Biography Andreyanov

On the grave Andreyanov Vasily Dmitrievich, the mechanic-driver of the tank and the guards tank regiment, I am a guards mechanized Novobug brigade, the 4th Guards Mechanized Stalingrad Corps, the 3rd Ukrainian Front, the Guard Senior Sergeant. Born on July 21 in the village of Thala now, Stavropol district of the Samara region in a peasant family. Primary education.

He worked on the collective farm "Lenin's Path" of the Tashlynsky village council. From the year, he was actual military service in the Far East. Member of the battles with Japanese troops by Lake Hassan in the year. He was again drafted into the army in the year by the Khabarovsk city commander. During the Great Patriotic War in the army - from the year. He fought in the South, Stalingrad, again South, 4th and 3rd Ukrainian fronts.

Twice wounded. Especially distinguished in the Yas-Chishinev strategic offensive operation in battles in Moldova. Then, among the first, Brod overcame the river Prut north-west of the village of Minjir now Khinchestsky district, contributing to the crossing of his unit. After the war, demobilized. He lived and worked in the city of Kuibyshev now Samara. He died on June 13.

He was awarded the orders of Lenin by the name of the hero a street in the city of Togliatti of the Samara region. By the December of the year, the driver of the senior sergeant V. Andrianov fought on the 4th Ukrainian Front as part of the Guards Tank Regiment of the Guards Mechanized Brigade. Participated in battles in southern Ukraine. During the battle of December 19, he skillfully maneuvered his tank, thanks to which his crew destroyed 2 guns and up to 23 enemy soldiers and officers.

He was awarded the medal "For Military Merit" in the order is listed as Andrianov Vasily Dmitrievich. Since February, the 4th Guards Mechanized Corps fought on the 3rd Ukrainian Front. As part of the horse-mechanized group of Lieutenant General I. Pliev, the Corps participated in the Bereznato-Snigirevskaya on March 6-18 and Odessa on March 26-April 14 of the year of offensive operations.

In the Bereznegovato-Snigirean operation, the horse-mechanized group was introduced into a breakthrough on March 6 on the section of the 8th Guards Army south of Krivoy Rog, crossed the Ingulent River and rapidly moved along the rear of the enemy in the southwestern direction along the territory of the Dnepropetrovsk, and then the Nikolaev region. Here she met at the city of Snigirevka, Nikolaev region with the troops of the 5th shock army, completing the environment of this group, which was defeated.

In the Odessa operation of the 3rd Ukrainian Front on March 26-April 14, the 4th Guards Mechanized Corps as part of the horse-mechanized group crossed the South Bug River northwest of the city of New Odessa and moved to the enemy’s rear in the direction of Berezovka-Sepa Station, bypassing Odessa from the northwest. Having taken the station, a separate, horse-mechanized group, turned south, moving around the territory of the Odessa region, took the city of Belyaevka, the German colony Freudenal and turned east, on April 9, burst into Odessa.

In this operation, senior sergeant V. Andreyanov, in the award sheet, is listed as Andriyanov in battles from March 28 to April 10, he showed himself a skilled and courageous driver. With his crew, he was the first to burst into the village of Tatarka, where he was captured near the vehicles. He destroyed the caterpillars near the enemy soldiers and officers.

In the village of Belyaevka, he brought his tank from the attack of the enemy’s aviation and this saved the material part. He was awarded the Order of the Red Star. In the Yaskishishchyovsky strategic offensive operation on August 20-29, the 4th Guards Mechanized Corps was introduced into a breakthrough on August 21 at the district of the Army in the area southwest of the Sepa-Delnaya station and quickly moved to the village of Tarutino Odessa region, then turned northwest and on August 23 in the village of Kotovskoye now city Khinchest, the Republic of Moldova met with parts of the 2nd Ukrainian Front, closing the ring of the Enemy of the Chisinau group.

During August 25 - 27, this group was defeated. From the award sheet to confer the title of Hero of the Soviet Union Comrade. The tank’s caterpillars destroyed 3 guns with calculations, 2 armored personnel carriers, 5 vehicles. Southeast, Hadzhilar cut the paths of the enemy’s retreating infantry, which created the conditions for capturing it with rifle units. His tank twice combed the area southeast of the village of Minzhir, destroying the leaked enemy groups and thereby creating the conditions of parts to continue to pursue the enemy’s beam.

Andreyanov is worthy of conferring the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Commander of the 37th Guards Tank Regiment of the Guard Lieutenant Colonel Kleimenov