Zhukov Vladimir is one of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, which is still remembered. The namesake of the famous commander went through the battle path from Rostov to Berlin. On his tank, he crossed the Dnieper and Oder, liberated the Donbass and Poland, fought near Kursk and in Pomerania. Now the image of Zhukov is set as an example for the younger generation. And the memory of the major is immortalized in poems and toponyms.
Zhukov Vladimir: biography
Born in the Kagalnitsky district near Rostov in 1922. His family were ordinary peasants and lived in the small village of Vasilyevo-Shamshevo. From an early age, he worked hard helping his family around the house. Upon reaching the age of eighteen, he is drafted into the ranks of the Red Army for military service. There they are sent to the city of Oryol to take courses at the armored school. The next year, the war begins. The Soviet army is critically short of qualified personnel. First of all, these are officers and representatives of specific military speci alties. Zhukov Vladimir takes a crash coursetraining and in the fall of the same year sent to the front.
The Great Patriotic War
Baptism of fire Vladimir Zhukov received on the territory of the Byelorussian SSR. There the Nazis de alt the heaviest blow. In the swampy terrain, Soviet tankers had to resist the German mechanized brigades trained and hardened in battles in Poland. After the retreat, the Zhukov brigade began to re-form in the Moscow region. The soldiers received new tanks made at the Stalingrad plant.
Zhukov Vladimir takes part in defensive battles near Orel, where he served before. The division under the command of Katukov here takes the fight from one of the best commanders of Hitler - Heinz Guderian. To hold back the superior forces of the enemy, the Red Army resorted to the tactics of tank ambushes near small settlements.
In the cold autumn of 1941, a fierce battle breaks out near Orel. Both sides regularly retreat and counterattack. Zhukov's tank brigade succeeded several times in throwing Eberbach's strike force across the river, thereby delaying the offensive for a week. The brigade showed itself from the best side. Quite quickly, the successes of Katukov's wards in the battles against the genius of German tank tactics Guderian became known in Moscow. At this time, the capital itself was in danger. On Stalin's personal order, the first Guards Tank Division was transferred to Moscow. Tankers hold back the advance of the German troops and then even carry out several counteroffensives. ZhukovVladimir is fighting on the same sector of the front with the famous "Panfilovites". As a result, on the twelfth of November, the Red Army launches a decisive attack and pushes the Germans away from the capital. Katukov's tank brigade played a decisive role in the encirclement and defeat. For this, she was awarded the honorary title of "Guards". But the battles for Moscow continued for another six months.
Defense of Kharkov
After the battle for Moscow, Zhukov Vladimir goes to the Kalinin Front. The hardest fighting for Kharkiv continues there.
The winter of forty-second was very severe. The crew of the tank worked to the limit. Due to the constant raids of enemy aircraft and bad weather, ammunition and provisions were not delivered on time. There were also problems with medicines. After bloody battles, Kharkov still fell.
Officer Vladimir Zhukov becomes commander of a tank battalion. He took a direct part in the largest battle in the history of mankind - the Battle of Kursk. The guards were advancing in the Oboyan direction. Face to face with the elite German SS Panzer Corps.
After fierce fighting, the Soviet troops won a victory that changed the course of the war.
The end of the battle path
Zhukov Vladimir with his brigade went through the whole war. Guards tankers were always transferred to the most hot spots. The Supreme Headquarters always counted on them, so the fighters did not even have a few weeks of rest. After the victory at Kursk, Soviet tanks of the first brigadeliberated Kyiv and crossed the Dnieper. Then Lvov was liberated by their efforts. In the spring of forty-five, the Red Army invaded Pomerania. The end of the battle path awaits in Berlin. Here, during the battle for the airport, Vladimir Zhukov died. Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously, he was buried in a mass grave in Germany.
