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Stalingraders are the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad. Five heroes of Stalingrad

Last year, 2013, was the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Battle of Stalingrad. Today I want to dedicate my presentation to this event and tell you about the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad, I also pursue the following goals: to cultivate a sense of patriotism, pride for one’s country, for compatriots; expand students’ understanding of the Battle of Stalingrad and the heroism of the Soviet people; cultivate respect for the older generation and war monuments.

Many people admire heroism and convey their thoughts through creativity.

On the old, dear to us Earth

There is a lot of courage. It

Not in the comfort, freedom and warmth,

Not born in a cradle...

Simonov writes.

And Tvardovsky seems to translate:

There are no heroes from birth,

They are born in battles.

More than 65 years ago, the Great Patriotic War died down, but its echoes can still be heard. This war claimed more than 20 million lives; there is not a single family that was spared by the war. The whole country worked for victory, strived for this bright day, in the rear and at the front people showed massive heroism.

The Battle of Stalingrad is one of the heroic pages in the history of our people. In a fierce battle, people showed personal and collective heroism. Mass heroism confused the enemy. The Germans did not understand its reasons, its roots, its origins. The search for ordinary Russian soldiers frightened the enemy and instilled in him a sense of fear. Reading the pages of history, getting acquainted with the exploits of people, you are amazed at their dedication, strength, will, and courage. What guided their actions? Love for the Motherland, desire for a bright future, sense of duty, example of comrades who fought shoulder to shoulder?

Pyotr Goncharov was born on January 15, 1903 in the village of Erzovka into a peasant family. He graduated from the Erzovsky rural school, after which he worked as a trimmer at the Red October metallurgical plant in Stalingrad. In 1942, Goncharov was drafted into the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. From September of the same year, on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, he was a fighter in a workers' militia regiment, and later became a sniper. He took part in the Battle of Stalingrad, destroying about 50 enemy soldiers and officers with sniper fire.

By June 1943, Guard Senior Sergeant Pyotr Goncharov was a sniper of the 44th Guards rifle regiment 15th Guards Rifle Division of the 7th Guards Army of the Voronezh Front. By that time, he had destroyed about 380 enemy soldiers and officers with sniper fire, and trained 9 soldiers in sniper skills.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated January 10, 1944, for “the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the German invaders and the courage and heroism shown,” Guard Senior Sergeant Pyotr Goncharov was awarded the high title of Hero Soviet Union. Order of Lenin and medal " Golden Star“he did not have time to receive it, since on January 31, 1944 he died in the battle for the village of Vodyanoye, Sofievsky district, Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukrainian SSR. He was buried in Vodyanoye. In total, during his participation in the war, Goncharov destroyed 441 enemy soldiers and officers.

He was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner and the Red Star, as well as a number of medals. A monument to Goncharov was erected in Vodyanoy.

On November 24, 1942, senior sergeant Ilya Voronov received an order to recapture the house from the Germans. He led his fighters on the offensive, was wounded in the arm and leg, but continued the battle without bandaging them. Then Ilya Voronov and his fighters occupied the house next to the attacked one. From the window with his good hand he continued to throw grenades at the enemy. The Germans blew up the house from which our fighters were attacking. Ilya lost consciousness. The fighters held out until the evening. When the battle died down, the wounded and dead were carried out. Voronov ended up on the operating table. 25 fragments of mines and grenades were recovered from his body. Ilya was left without legs, but survived.

In the area of January 9th Square, the 42nd Guards was defending rifle regiment Colonel Yelin, who instructed Captain Zhukov to carry out an operation to seize two residential buildings that had important. Two groups were created: the group of Lieutenant Zabolotny and Sergeant Pavlov, who seized these houses. Zabolotny's house was subsequently burned down and blown up by the advancing Germans. He collapsed along with the soldiers defending him. A reconnaissance and assault group of four soldiers, led by Sergeant Pavlov, captured the four-story house indicated by Zhukov and entrenched itself in it.

On the third day, reinforcements under the command of Senior Lieutenant Afanasyev arrived at the house, delivering machine guns, anti-tank rifles (later company mortars) and ammunition, and the house became an important stronghold in the regiment's defense system. From that moment on, Senior Lieutenant Afanasyev began to command the defense of the building.

According to the recollections of one of the soldiers, the captain told him that the Germans assault groups captured the lower floor of the building, but could not capture it entirely. It was a mystery to the Germans how the garrison on the upper floors was supplied. However, according to some reports, German assault groups never broke into the building.

The Germans organized attacks several times a day. Every time soldiers or tanks tried to get close to the house, I.F. Afanasyev and his comrades met them with heavy fire from the basement, windows and roof.

During the entire defense of Pavlov’s house (from September 23 to November 25, 1942), there were civilians in the basement until the Soviet troops launched a counterattack.

Of the 31 defenders of Pavlov's house, only three were killed - a mortar lieutenant. Both Pavlov and Afanasyev were wounded, but survived the war.

This small group, defending one house, destroyed more enemy soldiers than the Nazis lost during the capture of Paris.

To the battalion positions Marine Corps Nazi tanks rushed in. Several enemy vehicles were moving toward the trench in which sailor Mikhail Panikakha was located, firing from cannons and machine guns.

Through the roar of shots and shell explosions, the clanging of caterpillars could be heard more and more clearly. By this time, Panikaha had already used up all his grenades. He only had two bottles of flammable mixture left. He leaned out of the trench and swung, aiming the bottle at the nearest tank. At that moment, a bullet broke the bottle raised above his head. The warrior flared up like a living torch. But the hellish pain did not cloud his consciousness. He grabbed the second bottle. The tank was nearby. And everyone saw how a burning man jumped out of the trench, ran close to the fascist tank and hit the grille of the engine hatch with a bottle. An instant - and a huge flash of fire and smoke consumed the hero along with the fascist car he set on fire.

Marshal of the Soviet Union V.I. Chuikov, "From Stalingrad to Berlin."

He applied for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union back in November 1942, but received it only by Decree of the President of the USSR of May 5, 1990, posthumously.

At the site of the hero's feat for a long time there was a memorial sign with a memorial plaque. On May 8, 1975, a monument was erected at this site.

The poet Demyan Bedny dedicated poems to the soldier’s feat.

He fell, having accomplished his feat,

To knock down the flame on your sleeve,

Chest, shoulders, head,

Burning torch avenger warrior

I didn't roll on the grass

Seek salvation in the swamp.

He burned the enemy with his fire,

Legends are made up about him, -

Our immortal Red Navy man.

