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Mikhail Khvatkov
Mikhail Petrovich Khvatkov (russian: Михаил Петрович Хватков; 24 November 1925 – 25 June 1944) was a Red Army Efreitor and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. Khvatkov was posthumously awarded the title for his actions in the Vitebsk–Orsha Offensive, where he ferried troops and equipment across the Western Dvina. He was killed while crossing the river. Early life Khvatkov was born on 24 November 1925 in the village of Gryaznukha (now part of Ulyanovsk) in Simbirsk Governorate to a peasant family. He graduated from seventh grade and worked on a farm. World War II Khvatkov was drafted into the Red Army in February 1943. He received sapper training and arrived on the Voronezh Front as a replacement with the 67th Guards Rifle Division, where he was assigned to the 76th Guards Separate Engineer Battalion. Khvatkov fought in the Belgorod-Khar'kov Offensive Operation in August and the Sumy-Pryluky Offensive in September. After the end of the offensive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Population: The city, founded as Simbirsk (), was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born Ulyanov), for whom it was renamed after his death in 1924; and of Alexander Kerensky, the leader of the Russian Provisional Government which Lenin overthrew during the October Revolution of 1917. It is also famous for its writers such as Ivan Goncharov, Nikolay Yazykov and Nikolay Karamzin, and for painters such as Arkady Plastov and Nikas Safronov. UNESCO has designated Ulyanovsk as a City of Literature since 2015. History Simbirsk was founded in 1648 by the boyar Bogdan Khitrovo. The fort of "Simbirsk" (alternatively "Sinbirsk") was strategically placed on a hill on the Western bank of the Volga River. The fort was meant to protect the eastern frontier of the Tsardom of Russia from the nomadic tribes and to establish a permanent royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
