Mikhail Mesheryakov
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Mesheryakov commanded the 136th Rifle Division of the 3rd Guards Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front
.
in a worker's family. Served in the Red Army
in 1918-1925. Participant of the Russian Civil War
. Member of the All-Union Communist Party
since 1931. In 1937 graduated from the Moscow college of history, philosophy and literature, and lectured in a college in Moscow
.
Enrolled the Red Army
again after the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union
in 1941. In 1942 attended advanced training courses for commanding stuff.
Colonel Mesheryakov was commander of the 136th Rifle Division of the 3rd Guards Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front
, and in 1944 he organized a break-through of the German defense lines in Gorokovsky district (Volyn Oblast
).
September 23, 1944 the presidium of the Supreme Soviet
awarded Mikhail Mesheryakov with the title of Hero of Soviet Union, an Order of Lenin
and the medal Gold Star
.
1st Ukrainian Front
The 1st Ukrainian Front was a front—a force the size of a Western Army group—of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War.-Wartime:...
.
Biography
Mikhail Mesheryakov was born in the city of TaganrogTaganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
in a worker's family. Served in the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in 1918-1925. Participant of the Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
. Member of the All-Union Communist Party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
The Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
since 1931. In 1937 graduated from the Moscow college of history, philosophy and literature, and lectured in a college in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Enrolled the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
again after the start of the German invasion of the Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II that began on 22 June 1941. Over 4.5 million troops of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a front., the largest invasion in the history of warfare...
in 1941. In 1942 attended advanced training courses for commanding stuff.
Colonel Mesheryakov was commander of the 136th Rifle Division of the 3rd Guards Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front
1st Ukrainian Front
The 1st Ukrainian Front was a front—a force the size of a Western Army group—of the Soviet Union's Red Army during the Second World War.-Wartime:...
, and in 1944 he organized a break-through of the German defense lines in Gorokovsky district (Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast
Volyn Oblast is an oblast in north-western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town and the last station in Ukraine of the rail line running from Kiev to Warsaw.-History:...
).
September 23, 1944 the presidium of the Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
awarded Mikhail Mesheryakov with the title of Hero of Soviet Union, an Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
and the medal Gold Star
Gold Star
The Gold Star medal is a special insignia that identifies recipients of the title "Hero" in the Soviet Union and its communist allies, and several post-Soviet states.-Soviet origin:...
.