The youngest defender of Stalingrad was Seryozha Aleshkov, the son of the 142nd Guards Rifle Regiment of the 47th Guards Rifle Division. The fate of this boy is dramatic, like many children of war. Before the war, the Aleshkov family lived in the Kaluga region in the village of Gryn. In the fall of 1941, the region was captured by the Nazis. The village, lost in the forests, became the base of a partisan detachment, and its inhabitants became partisans. One day, the mother and ten-year-old Petya, Seryozha’s older brother, went on a mission. They were captured by the Nazis. They were tortured. Petya was hanged. When the mother tried to save her son, she was shot. Seryozha was left an orphan. In the summer of 1942, the partisan base was attacked. The partisans, firing back, went into the thicket of the forest. During one of the runs, Seryozha got entangled in the bushes, fell, and seriously hurt his leg. Having fallen behind his people, he wandered through the forest for several days. He slept under trees and ate berries. On September 8, 1942, our units occupied this area. The soldiers of the 142nd Guards Rifle Regiment picked up an exhausted and hungry boy, took him out, sewed him a military uniform, and added him to the lists of the regiment, with which he went through a glorious battle path, including Stalingrad. Seryozha becomes a participant in the Battle of Stalingrad. At this time he was 6 years old. Of course, Seryozha could not take direct part in the hostilities, but he tried his best to help our fighters: he brought them food, brought them shells, ammunition, sang songs between battles, read poetry, and delivered mail. He was very much loved in the regiment and was called fighter Aleshkin. Once, he saved the life of the regiment commander, Colonel M.D. Vorobyov. During the shelling, the colonel was buried in the dugout. Seryozha was not at a loss and called our fighters in time. The soldiers who arrived in time pulled the commander out of the rubble, and he remained alive.

November 18, 1942 Seryozha, together with soldiers of one company, came under mortar fire. He was wounded in the leg by a mine fragment and was taken to the hospital. After treatment he returned to the regiment. The soldiers held a celebration on this occasion. Before the formation, an order was read out to award Seryozha the medal “For Military Merit”; two years later he was sent to study at the Tula Suvorovskoe military school. On vacation, as if visiting his own father, he came to Mikhail Danilovich Vorobyov, the former regiment commander.

Lyusya ended up in Stalingrad after a long search for her family and friends. 13-year-old Lyusya, a resourceful, inquisitive pioneer from Leningrad, voluntarily became a scout. One day, an officer came to the Stalingrad children's reception center looking for children to work in intelligence. So Lyusya ended up in a combat unit. Their commander was a captain who taught and gave instructions on how to conduct observations, what to note in memory, how to behave in captivity.

In the first half of August 1942, Lyusya, together with Elena Konstantinovna Alekseeva, under the guise of mother and daughter, were for the first time thrown behind enemy lines. Lucy crossed the front line seven times, obtaining more and more information about the enemy. For exemplary performance of command tasks, she was awarded the medals “For Courage” and “For the Defense of Stalingrad.” Lucy was lucky to be alive.

You can't hug them now

Don't shake their hand.

But he rose from the ground

Unquenchable fire -

Mournful fire

Proud fire

Light fire.

These are fallen hearts

They give until the end

Its bright flame to the living.

Stalingrad heroic Soviet fascist

The heroes were awarded orders, medals, streets, squares, ships were named in their honor... Do the dead need this? No. The living need this. So that they don't forget.

The Battle of Stalingrad took with it the lives of thousands of noble and courageous people devoted to their homeland. And we all must remember what our ancestors experienced when we think about our country. Yes, many of us have forgotten this, but we all understand that everything our ancestors experienced cannot be reversed, their suffering cannot be ended, it cannot be interrupted. But we must face the truth, we must live by the motto:

Nothing is forgotten, no one is forgotten.

Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad - who they were, their legendary exploits. How did their fate turn out? Awards that have found their heroes.

The heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad are ordinary people with an iron will to Victory

The Battle of Stalingrad lasted a total of two hundred days and nights. In terms of the number of troops and the scale of the fighting that unfolded, this battle became the largest in the history of mankind. At all its stages, the situation developed differently, there were errors in planning and management, there were unjustified losses, and the city was completely destroyed. But we also remember the brilliantly developed and carried out counter offensive operation. And all two hundred days of battle are filled with heroism Soviet people, each of them is part of a large mosaic, the name of which is Victory.

“Pavlov’s House” has become a household name. Initially, without even a tactical significance, it gradually turned into a strategic stronghold. Its defense lasted 58 days. Most of the time, there were residents in the house who could not be evacuated immediately, and later this was difficult to do for a number of reasons. They hid in the basement, relying on their courageous defenders - their only hope.

Twenty-five people heroically defended the four-story building for two months. For them, this house was “Stalingrad”. And it is probably unfair that only one of them was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union - Sergeant Pavlov.

Risen from the dead

Senior Lieutenant Nikolai Kochetkov fought in the skies of Stalingrad, as part of the Eighth Air Army attached to the Stalingrad Front. He was a “shot sparrow”, he fought from the first days of the war. By the beginning of the battle, he had already been awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle.

At the beginning of September 1942, in the area of one of the patrols in the west of Stalingrad, Kochetkov’s plane was shot down with a direct hit on the tank. The pilot directed the burning apparatus towards a concentration of enemy equipment and personnel. All his colleagues watched as he exploded on the ground, they did not see only one thing - how the brave pilot survived.

Hero of the Soviet Union - Nikolai Kochetkov

In November, Captain Kochetkov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union - posthumously. And Nikolai ended up in a prisoner of war camp. On the second attempt he escaped, and on October 28 he was already at the location of the Soviet troops. After lengthy interrogations and checks by our special authorities, he returned to the active army. He took part in many more air battles.

He left service with the rank of colonel twenty years after the end of the war. In addition to the Hero's star, he had a whole scattering of military awards. Nikolai Pavlovich was awarded: the Order of Lenin, two orders of the Red Banner of Battle, the Order of the Patriotic War 1st degree, the Order of Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the Red Star, and many medals. The hero of the defense of Stalingrad lived to this day and died on August 27, 2016.

Stalingrad "hunters"

When people talk about the Battle of Stalingrad, many people remember the legendary sniper Vasily Zaitsev. Indeed, he was an excellent master of his craft. Having arrived in Stalingrad in the early autumn of 1942, in just over a month he had on his account 225, as they now say, confirmed liquidations. Most of them are officers and eleven are German snipers. Zaitsev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, he was twice awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle and many other military awards. He was buried, or rather, reburied in the Alley of Heroes of Mamayev Kurgan. But Vasily was not the only one, but one of many snipers in the Battle of Stalingrad. According to very conservative estimates, sniper groups destroyed about ten thousand Nazis.

Among the defenders of Stalingrad, the Nanai, the valiant son of his people, Maxim Passar, distinguished himself. There were 234 fascists on his account. They were afraid of him, there were legends about him, as if he could see in the dark as if it were day. He had many awards, but became a Hero of Russia only in 2010. Died in January '43.

350 fascists in Stalingrad were destroyed by the master of camouflage, Hero of the Soviet Union, Nikolai Ilyin. He was a very resourceful fighter, soldier Kulibin. His military exploits were known far beyond the boundaries of the military unit. He equipped an anti-tank rifle optical sight and destroyed several enemy tanks and aircraft. Died in August 1943.

The sniper war in Stalingrad became widespread. It was in this battle that the tactics of using sniper groups in urban battles were developed, which were later very useful.

Heroic young fighters

The pioneers also made their contribution to the victory in the greatest battle in the people's history. Feats of young defenders hometown live in the hearts of Volgograd residents to this day.

