky district of the Kirovograd region), Tarasov, being part of a reconnaissance engineering group, under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire from the enemy, made a passage in his minefield, removing 229 anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. Ensured the unimpeded passage of troops and equipment without explosions and contributed to the advancement of rifle units.

On the Voronezh, South-Western, and again the Voronezh Front, F.E. Tarasov from the end of February to June 1943, as part of the 3rd Tank, 69th and 6th Guards Army, participated in defensive battles on the territory of the Kharkov region, where at the turn The Seversky Donets River stopped the counter-offensive of enemy troops.

The sapper of the 104th Guards separate sapper battalion of the Red Army, F.E. Tarasov, as part of a reconnaissance engineering group, broke into the village of Bazilevshchina (Mashinsky district, Poltava region) on September 20, 1943, killed two soldiers with a machine gun and recaptured the enemy’s cannon. During the period from October 1 to October 6, 1943, he delivered valuable information to the command, including scouting out a convenient place for crossing troops and equipment to the right bank of the Dnieper. He was awarded the medal "For Courage".

On January 15, 1945, when breaking through a heavily fortified enemy defense line on the Pilitsa River near the village of Budy-Michalovske comrade. Tarasov, acting with the assault battalion of the 273rd Guards Rifle Regiment, was the first to break into the bridge over the Pilitsa River, despite the fact that he was constantly under fierce rifle and machine-gun fire, as well as the danger of blowing up the bridge, since the latter was prepared for explosion and was guarded by three German sappers.

For the exemplary fulfillment of the command’s assignment, the capture of the bridge over the Pilica River, saving it from an explosion, which contributed to the unhindered advance of our troops and equipment, comrade. Tarasov F.E. worthy of being awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Serdyukov Joseph Ilyich - was born on September 27 (October 10), 1906 on the Stanovoe farm, now Veidelevsky district, Belgorod region, into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU(b)/CPSU since 1944. Primary education. He worked at a fruit processing plant in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. In the Red Army since 1942. In the active army since 1942. Sapper of the 99th separate sapper battalion (69th Infantry Division, 65th Army, Central Front), candidate member of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) corporal Iosif Serdyukov during the crossing of the Dnieper River on October 15, 1943 in the area of ​​the urban village of Radul, Repkinsky district, Chernigov region Ukraine replaced the squad commander, and was the first to cross to the right bank of the Dnieper, where he captured a section of the enemy trench and ensured the crossing of the landing force. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated October 30, 1943, for the exemplary fulfillment of command assignments and the courage and heroism shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, Corporal Iosif Ilyich Serdyukov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 3318) . In 1945, the brave warrior graduated from political courses. Since 1946, junior lieutenant Serdyukov I.I. - in stock. Lived in the city of Tashkent. In 1948 he graduated from the party school at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan. Worked in administrative and economic positions. Died on March 28, 1973. He was buried in the Alley of Heroes of the Military Cemetery in Tashkent.

Mironenko Aleksey Nikolaevich - Flight commander of the 118th Guards Assault Aviation Regiment (225th Assault Aviation Division, 15th Air Army, 2nd Baltic Front) Guard, senior lieutenant Aleksey Mironenko by February 1945 made 93 combat missions, carrying out assault strikes on the enemy. In an air battle, he shot down 2 enemy fighters in the group. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of August 18, 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 shown, guard senior lieutenant. Alexey Nikolaevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 8002).

Kotov Nikita Dmitrievich - flag navigator of the 1st Guards Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment of the 8th Mine-Torpedo Aviation Division of the Air Force (Air Force) of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet, Guard Major.

Born on April 4 (17), 1915 in the village of Kulikovy Lipyagi, now Veidelevsky district, Belgorod region, in a peasant family. Russian. At the age of five he was left an orphan and raised in an orphanage. After school he graduated from the Cherkassy Automotive College. He worked as an auto mechanic at Babinskaya MTS, Kyiv region.

