Petr Braiko
Encyclopedia
Braiko Petr was a Soviet soldier during the Second World War and gained the status of Hero of the Soviet Union
.
He took part in seven raids by the guerrilla brigade of Sydir Kovpak
. Though he did not achieve his dream of a career as a military pilot, which haunted him from childhood, he graduated from the Moscow Border Communication College. He entered action on June 22, 1941 as a Soviet border guard on the border with Romania
and witnessed the tragic encirclement and routing of Soviet forces near Kiev
. He would come to spend years deep behind enemy lines where he took guidance from great Soviet guerilla leaders in Ukraine
including Sydir Kovpak
, Semyon Vasilyevich Rudnev and Pyotr Petrovich Vershigora.
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
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He took part in seven raids by the guerrilla brigade of Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Artemovych Kovpak , June 7, 1887December 11, 1967) was a prominent Soviet partisan leader in Ukraine.-Biography:Kovpak was born to a poor peasant family in Ukrainian village near Poltava . For his military service in the World War I he was awarded two Crosses of St...
. Though he did not achieve his dream of a career as a military pilot, which haunted him from childhood, he graduated from the Moscow Border Communication College. He entered action on June 22, 1941 as a Soviet border guard on the border with Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and witnessed the tragic encirclement and routing of Soviet forces near Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. He would come to spend years deep behind enemy lines where he took guidance from great Soviet guerilla leaders in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
including Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Artemovych Kovpak , June 7, 1887December 11, 1967) was a prominent Soviet partisan leader in Ukraine.-Biography:Kovpak was born to a poor peasant family in Ukrainian village near Poltava . For his military service in the World War I he was awarded two Crosses of St...
, Semyon Vasilyevich Rudnev and Pyotr Petrovich Vershigora.