A fourteen-year-old boy, Ivan Fedorov, originally from near Smolensk, made his way onto a military train en route to Stalingrad. They tried to put him down several times, but by hook or by crook he made his way back. As a result, the young man was assigned as an assistant cook in the kitchen. At the same time, the boy secretly mastered the magpie cannon, eventually becoming an ammunition carrier. He truly was the son of the regiment. By order of Stalin, all teenagers who joined the active units were sent to the rear to study at vocational and newly formed Suvorov schools, but they did not have time to send Ivan.

On October 14, in a battle on Mamayev Kurgan, he lost his hand right hand, and the left one was broken at the elbow. He was thrown aside, and in the heat of battle everyone considered him dead. The tanks began to move around. At that moment, Ivan rose from the crater, pressing the grenade to his chest with his stump, tore out the ring with his teeth and rushed under the lead tank. The stunned Germans retreated. It would seem that he, more than anyone, deserves the title of Hero. However, Ivan Fedorov was not awarded a single government award.

Ivan Fedorov - fourteen-year-old hero

In general, there was a lot of pioneering valor in the Battle of Stalingrad. The exploits of Lucy Radyno and Sasha Filippov, who repeatedly crossed the front line and delivered valuable intelligence information, live in the memory of the people. Sasha Filippov was hanged by the Nazis on December 23, 1942.

Vanya Tsygankov, Misha Shesterenko, Yegor Pokrovsky were tortured by the Germans. They carried out sabotage work on enemy communications in the area of the city of Kalach. Misha Romanov fought in a partisan detachment and died in battle along with his father. Seventeen schoolchildren from the Lyapichevskaya school - the “barefoot garrison” - were shot by the Nazis in front of their parents for sabotage work. This list can be continued for a very long time.

Most of the young participants in the battle were awarded medals “For Courage”, “For Military Merit”, “For the Defense of Stalingrad”. Unfortunately, many were awarded posthumously.

Die Hard Division

Soviet soldiers also showed mass heroism in entire units and formations. An indicative example is the feat of the soldiers of the 138th Infantry Division, who defended a section of the territory of the Barricades plant with an area of only 27 hectares from August to January 1942. It was subsequently commanded by Hero of the Soviet Union Ivan Ilyich Lyudnikov. This area was called “Lyudnikov Island”.

The division was in a semi-circle with very limited ammunition and food. But this section remained insurmountable for the Wehrmacht troops; they did not reach the Volga. Subsequently, the formation was reorganized into the 70th Guards Rifle Division and awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Battle.

"Lyudnikov Island"

From the forty-first year, units and formations that distinguished themselves began to be given the name “Guards”. And after the Battle of Stalingrad, a new encouragement appeared: immediately 44 infantry tank and mechanized divisions and corps received honorary names - Abganervsky, Basarginsky, Voroponovsky, Donsky, Zimovnikovsky, Kantemirovsky, Kotelnikovsky, Srednedonsky, Stalingradsky, Tatsinsky.

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75 years have passed since the end of the battle on the Volga. The memory of the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad is still alive today. No source can give the exact number of streets, squares, schools, cultural institutions, metro stations and other objects around the world named after the legendary heroes - the defenders of Stalingrad, or the formations and units that took part in the battle. Probably, knowing the exact figure is not so important, the main thing is not to forget the price paid by the Red Army and the entire Soviet people. And remember that there are still living participants in the monumental Battle of Stalingrad.

Monument to the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad

Ministry of Education and Science of the Krasnodar Territory

State budgetary educational institution

primary vocational education

vocational school No. 21

Krasnodar region

Open history lesson

Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad

Prepared by: teacher

history Chechetina T.V.

Staroshcherbinovskaya 2013

Subject: Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad

Goals: education of patriotism, a sense of pride in the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, familiarity with the history of heroic exploits in the Battle of Stalingrad; development of public speaking skills and attentive listening.

Lesson equipment: computer, multimedia projector, interactive board, music player (the lesson is accompanied by quiet musical accompaniment of songs: Holy War, Cranes, At the Nameless Height, Farewell of the Slav, Dark Night)

Lesson plan:

Introduction.
Heroes of the Battle of Staligrad.
Final part.
Reflection.

During the classes:

Presenter 1: The Battle of Stalingrad was the beginning of a radical turning point in the Great Patriotic War. Here, near the walls of Stalingrad, the greatest battle in the history of war took place for 200 days and nights, which ended in the defeat of the enemy troops.

In 1942, the fate of the entire civilized world was decided at the walls of Stalingrad. The greatest battle in the history of wars unfolded between the Volga and Don rivers.

Presenter 2: On July 12, 1942, the Stalingrad Front was formed, and the day of July 17 went down in history as the beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad.

In its scale and ferocity, it surpassed all past battles: more than two million people fought on an area of almost one hundred thousand square kilometers.

Presenter 3: The goal of the fascist invaders: to take possession of an industrial city whose enterprises produced military products; go to the Volga, along which as soon as possible it was possible to get to the Caspian Sea, to the Caucasus, where the oil necessary for the front was extracted.

Hitler planned to carry out this plan with the help of Paulus’s 6th Field Army in just a week.

IN 1: In the harsh days of the battle on the Volga, Soviet troops preserved and increased the best traditions Russian army. And such values as love for the Motherland, honor and military duty, an unbending will to win, steadfastness in defense, firm determination in the offensive, selfless courage and bravery, military brotherhood of the peoples of our country, became sacred for the defenders of Stalingrad

II.AT 2: The Battle of Stalingrad provided examples of mass heroism, in which best qualities patriotic warriors - from soldier to marshal - Andrei Eremenko, Alexander Vasilevsky, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Georgy Zhukov, Matvey Putilov, Nikolai Serdyukov, Mikhail Panikakha, Viktor Rogalsky, Mikhail Nechaev, Khanpasha Nuradilov, Anna Beschasnova, Guli Koroleva, Sergei Markin, Vasily Zaitsev , Yakov Pavlov, pioneer heroes.

AT 3: Volgograd - Stalingrad,
Souls of fallen soldiers
Everything is burning - there is simply nowhere to go.
There are simply no awards
There are no awards in the world,
What is more worthy of the memory of the heart.
(Following are messages from students who prepared in advance with a simultaneous demonstration of slides)

Matvey Methodievich Putilov, private signalman of the 308th Infantry Division. On October 25, 1942, in the lower village of the Barrikady plant, Matvey received an order to eliminate the communication line break. While searching for the crash site, the signalman was wounded in the shoulder by a mine fragment. Already at the very target, an enemy mine shattered the fighter’s second hand. Losing consciousness, Matvey Putilov squeezed the ends of the wire with his teeth, thereby restoring the connection. This feat was accomplished in the area of school No. 4 on Pribaltiyskaya Street. Matvey Putilov was posthumously awarded the order Patriotic War.

