Gribanov biography

The military cemetery in the village of Vainede View 2 Gribanov Nikolay Vasilievich - commander of the department of the Rifle Regiment, I am a rifle Red Banner Division, a junior sergeant. Born on January 17, in the village of Brykovka, now the Dukhovnitsky district of the Saratov region in a family of an employee. He graduated from a seven-year school and school of factory training.

He worked as a sailor on the steamer "Narym" of the Volga United River Shipping Company. In June, he was drafted into the Red Army by the Krasnoktyabrsky District Military Commissariat of Stalingrad. From August to death, he fought on the 1st Baltic Front.

He took part in the liberation of Lithuania and Latvia. He was buried in a military cemetery in the village of Vaineode Volost Vaynedes of the Liepaisky district of Latvia. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, for the exemplary implementation of the command missions of the command at the front of the fight against the German invaders and the heroism shown to the younger sergeant Gribanov Nikolai Vasilyevich was posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

He was awarded the Order of Lenin in the village on the school building and on the house where he was born, memorial boards were installed. The front -line biography of Nikolai Gribanov is connected with the battles for the liberation of the Baltic states. With manual grenades and fire from a machine gun, the mushrooms destroyed a machine gun and five Nazis.

Encouraged by the example of their comrade, company fighters crossed the river and captured a bridgehead on its left bank, which served as the original area for our troops. Soon, the regiment in which Gribanov served was transferred to the city of Bauska and took part in decisive operations to liberate the Baltic republics. Gribanov had to force the Memel River for the second time.

It was September 14th. After a hot fight with the Nazis, during which the young warrior shot 11 Nazis from the machine gun, the soldiers broke through to the river. With an exclamation "for the homeland! During the forcing of the Memel River, the commander of the department died. He was replaced by Gribanov. For the initiative and courage in the battle, the brave warrior was awarded the Order of Glory of the 3rd degree, he was awarded the sergeant rank.

Every day of the battle brought our troops new victories. The success was accompanied by the younger Sergeant Gribanov. The hills and personally destroyed five Nazis, and captured one officer. Now the regiment, as part of the 6th Guards Army from the Vaineda district, struck the north, towards Scrunda, in order to dismember and defeat the enemy group pressed to the sea. The offensive resumed on October 16.

The enemy compacted the battle formations, pulled out fresh forces and put stubborn resistance. The battles took on a protracted character. The department of Gribanov, and behind him the whole company, with difficulty burst into the first trench of the enemy. But here the further offensive was stopped by the fire of an enemy machine gun. The company suffered losses.

Gribanov on his own initiative, on the duty of his heart, moved forward and threw a machine gun with grenades. When all the grenades came out, he rushed at the still shooting machine gun and covered him with his body. The machine gun was silent. Taking advantage of the cessation of enemy fire, the company took possession of an important line. The biography was prepared by:.