Mikhail Mironov, whose biography is presented in the article, was born on the first summer day of 1919 in the village. Gorodets of the Moscow region. His parents were ordinary peasants. He himself graduated from the 9th grade of a secondary school and before the war he worked at a factory in the city of Kolomna.
During the war
In the fall of 1939, Mikhail Yakovlevich was called up for service in the Red Army. There he underwent military training and was enlisted in the Border Troops. In the years 1939-1940, Mikhail Mironov took an active part in the Soviet-Finnish war.
At the very beginning of World War II, a soldier went to the front. For all the time of service he was wounded three times.
In two years, Mikhail Mironov became a professional sniper. He took part in the battles on the Leningrad Front as a soldier of the 27th brigade of the NKVD troops. During this time, he managed to destroy 23 enemies.
Victories in the rank of senior lieutenant
And in the summer of 1942, Mikhail Yakovlevich was sent to courses to receive the rank of lieutenant, which he was awarded in January 1943. After that, as a senior lieutenant and commander of two companies of an infantry regiment, on January 23, on the outskirts of the city of Gatchina, Leningrad Region. conducted a major military operation and destroyed the German defensive line. During the battle, the soldier was wounded twice, but he did not lose ground and did not leave the battlefield. On February 21, 1944, Mikhail Mironov was awarded the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union for his bravery and courage.
And already in August 1944 in the United States of America, by the decree of the then President F. D. Roosevelt, the officers were awarded the Order of the Cross for Military Merit.
In 1945, Mikhail Mironov was transferred to reserve officers in the status of an honorary soldier of his military unit.
On the achievements of the post-war period
After the war, the hero moved to Leningrad, where he found a job and entered law school, where he graduated with honors. After that, he graduated from the Law Institute of the city of Leningrad. The acquired skills gave him the opportunity to get the position of deputy chairman of the city court. In 1972, Mikhail Mironov was awarded the title “Honored Lawyer of the RSFSR” for high professionalism and deep knowledge in jurisprudence. For the keen mind and merits of an officer, they were elected three times as a deputy of the Council of People's Deputies from the Leningrad Region. Over the years, he managed to attend the posts of people's judge, head of the department of the Ministry of Justice of the city of Kaluga and the region, and head of legal advice in the city of St. Petersburg.
The hero died on April 27, 1993. But he will forever remain in the hearts of those for whom he fought.