Nikolai Filippovich Serdyukov, mechanic at the Barrikady plant, junior sergeant, squad commander of the 44th Guards Rifle Regiment of the Don Front. On January 13, 1943, in the battle of Stary Rohachik, he was wounded, but continued to fight. Advancement in this area was hampered by 3 German bunkers located on a high-rise. Together with two fighters, Nikolai Serdyukov set off to storm the German positions. Two firing points were destroyed by grenades, but both of Nikolai’s comrades died. To destroy the third firing point, Nikolai Serdyukov rushed forward and closed the embrasure of the bunker own body. Having received a short respite, the squad’s fighters destroyed the surviving Nazis. Nikolai Serdyukov was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, and he was also awarded the Order of Lenin.

Mikhail Panikakha, private, Pacific Fleet. On November 2, 1942, near the village of the Red October plant, the division's positions were attacked by fascist tanks. Mikhail Panikakha with two Molotov cocktails crawled towards the attacking tanks, but a bullet broke one bottle and the flames engulfed the Red Army soldier. Mikhail Panikakha, engulfed in flames, rushed with the remaining bottle onto the enemy’s lead tank and lay down on top of the engine room. The tank burned down along with the crew, and the rest of the vehicles retreated

Viktor Andreevich Rogalsky, Lance Sergeant. On August 10, 1942, in a group of attack aircraft, he covered the crossing of the Don. His plane caught fire from a direct hit from an anti-aircraft shell, but the plane engulfed in fire continued to attack the target. Viktor Rogalsky directed a car engulfed in flames at a concentration of enemy armored vehicles, destroying up to a dozen tanks.

Captain's tank ram Mikhail Nechaev. This battle took place in the area of the village of Tatsinskaya, where the Nazi airfield was located. On December 26, 1942, in the area of the Novoandreevsky farm, five T-34 tanks under the command of Nechaev entered into battle with the advancing German tanks. They destroyed seven enemy vehicles, while losing four of their own tanks. Captain Nechaev directed the last T-34, engulfed in flames, with its jammed turret, at the enemy’s lead vehicle, ramming it. Both tanks were killed in a terrible explosion. Captain Mikhail Efimovich Nechaev was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Heavy Khanpasha Nuradilov in During the battles in the Serafimovich area in September 1942, he commanded a machine gun platoon. In the battle on September 12, 1942, he was seriously wounded, but continued the battle, destroying 250 fascists and 2 machine guns. Nuradilov died in this battle. He was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Nurse Anna Beschastnova carried hundreds of wounded Red Army soldiers from the battlefield. A young girl nurse carries a wounded soldier from the battlefield on her shoulders. Nineteen-year-old nurse of the 269th rifle regiment of the 10th division of the NKVD troops, Anya Beschastnova, during street battles in the city, carried 50 wounded soldiers and commanders from the battlefield, and when the enemies surrounded the unit, she replaced the machine gunner and fought with the enemy.

Sergei Sergeevich Markin- driver mechanic of the 102nd tank brigade. On November 20, 1942, his brigade fought in the area of the village of Kletskaya. In a fierce battle, the entire crew of his tank was killed, and Sergei Markin himself was mortally wounded. Bleeding, Sergei Markin climbed out of the burning car and wrote on the tank’s armor with his blood: “I’m dying. My Motherland, the party will win!” For heroism shown in battle, senior sergeant Sergei Sergeevich Markin was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree.

Gulya (Marionella) Vladimirovna Queen, medical instructor of the medical battalion of the 280th Infantry Regiment. She volunteered for the war; before the war she was a film actress. On November 23, 1942, during the battle for height 56.8 in the area of the Panshino farm, she carried 50 wounded soldiers from the battlefield, and at the end of the day, with a group of soldiers, she went on an attack on the height. Having burst into the enemy trenches, Gulya Koroleva destroyed 15 soldiers and officers with several grenade throws. Having received a mortal wound, Koroleva fought to the end. She was awarded the Order of the Red Banner posthumously

The glory of the sniper has come Vasily Grigorievich Zaitsev during the Battle of Stalingrad. Between November 10 and December 17, 1942 alone, Zaitsev destroyed 225 enemy soldiers and officers, including 11 snipers. A particularly famous episode was the sniper duel between Vasily Zaitsev and the German “super sniper” Major Koening, who arrived in Stalingrad to fight Soviet snipers.

Sergeant Yakov Pavlov defended the house with a handful of fighters from 12 nationalities. “Pavlov’s House” became a real impregnable fortress.

The heroic story of this house is as follows. During the bombing of the city, all the buildings in the square were destroyed and only one 4-story building miraculously survived. From the upper floors it was possible to observe it and keep the enemy-occupied part of the city under fire (up to 1 km to the west, and even further in the northern and southern directions). Thus, the house acquired important tactical importance in the defense zone of the 42nd regiment.

Fulfilling the order of the commander, Colonel I.P. Elin, at the end of September, Sergeant Ya.F. Pavlov with three soldiers entered the house and found about 30 civilians in it - women, old people, children. The scouts occupied the house and held it for two days.

On the third day, reinforcements arrived to help the brave four. The garrison of the “House of Pavlov” (as it began to be called on the operational maps of the division and regiment) consisted of a machine-gun platoon under the command of Guard Lieutenant I.F. Afanasyev (7 people and one heavy machine gun), a group of armor-piercing soldiers led by the assistant guard platoon commander, senior sergeant A. A. Sobgaida (6 people and three anti-tank rifles), 7 machine gunners under the command of Sergeant Ya. F. Pavlov, four mortar men (2 mortars) under the command of junior lieutenant A. N. Chernyshenko. There are 24 people in total.

The soldiers adapted the house for all-round defense. The firing points were moved outside of it, and underground communication passages were made to them. Sappers from the side of the square mined the approaches to the house, placing anti-tank and anti-personnel mines.

The skillful organization of home defense and the heroism of the soldiers allowed the small garrison to successfully repel enemy attacks for 58 days.

On November 19, 1942, the troops of the Stalingrad Front (Operation Uranus) launched a counteroffensive. On November 25, during the attack, Ya.F. Pavlov was wounded in the leg. He was in the hospital, then he fought as a gunner and commander of the reconnaissance department in the artillery units of the 3rd Ukrainian and 2nd Belorussian fronts, and reached Stettin. He was awarded two Orders of the Red Star and medals. Soon after the end of the war (June 17, 1945), junior lieutenant Ya.F. Pavlov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (medal No. 6775). Demobilized from the ranks Soviet army in August 1946

IN 1:GALINA BEDNOVA

PAVLOV'S HOUSE

Russian soldiers fought to the death

In complete fire and without water

in a flask.

And the wind carried it to all ends

The death cry and the cry of “Hurray!”

There is a continuous explosion over the Volga and

And the enemy is terrible, going wild

in powerlessness.

But is it possible to take an ordinary house,

In which everything fit

Russia?!

AT 2: Pilot Vladimir Kamenshchikov I made 10 flights a day. He died during his 100th mission.

Natasha Kachuevskaya carried 79 wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Once surrounded, she blew herself up with a grenade.

Zinaida Mareseva died in August 1943 while transporting wounded soldiers across the Volga.

Sorrow…

I once saw a guest on the mound:

Taking off the darkening scarf from his head,

She took two handfuls of earth from the hill

And she tied the earth into a knot...

And with that familiar, constant pain,

Becoming immediately shorter and weaker,

She stood quietly for another minute

At the monument to Mother, to myself...

