Zhukov Vladimir is one of the heroes of World War II, which is still remembered. The namesake of the famous commander went the battle way from Rostov to Berlin. On his tank, he crossed the Dnieper and the Oder, liberated the Donbass and Poland, fought near Kursk and in Pomerania. Now the image of Zhukov is an example to the younger generation. And the memory of the major is immortalized in verses and place names.
Zhukov Vladimir: biography
Born in the Kagalnitsky district near Rostov in 1922. His family was ordinary peasants and lived in the small village of Vasilyevo-Shamshevo. From an early age he worked hard, helping his family with household chores. Upon reaching the age of eighteen, he is called up for military service in the ranks of the Red Army. They are sent to the city of Oryol to take courses at an 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 specialties. Vladimir Zhukov undergoes an accelerated training course and is sent to the front already in the autumn of that year.
The Great Patriotic War
Vladimir Zhukov received baptism of fire in the territory of the Byelorussian SSR. There the Nazis struck the hardest blow. In the swampy terrain, Soviet tank crews had to withstand trained and battle-hardened German mechanized brigades. After the retreat, the Zhukov brigade began to re-form in the suburbs. The soldiers received new tanks made at the Stalingrad plant.
Zhukov Vladimir participates in defensive battles near Orel, where he had previously served. The division under the command of Katukov here takes the battle from one of Hitler's best commanders - Heinz Guderian. To deter superior enemy forces, the Red Army resorted to the tactics of tank ambushes in small settlements.
In the cold autumn of the forty-first, a fierce battle erupts near Orel. Both sides regularly retreat and counterattack. Zhukov’s tank brigade succeeded several times in dropping the Eberbach strike force beyond the river, thereby delaying the advance for a week. The team showed its best side. Quite quickly, the success of the wards of Katukov in battles against the genius of the German tank tactics of Guderian became known in Moscow. At this time, the capital itself was in danger. By Stalin’s personal order, the first guards tank division was transferred to Moscow. Tankers restrain the German offensive and then even carry out several counterattacks. Zhukov Vladimir fights on the same sector of the front with the famous "Panfilovites". As a result, on November 12, the Red Army launched a decisive attack and pressed the Germans from the capital. The decisive role in the environment and defeat was played by the Katukov tank brigade. For this, she was awarded the honorary title "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 battles for Kharkov continue there.
The winter of forty-two was very harsh. 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 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 guardsmen were advancing along the Oboyan direction. Face to face, they encountered the elite German SS Panzer Corps.
After fierce battles, Soviet troops won, which changed the course of the war.
End of the battle path
Zhukov Vladimir with his brigade went through the whole war. Guards tankers have always flown to the hottest spots. The Supreme Headquarters always counted on them, so the fighters did not even have a few weeks of rest. After the victory near Kursk, Soviet tanks of the first brigade liberated Kiev and crossed the Dnieper. Then Lviv was liberated by their efforts. In the spring of forty-fifth, the Red Army invades Pomerania. The end of the battle route awaits in Berlin. Here, during the battle for the airport, Vladimir Zhukov died. Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously, he is buried in a mass grave in Germany.