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SHAMAN Pavel Stepanovich

( Hero of the Soviet Union)

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Biography SHAMAN Pavel Stepanovich
(16. 6. 1918 - 10. 3. 1983)

P Abel Stepanovich Shamayev, sergeant, assistant platoon commander, 409 th Infantry Regiment 137 th Infantry Division, Bobruisk. Born June 16, 1918 in g. Petrovsk Saratov region. Russian. He graduated from the seven-year school. Prior military service he worked in a tractor Peter MTS. In 1938 he was drafted into the Red Army.

He participated in battles at Khalkhin Goal in 1939 and in the Russo-Finnish War 1939 - 1940. Since the beginning of World War II victory over Germany, fought in the Bryansk, Central and Russian Fronts. He took part in defensive battles of the first period of the war, the Battle of Kursk, the liberation of Belarus, Poland, defeating the enemy on the territory of East Prussia. Wounded and shell-shocked five times. For military distinctions awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, 1 st and 2 nd degree (1944), Red Star (1944), medal "For Courage" (1944), "For the capture of KцІnigsberg" and three other medals.

. W tion of the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin and medal "Gold Star" Pavel Stepanovich Shamaeva awarded April 19, 1945 for bravery and courage in battle, surrounded by a region of r
. Mц?hlhausen and the destruction of 84 enemy soldiers and officers.

In the postwar years P.S. Shamayev was at the party-economic work. In 1954, for health reasons retired. Lived in Mr.. Petrovsk. Died March 10, 1983.

At the end of January 1945 troops of the 2 nd Russian Front a powerful blow split the East Prussian enemy troops in the area of Elbing went to the coast of the Baltic Sea. In an effort to restore the situation, the Germans launched a counterattack towards Mr.. Mц?hlhausen in a field of 409 Infantry Regiment.

February 5, 1945 Rifle Platoon 5-th company was surrounded. In the battle with the enemy killed the platoon commander. Command of a handful of fighters took over Shamaev. Assessing the situation, he organized a perimeter defense and began to reflect the enemy were pressing. The first attack the Nazis were repulsed.

After a while the arrangement of a platoon of enemy fired heavy artillery raid. Of all the platoon survived three: Shamayev and two soldiers. Machine-gun blast was thrown to the side, the calculation of his death. But the gun was defective and shaman installed it on the most dangerous sector. Having collected all the grenades and ammo, our soldiers were ready to repel enemy attacks.

Group of 60 Nazis rushed to the brave individuals who decided to fight to the death. When the Germans approached, Shamaev opened fire with a machine gun, and his comrades - from machines. Leaving on a hillside more than half of its soldiers to officers, the Germans retreated to their original positions. During the melee one of the soldiers was killed and another received a severe gunshot wound. Shamaev bandaged the wound and a comrade prepared to repel another attack.

Now the Germans were approaching Shamaeva from all sides. Senior sergeant fought off the enemy until the last possible. However, the forces were clearly unequal. The Germans came close to the Braves and threw his trench with hand grenades. Rupture of one of their comrade was killed, a senior sergeant wounded in the leg. Not paying attention to the unbearable pain and the blood flooding out of the wound, he continued to fight.

Failing success, and this time, the Nazis retreated to the shelter. Soon, they again rushed to Shamaeva. At this point the machine gun stopped - ran out of bullets. Senior sergeant gathered his last strength, all his will, stood up, with the force threw discharged machine in the face of the soldier and knocked him off his feet. There was a pistol shot, but the officer missed. Shamaev pounced on him. Fight ensued, during which Senior Sergeant fascists managed to strike a fatal blow with a knife.

At that time arrived, our tanks. They picked Shamaeva unconscious and sent to the field hospital division. Around the trench brave tankers counted 84 corpses fascist.


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Sources:
1) Heroes of the Soviet Union: A Brief Biographical Dictionary. V.2. M.: Voeniz.1988.
2) Rumyantsev.N.M. People legendary heroism ". Saratov. 1968


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