The Stalingrad pioneers showed courage and bravery in the fight against the enemy during the Battle of Stalingrad. May the names of young patriots and pioneer heroes not be erased in our memory.

MISHA ROMANOV - (born in the Kotelnikovsky district of the Volgograd region)

The writer G.I. writes about the feat of this pioneer hero. Pritchin. "On the quiet morning of a cold November day partisan detachment Kotelnikovites were surrounded by enemies. A boy of about 13 years old was sitting on the parapet of the trench - it was Misha. He fought with his father. In the detachment he was nicknamed “oak”. The farm where Misha’s family lived was burned by the Nazis. It is unknown what happened to the mother and sister. The third attack is made by the enemy. The partisans are poorly armed, but the Nazis cannot overcome the resistance of the partisans. The commander was killed, many comrades died. Father's machine gun was the last to fall silent. The forces were unequal, the enemies were approaching closely. Misha was left alone. He stood upright on the edge of the trench and began to wait. Seeing the boy, the Germans were dumbfounded with surprise. Misha in last time looked at his dead father, grabbed a bunch of grenades in both hands and threw them into the crowds of Nazis surrounding him. There was a deafening explosion, and a second later Misha Romanov, the son of a Don Cossack, a graduate of the Stalingrad Pioneer Organization, was struck down by machine gun fire.”

The name of the pioneer hero Misha Romanov in 1958 was included in Book of Honor of the All-Union Pioneer Organization . The pioneer squad of school No. 4 in Kotelnikovo is named after him.

VANYA TSYGANKOV, MISHA SHESTERENKO, EGOR POKROVSKY(Kalach)
These pioneer guys from the city of Kalach, who during the Battle of Stalingrad conducted reconnaissance behind enemy lines, extracting extraordinary important information about the location of fascist units and their firing points. Caused significant damage to the enemy's human and technical forces. They helped free a group of Soviet prisoners of war in a daring act of sabotage. The boy's skill in installing homemade mines helped. The road where the fascist convoys advanced was covered with planks with nails. More than 50 such planks were placed at a distance of 50 m from one another. Thus, the movement stopped. The enemies searched for a long time and then came to the guys. Tortured, they died without bowing their heads. The eldest of them was 15 years old. Let's remember their names!

LUSYA RADINO. Lyusya ended up in Stalingrad after a long search for her family and friends. 13-year-old Lyusya, a resourceful, inquisitive pioneer from Leningrad, voluntarily became a scout. One day, an officer came to the Stalingrad children's reception center looking for children to work in intelligence. So Lyusya ended up in a combat unit. Their commander was a captain who taught and gave instructions on how to conduct observations, what to note in memory, how to behave in captivity.
In the first half of August 1942, Lyusya, together with Elena Konstantinovna Alekseeva, under the guise of mother and daughter, were for the first time thrown behind enemy lines. Lucy crossed the front line seven times, obtaining more and more information about the enemy. For exemplary performance of command tasks, she was awarded the medals “For Courage” and “For the Defense of Stalingrad.” Lucy was lucky to be alive.

SEREZHA ALYOSHKOV. From the book by A. Aleksin, K. Voronov “The Man with a Red Tie.”
The regiment stood near Stalingrad and was preparing to break through the enemy defenses. Soldier Aleshkov entered the dugout, where the commanders were bending over the map, and reported:
- There is someone hiding in the straw.
The commander sent soldiers to the heaps, and soon they brought two German intelligence officers. “Fighter Aleshkov,” said the commander, “on behalf of the service I express my gratitude to you. - I serve the Soviet Union! - the fighter said.”
When Soviet troops crossed the Dnieper, soldier Aleshkov saw flames shoot up above the dugout where the commander was located. He rushed to the dugout, but the entrance was blocked, and nothing could be done alone. The fighter, under fire, reached the sappers, and only with their help was it possible to extract the wounded commander from under a pile of earth. And Seryozha stood nearby and... roared with joy. He was only 7 years old... Soon after this, a medal “For Military Merit” appeared on the chest of the youngest fighter.

LENYA KUZUBOV. Lenya Kuzubov 12 summer teenager ran away to the front on the third day of the war. He participated in the battles near Stalingrad as a scout. He reached Berlin, was wounded three times, signed with a bayonet on the wall of the Reichstag. The young guardsman was awarded the Order of Glory, 3rd degree, and the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st degree, and 14 medals. Leonid Kuzubov is the author of seven collections of poetry, twice a laureate of USSR literary competitions.

VOLODYA DUBININ, KOLYA KRASAVTSEV, Motya Barsova, Vanya Gureev, SASHA DEMIDOV, LYUSYA REMIZOVA.

AT 2: And when the war ends and we begin to reflect on the reasons for our victory over the enemy of humanity, we will not forget that we had a powerful ally: a multimillion-strong, tightly united army of Soviet children.

Korney Chukovsky, 1942

AT 3: There is silence on Mamayev Kurgan,
There is silence behind Mamayev Kurgan,
The war is buried in that mound,
A wave quietly splashes onto the peaceful shore.
Before this sacred silence
A woman stood up with her head bowed,
The gray-haired mother whispers something to herself,
Everyone hopes to see her son.
Deaf ditches overgrown with steppe grass,
He who died will not raise his head,
He won’t come, he won’t say: Mom! I'm alive!
Don’t be sad, darling, I’m with you!”

IN 1: The medal "For the Defense of Stalingrad" was awarded to more than

707 thousand participants in the battle.

Received orders and medals

17550 warriors and373 militia

127 people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Teacher: The war has long ended, but the feat of our people in the Patriotic War remains forever in history and our memory. The memory of the exploits of our people is kept by war veterans, memorial plaques, obelisks, entire architectural ensembles, and you saw how the feats of the people are captured in the monuments of modern Volgograd...

The victory at Stalingrad had a significant impact on the lives of the occupied peoples and instilled hope for liberation. A drawing appeared on the walls of many Warsaw houses - a heart pierced by a large dagger. On the heart is the inscription “Great Germany”, and on the blade is “Stalingrad”.

The Battle of Stalingrad is known and remembered in all corners of the globe. In honor of this event, obelisks and monuments were erected in many cities around the world. Dozens and hundreds of plants, factories, schools and cultural institutions, streets and squares bear the name of Stalingrad. In Poland alone, the name “Stalingrad” is reflected in the names of streets, squares and parks in 160 cities and towns. More than 30 cities in France, including Paris, have squares and streets named after Stalingrad...

Centuries will pass, and the unfading glory of the valiant defenders of the Volga stronghold will forever live in the memory of the peoples of the world as the brightest example of courage and heroism unparalleled in military history. The name "Stalingrad" is forever inscribed in golden letters in the history of our Fatherland.

IV. Reflection is carried out in the form of a quiz “Battle of Stalingrad”.

1. What is the start date of the Battle of Stalingrad?

2. When did the Battle of Stalingrad end?

3. How many days did the Battle of Stalingrad last?

4.Name the worst day for the city.