In the Navy since 1937. In 1938, he graduated from the courses for riflemen and bombers at the Yeisk Naval Aviation School named after Stalin. He served in the Red Banner Baltic Fleet Air Force and flew MBR-2 aircraft. Since the formation of the 1st Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment, he has flown in its composition. In August 1938, he passed the exams to become an observer pilot as an external student and received an officer rank.

Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. Flying in the crew of regimental commissar Pavlyuk, navigator Kotov made 28 combat missions and was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

Kotov met the beginning of the Great Patriotic War as a flight navigator in the 3rd Red Banner Squadron. Already from the first days of June, as part of Drozdov’s crew, he flew bombing attacks on enemy tank and motorized columns rushing towards Leningrad. Participated in raids on distant targets - naval bases in Königsberg, Stettin, Danzig. On one of the flights to Stettin, the right engine failed. Thanks to the fact that Kotov plotted the shortest course, the crew was able to return to their airfield. On one of the flights, their plane was attacked on approach to the target by three Me-109s. Riflemen V. Kuzin and Y. Zilbershtein repelled the attacks. Drozdov, according to calculations made by Kotov, brought the plane to the target and accurately dropped bombs on the enemy convoy. Both shooters were wounded, but continued to fend off the attacks.

From mid-1942 until the victorious May 1945, navigator Kotov flew in the crew. . Navigator Kotov, together with Borzov, was among the pioneers of torpedo and bomb attacks on enemy ships. The unit for which Kotov was plotting a course sank a patrol ship that was operating against our submarines in the summer south of Gogland. In total, in the forty-second year, five enemy ships with a total displacement of 20,000 tons were sunk by the aircraft that Kotov put on the combat course. Recognition of skill, courage and composure was the appointment of Senior Lieutenant Kotov as navigator of the 3rd Red Banner Squadron, which he commanded.

By June 1944, the flag navigator of the 1st Guards Mine and Torpedo Aviation Regiment, Major Nikolai Kotov, had carried out 152 bomb attacks on military targets deep behind enemy lines, and participated in the sinking of 4 transports and a patrol ship. One fighter was destroyed in an air battle. He laid mines on enemy communications. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 22, 1944, for the exemplary execution of command assignments and the courage and heroism shown in battles with the Nazi invaders, Guard Major.

Awarded two Orders of Lenin, four Orders of the Red Banner, Orders of the Patriotic War 1st degree, Red Star, and medals.

Dementyev Andrey Aleksandrovich - Division commander of the 279th Guards Light Artillery Regiment (23rd Guards Light Artillery Brigade, 5th Artillery Division, 4th Breakthrough Artillery Corps, 3rd Shock Army, 1st Belorussian Front) Guard Major Dementyev in the battles on the outskirts of Berlin and during the assault on the city from April 16 to April 28, 1945, he skillfully organized battery fire and inflicted significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment. During the critical period of the battle, he brought the division’s guns to direct fire and supported the assault group of the 146th Infantry Division with fire. In hand-to-hand combat, the division repelled an enemy counterattack.

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded on May 15, 1946.

In 1949 he graduated from the Higher Officer Artillery School. Since 1960, Colonel Dementyev has been in reserve. In 1960-78 he worked in Kursk as a cinema director and as a supply manager at the Polytechnic Institute.

Awarded the Order of Lenin, Alexander Nevsky, 2 Orders of the Red Star, and medals.

So, based on the results of the review of Heroes, I had a number of questions. The Memory Alley, located 200 meters from the entrance to the administration of the Veidelevsky district, is, to put it mildly, not in very good condition, but the administration, as I understand it, does not care about it.

Question: For what reason are the monuments in this condition?

Question: Why are the monuments to the Heroes of the Soviet Union not repaired or reconstructed?

Well, there are only 10 days left until May 9th and it’s unlikely that anything will change, just like after May 9th. Dear readers. I ask you to spend 5 minutes of your time and a minimum of money by calling the head of the administration of the Veidelevsky district , Anatoly Vasilyevich Tarasenko, at the numbers: 84723755143 or 84723755761 and asking the questions stated above, if 5 people call, nothing will change, but if 100 call, the district administration will have to accept measures, if they don’t want to work, let’s force them to do their job.