5. What name did Stalingrad receive after the Great Patriotic War?

6. What was Hitler’s goal in the Battle of Stalingrad?

7.What was the order of the Motherland in the battle for Stalingrad?

8. What award did the soldiers who took part in the Battle of Stalingrad receive?

9. What awards did the city receive?

10. What stage is the Battle of Stalingrad in the Great Patriotic War?

11. Where did the fiercest battles take place?

12. What is the height of Mamayev Kurgan.

13. Where does the Eternal Flame burn in Volgograd?

14. What is Pavlov’s House famous for?

“It is better to die standing than to live on your knees,” the slogan of Dolores Ibarurri, whose son died after being wounded in a Stalingrad meat grinder, most accurately describes the fighting spirit of Soviet soldiers before this fateful battle.

The Battle of Stalingrad showed the whole world the heroism and unparalleled courage of the Soviet people. And not only adults, but also children. It was the bloodiest battle of the Second World War, radically changing its course.

Vasily Zaitsev

The legendary sniper of the Great Patriotic War, Vasily Zaitsev, during the Battle of Stalingrad in a month and a half, destroyed more than two hundred German soldiers and officers, including 11 snipers.

From the very first meetings with the enemy, Zaitsev proved himself to be an outstanding shooter. Using a simple “three-ruler”, he skillfully killed an enemy soldier. During the war, his grandfather’s wise hunting advice was very useful to him. Later Vasily will say that one of the main qualities of a sniper is the ability to camouflage and be invisible. This quality is necessary for any good hunter.

Just a month later, for his demonstrated zeal in battle, Vasily Zaitsev received the medal “For Courage”, and in addition to it - a sniper rifle! By this time, the accurate hunter had already disabled 32 enemy soldiers.

Vasily, as if in a chess game, outplayed his opponents. For example, he made a realistic sniper doll, and he disguised himself nearby. As soon as the enemy revealed himself with a shot, Vasily began to patiently wait for his appearance from cover. And time didn't matter to him.

Zaitsev not only shot accurately himself, but also commanded a sniper group. He has accumulated considerable didactic material, which later made it possible to write two textbooks for snipers. For the demonstrated military skill and valor, the commander of the sniper group was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, awarded the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. After being wounded, when he almost lost his sight, Zaitsev returned to the front and met Victory with the rank of captain.

Maxim Passar

Maxim Passar, like Vasily Zaitsev, was a sniper. His surname, unusual for our ears, is translated from Nanai as “dead eye.”

Before the war he was a hunter. Immediately after the Nazi attack, Maxim volunteered to serve and studied at a sniper school. After graduation, he ended up in the 117th Infantry Regiment of the 23rd Infantry Division of the 21st Army, which on November 10, 1942 was renamed the 65th Army, 71st Guards Division.

The fame of the well-aimed Nanai, who had the rare ability to see in the dark as if it were day, immediately spread throughout the regiment, and later completely crossed the front line. By October 1942, “a keen eye.” was recognized as the best sniper of the Stalingrad Front, and he was also eighth in the list of the best snipers of the Red Army.

By the time of the death of Maxim Passar, he had 234 killed fascists. The Germans were afraid of the marksman Nanai, calling him “the devil from the devil’s nest.” , they even issued special leaflets intended for Passar personally with an offer to surrender.

Maxim Passar died on January 22, 1943, having managed to kill two snipers before his death. The sniper was twice awarded the Order of the Red Star, but he received his Hero posthumously, becoming a Hero of Russia in 2010.

Yakov Pavlov

Sergeant Yakov Pavlov became the only one who received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for defending the house.

On the evening of September 27, 1942, he received a combat mission from the company commander, Lieutenant Naumov, to reconnoiter the situation in a 4-story building in the city center, which had an important tactical position. This house went down in the history of the Battle of Stalingrad as “Pavlov’s House”.

With three fighters - Chernogolov, Glushchenko and Aleksandrov, Yakov managed to knock the Germans out of the building and capture it. Soon the group received reinforcements, ammunition and a telephone line. The Nazis continuously attacked the building, trying to smash it with artillery and aerial bombs. Skillfully maneuvering the forces of a small “garrison”, Pavlov avoided heavy losses and defended the house for 58 days and nights, not allowing the enemy to break through to the Volga.

For a long time it was believed that Pavlov’s house was defended by 24 heroes of nine nationalities. On the 25th, the Kalmyk Goryu Badmaevich Khokholov was “forgotten”; he was crossed off the list after the deportation of the Kalmyks. Only after the war and deportation did he receive his military awards. His name as one of the defenders of the House of Pavlov was restored only 62 years later.

Lyusya Radyno

In the Battle of Stalingrad, not only adults, but also children showed unparalleled courage. One of the heroines of Stalingrad was the 12-year-old girl Lyusya Radyno. She ended up in Stalingrad after the evacuation from Leningrad. One day, an officer came to the orphanage where the girl was and said that young intelligence officers were being recruited to obtain valuable information behind the front line. Lucy immediately volunteered to help.

On her first exit behind enemy lines, Lucy was detained by the Germans. She told them that she was going to the fields where she and other children were growing vegetables so as not to die of hunger. They believed her, but still sent her to the kitchen to peel potatoes. Lucy realized that she could find out the quantity German soldiers, simply by counting the number of peeled potatoes. As a result, Lucy obtained the information. In addition, she managed to escape.

Lucy went behind the front line seven times, never making a single mistake. The command awarded Lyusya the medals “For Courage” and “For the Defense of Stalingrad.”

After the war, the girl returned to Leningrad, graduated from college, started a family, worked at school for many years, taught children junior classes Grodno school No. 17. The students knew her as Lyudmila Vladimirovna Beschastnova.

Ruben Ibarruri

We all know the slogan « No pasaran! » , which translates as « they will not pass! » . It was declared on July 18, 1936 by the Spanish communist Dolores Ibarruri Gomez. She also owns the famous slogan « It's better to die standing than to live on your knees » . In 1939 she was forced to emigrate to the USSR. Her only son, Ruben, ended up in the USSR even earlier, in 1935, when Dolores was arrested, he was sheltered by the Lepeshinsky family.

From the first days of the war, Ruben joined the Red Army. For heroism shown in the battle for the bridge near the Berezina River near the city of Borisov, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.

During the Battle of Stalingrad, in the summer of 1942, Lieutenant Ibarruri commanded a machine gun company. On August 23, Lieutenant Ibarruri’s company, together with a rifle battalion, had to hold back the advance of a German tank group at the Kotluban railway station.

After the death of the battalion commander, Ruben Ibarruri took command and raised the battalion in a counterattack, which turned out to be successful - the enemy was driven back. However, Lieutenant Ibarurri himself was wounded in this battle. He was sent to the left bank hospital in Leninsk, where the hero died on September 4, 1942. The hero was buried in Leninsk, but later he was reburied on the Alley of Heroes in the center of Volgograd.

He was awarded the title of Hero in 1956. Dolores Ibarruri came to her son’s grave in Volgograd more than once.

February 2 is the day of the defeat of Nazi troops by Soviet troops in the Battle of Stalingrad.

It lasted 200 days and claimed more than a million lives of Russian people.

The Germans considered Stalingrad hell on Earth.

When, if not today, should we remember the heroes of Stalingrad.

So who are they...Great Heroes of the Great Battle?

The feat of Nikolai Serdyukov

On April 17, 1943, junior sergeant, commander of the rifle squad of the 44th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 15th Guards Rifle Division, Nikolai Filippovich SERDIUKOV was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for military exploits in the Battle of Stalingrad.

Nikolai Filippovich Serdyukov was born in 1924 in the village. Goncharovka, Oktyabrsky district, Volgograd region. This is where his childhood and school years. In June 1941, he entered the Stalingrad FZO school, after graduating from which he worked as a metal worker at the Barrikady plant.

In August 1942 he was drafted into the active army, and on January 13, 1943 he accomplished his feat, which made his name immortal. These were the days when Soviet troops destroyed enemy units surrounded at Stalingrad. Lance Sergeant Nikolai Serdyukov was a machine gunner of the 15th Guards Rifle Division, which trained many Heroes of the Soviet Union.

The division led an offensive in the area settlements Karpovka, Stary Rogachik (35-40 km west of Stalingrad). The fascists, entrenched in Stary Rohachik, blocked the path of the attackers Soviet troops. Along the embankment railway there was a heavily fortified area of enemy defense.

The guardsmen of the 4th Guards Company of Lieutenant Rybas were given the task of overcoming a 600-meter open space, a minefield, wire fences and knocking out the enemy from trenches and trenches.

At the agreed time, the company launched an attack, but machine-gun fire from three enemy pillboxes that survived our artillery barrage forced the soldiers to lie down in the snow. The attack failed.

It was necessary to silence the enemy's firing points. Lieutenant V.M. Osipov and junior lieutenant A.S. Belykh undertook to complete this task. Grenades were thrown. The pillboxes fell silent. But in the snow, not far from them, two commanders, two communists, two guardsmen remained lying forever.

When the Soviet soldiers rose to attack, the third pillbox spoke. Komsomol member N. Serdyukov turned to the company commander: “Allow me, Comrade Lieutenant.”

He was short and looked like a boy in a long soldier's overcoat. Having received permission from the commander, Serdyukov crawled to the third pillbox under a hail of bullets. He threw one and two grenades, but they did not reach the target. In full view of the guards, the hero, rising to his full height, rushed to the embrasure of the pillbox. The enemy's machine gun fell silent, the guards rushed towards the enemy.

The street and school where he studied are named after the 18-year-old hero of Stalingrad. His name is included forever in the lists of personnel of one of the units of the Volgograd garrison.

N.F. Serdyukov is buried in the village. New Rogachik (Gorodishche district, Volgograd region).

The feat of the defenders of Pavlov's House

On the square. There is a mass grave of V.I. Lenin. The memorial plaque reads: “The soldiers of the 13th Guards Order of Lenin Rifle Division and the 10th Division of the NKVD Troops, who died in the battles for Stalingrad, are buried here.”

The mass grave, the names of the streets adjacent to the square (St. Lieutenant Naumov St., 13th Gvardeiskaya St.) will forever remind of war, of death, of courage. The 13th Guards held the defense in this area. rifle division, commanded by Hero of the Soviet Union, Major General A.I. Rodimtsev. The division crossed the Volga in mid-September 1942, when everything around was burning: residential buildings, enterprises. Even the Volga, covered with oil from broken storage facilities, was a fiery streak. Immediately after landing on the right bank, the units immediately entered into battle.

In October - November, pressed to the Volga, the division occupied defense along a front of 5-6 km, the depth of the defensive line ranged from 100 to 500 m. The command of the 62nd Army set the task for the guardsmen: to turn every trench into a strong point, every house into impregnable fortress. The “Pavlov’s House” became such an impregnable fortress on this square.

On the third day, reinforcements arrived to help the brave four. The garrison of the “House of Pavlov” (as it began to be called on the operational maps of the division and regiment) consisted of a machine-gun platoon under the command of Guard Lieutenant I.F. Afanasyev (7 people and one heavy machine gun), a group of armor-piercing soldiers led by the assistant guard platoon commander, senior sergeant A. A. Sobgaida (6 people and three anti-tank rifles), 7 machine gunners under the command of Sergeant Ya. F. Pavlov, four mortar men (2 mortars) under the command of junior lieutenant A. N. Chernyshenko. There are 24 people in total.

The skillful organization of home defense and the heroism of the soldiers allowed the small garrison to successfully repel enemy attacks for 58 days.

The newspaper “Red Star” wrote on October 1, 1942: “Every day the guards take on 12-15 attacks from enemy tanks and infantry, supported by aviation and artillery. And they are always up last chance repel the onslaught of the enemy, covering the earth with new dozens and hundreds of fascist corpses.”

The fight for Pavlov's House is one of many examples of the heroism of Soviet people during the battle for the city.

There were more than 100 such houses that became strongholds in the 62nd Army’s zone of operations.

On November 24, 1942, after artillery preparation, the garrison of the battalion went on the offensive to capture other houses in the square. The guardsmen, carried away by the company commander, Senior Lieutenant I.I. Naumov, went on the attack and crushed the enemy. The fearless commander died.

The memorial wall at the “Pavlov’s House” will preserve for centuries the names of the heroes of the legendary garrison, among which we read the names of the sons of Russia and Ukraine, Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Another name is connected with the history of the “House of Pavlov”, the name of a simple Russian woman, whom many now call “the dear woman of Russia” - Alexandra Maksimovna Cherkasova. It's her, the worker kindergarten, in the spring of 1943, after work, she brought soldiers’ wives like herself here to dismantle the ruins and breathe life into this building. Cherkasova’s noble initiative found a response in the hearts of residents. In 1948, there were 80 thousand people in the Cherkasov brigades. From 1943 to 1952 they worked 20 million hours for free in their free time. The name of A.I. Cherkasova and all members of her team is included in the city’s Book of Honor.

Gvardeiskaya Square

Not far from the “Pavlov’s House”, on the banks of the Volga, among new bright buildings stands the terrible, war-damaged building of the mill named after. Grudinin (Grudinin K.N. - Bolshevik worker. He worked at the mill as a turner, was elected secretary of the communist cell. The party cell led by Grudinin waged a decisive struggle against disguised enemies Soviet power who decided to take revenge on the brave communist. On May 26, 1922, he was killed by a shot from around the corner. He was buried in the Komsomolsky Garden).

There is a memorial plaque on the mill building: “The ruins of the mill named after K. N. Grudinin are a historical reserve. Here in 1942 there were fierce battles between soldiers of the 13th Guards Order of Lenin Rifle Division and the Nazi invaders.” During the battle, there was an observation post of the commander of the 42nd regiment of the 13th Guards Rifle Division.

Military statistics calculated that during the battle in Stalingrad the enemy spent an average of about 100 thousand shells, bombs, and mines per kilometer of the front, or 100 per meter, respectively.

A burnt mill building with empty window sockets will tell descendants more eloquently than any words about the horrors of war, that peace was won at a high price.

The feat of Mikhail Panikakha

Fascist tanks rushed towards the positions of the marine battalion. Several enemy vehicles were moving toward the trench in which sailor Mikhail Panikakha was located, firing from cannons and machine guns.

This heroic feat of Mikhail Panikakh immediately became known to all the soldiers of the 62nd Army.

His friends from the 193rd Infantry Division did not forget about this. Panikakh's friends told Demyan Bedny about his feat. The poet responded in poetry.

He fell, but his honor lives on;
The highest award for a hero
Under his name are the words:
He was the defender of Stalingrad.

In the midst of tank attacks
There was a Red Navy man named Panikakha,
They're down to the last bullet
The defense held strong.

But no match for the sea lads
Show the backs of your enemy's heads,
There are no more grenades, two left
Bottles with flammable liquid.

The hero fighter grabbed one:
“I’ll throw it at the last tank!”
Filled with ardent courage,
He stood with a raised bottle.

“One, two... I won’t miss!”
Suddenly, at that moment, like a bullet right through
The bottle of liquid was broken,
The hero was engulfed in flames.

But having become a living torch,
He did not lose his fighting spirit,
With contempt for the sharp, burning pain
Fighter hero on enemy tank
The second one rushed with the bottle.
Hooray! Fire! A puff of black smoke,
The engine hatch is engulfed in fire,
There is a wild howl in a burning tank,
The team howled and the driver,
He fell, having accomplished his feat,
Our Red Navy soldier,
But he fell like a proud winner!
To knock down the flame on your sleeve,
Chest, shoulders, head,
Burning torch avenger warrior
I didn't roll on the grass
Seek salvation in the swamp.

He burned the enemy with his fire,
Legends are written about him -
Our immortal Red Navy man.

Panikakh's feat is captured in stone in the monument-ensemble on Mamayev Kurgan.

The feat of signalman Matvey Putilov

When communication stopped on Mamayev Kurgan at the most intense moment of the battle, an ordinary signalman of the 308th Infantry Division, Matvey Putilov, went to repair the wire break. While restoring the damaged communication line, both his hands were crushed by mine fragments. Losing consciousness, he tightly clamped the ends of the wire with his teeth. Communication was restored. For this feat, Matvey was posthumously awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, II degree. His communication reel was passed on to the best signalmen of the 308th division.

A similar feat was accomplished by Vasily Titaev. During the next attack on Mamayev Kurgan, the connection was lost. He went to fix it. In the conditions of the most difficult battle this seemed impossible, but the connection worked. Titaev did not return from the mission. After the battle, he was found dead with the ends of the wire clenched in his teeth.

In October 1942, in the area of the Barricades plant, signalman of the 308th Infantry Division Matvey Putilov, under enemy fire, carried out a mission to restore communications. When he was looking for the location of the broken wire, he was wounded in the shoulder by a mine fragment. Overcoming the pain, Putilov crawled to the site of the broken wire; he was wounded a second time: his arm was crushed by an enemy mine. Losing consciousness and unable to use his hand, the sergeant squeezed the ends of the wire with his teeth, and a current passed through his body. Having restored communication, Putilov died with the ends of the telephone wires clamped in his teeth.

Vasily Zaitsev

Zaitsev Vasily Grigorievich (March 23, 1915 - December 15, 1991) - sniper of the 1047th Infantry Regiment (284th Infantry Division, 62nd Army, Stalingrad Front), junior lieutenant.

Born on March 23, 1915 in the village of Elino, now Agapovsky district Chelyabinsk region in a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU since 1943. Graduated from a construction technical school in Magnitogorsk. Since 1936 in the Navy. Graduated from the Military Economic School. The war found Zaitsev in the position of head of the financial department in the Pacific Fleet, in Preobrazhenye Bay.

In the battles of the Great Patriotic War from September 1942. He received a sniper rifle from the hands of the commander of his 1047th regiment, Metelev, a month later, along with the medal "For Courage". By that time, Zaitsev had killed 32 Nazis from a simple “three-line rifle”. In the period from November 10 to December 17, 1942, in the battles for Stalingrad, he killed 225 soldiers and officers of the pr-ka, including 11 snipers (among whom was Heinz Horwald). Directly on the front line, he taught sniper work to soldiers in the commanders, trained 28 snipers. In January 1943, Zaitsev was seriously wounded. Professor Filatov saved his sight in a Moscow hospital.

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the presentation of the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal was awarded to Vasily Grigorievich Zaitsev on February 22, 1943.

Having received the Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union in the Kremlin, Zaitsev returned to the front. He finished the war on the Dniester with the rank of captain. During the war, Zaitsev wrote two textbooks for snipers, and also invented the still used technique of sniper hunting with “sixes” - when three pairs of snipers (a shooter and an observer) cover the same battle zone with fire.

After the war he was demobilized. He worked as director of the Kyiv Machine-Building Plant. Died on December 15, 1991.

Awarded the Order of Lenin, 2 Orders of the Red Banner, Order of the Patriotic War 1st degree, and medals. The ship plying along the Dnieper bears his name.

Two films have been made about the famous duel between Zaitsev and Horvald. "Angels of Death" 1992 directed by Yu.N. Ozerov, in leading role Fedor Bondarchuk. And the film "Enemy at the Gates" 2001 directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, in the role of Zaitsev - Jude Law.

He was buried on Mamayev Kurgan.

Gulya (Marionella) Queen

Koroleva Marionella Vladimirovna (Gulya Koroleva) Born on September 10, 1922 in Moscow. She died on November 23, 1942. Medical instructor of the 214th Infantry Division.

Gulya Koroleva was born in Moscow on September 9, 1922, in the family of director and set designer Vladimir Danilovich Korolev and actress Zoya Mikhailovna Metlina. At the age of 12, she starred in the leading role of Vasilinka in the film “The Partisan’s Daughter”. For her role in the film she received a ticket to the Artek pioneer camp. Subsequently she starred in several more films. In 1940 she entered the Kiev Irrigation Institute.

In 1941, Gulya Koroleva with her mother and stepfather evacuated to Ufa. In Ufa, she gave birth to a son, Sasha, and, leaving him in the care of her mother, volunteered for the front in the medical battalion of the 280th Infantry Regiment. In the spring of 1942, the division went to the front in the Stalingrad area.

November 23, 1942 during a fierce battle for height 56.8 near x. Panshino, a medical instructor of the 214th Infantry Division, provided assistance and carried 50 seriously wounded soldiers and commanders with weapons from the battlefield. By the end of the day, when there were few soldiers left in the ranks, she and a group of Red Army soldiers launched an attack on the heights. Under bullets, the first one burst into the enemy trenches and killed 15 people with grenades. Mortally wounded, she continued to fight an unequal battle until the weapon fell out of her hands. Buried in x. Panshino, Volgograd region.

On January 9, 1943, the command of the Don Front was awarded the Order of the Red Banner (posthumously).

In Panshino, the village library is named in her honor, the name is carved in gold on the banner in the Hall of Military Glory on Mamayev Kurgan. A street in the Traktorozavodsky district of Volgograd and a village are named after her.

Elena Ilyina’s book “The Fourth Height” is dedicated to the feat, which has been translated into many languages of the world.