Vasily Ershov Biography

The tombstone Ershov Vasily Aleksandrovich - machine gunner of the separate motorcycle battalion of the GO tank corps of the 4th Ukrainian Front, private. He was born on January 14 in the village of Bobylino of the All -gonsky district of the Tver province, now the territory of the Sandovsky district of the Tver region, in a peasant family. He studied at his homeland at a rural school.

He worked on a collective farm. In the year he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army. In the battles of the Great Patriotic War from the year. He fought on the 4th Ukrainian Front. In April, our troops, having defeated the German invaders on Ishun fortifications, were relentlessly persecuted throughout Crimea. The enemy rolled to Sevastopol. Poddubnaya with a landing barrier on the tank steppe roads.

Among the nine people of this group was Vasily Alexandrovich Ershov. Ahead appeared the tiled roofs of the village of Aucha-Jamin. Here is his outskirts. Suddenly, a gun shot rang out from around the corner of the extreme house and a shell flew over the heads of the scouts. The paratroopers dismounted. A cruel battle with an enemy battalion ensued. The enemy tried to attack the scouts, but each time the attack was suppressed.

However, the position of the paratroopers became more complicated. One of the enemy shells disabled the gun and jammed the tank tower. Despite heavy losses, the enemy advanced to the tank, trying to surround the brave fighters. There were ammunition at the end. Grenades have been launched more than once. The sergeant N. was wounded by the Private I. Private I.

seemed to resist, but the paratroopers selflessly fought, saving every cartridge, every grenade. The encirclement ring was shrinking. The cartridges ended, one grenade remained. Feeling a weakening of fire, the enemy went on the attack. When the ammunition of the scouts came out, the Nazis, surrounding them now in a dense ring, shouted: “Rus, surrender! One of the surrounded answered everyone:“ The Red Army soldiers do not surrender!

The scouts rushed at enemies, beat with butt, blades. Even the wounded did not raise their hands, but continued to fight. Unarmed Soviet soldiers destroyed 13 more soldiers and one officer before they were captured. During interrogation, they kept courageously. To the question of the fascist captain - "Are you communists? “Tymoshenko:“ There are no others in the Red Army!

At first they were interrogated together, then one at a time. They introduced V. Yershov, he did not answer any question. The blow was poured on the Soviet warrior, but he was silent. And when he lost consciousness, they dragged into the street, cast water and again led to interrogation. They were tortured all day and all night, almost all were broken through, knocked out almost all their arms and legs, knocked out almost all their arms and legs, knocked out.

The jaws are broken by the bayonet of the chest and face, the Sarai's bloods were expanding to the same in dawn. They straightened up, they stood silently, terrible in their mournful greatness, with proudly raised their heads. One of the nine gave signs of life. This was V. he was transferred, to the near hut, they called a paramedic, bandaged wounds. The mutilated intelligence officer was completely bad: he lost consciousness, rave.

And although the Nazis still occupied the village, the women transferred the warrior to another house. A few days later the village was released. Ershov was transported to the district hospital. Then the intelligence officer lay in the hospital for more than a year. He was done 14 operations. The young organism withstood incredible loads, and the soldier returned to life, although he remained a disabled person forever.

After the cure, he lived in the village of Sudilovo, Uglich district of the Yaroslavl region. He worked on the Leninsky Way collective farm on December 20 in the city of Kuznetsk Penza region. He was buried in his homeland, in a cemetery near the village of Lukino, Sandovsky district of the Tver region. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, medals. At the request of the public, local organizations of the Saksky district of the village, where scouts committed their feat, called the heroic one.

On the Big Kurgan, hinging at the village of Heroic, a granite monument-monument is installed lovingly lung with trees and flowers. The inscription on the pedestal reads: "Eternal glory to the heroes of the Soviet Union." The names are carved below: "The guard of the sergeants N. Poddubny, M. Abdulmanapov; Private Guards: P. Veligin, I. Tymoshenko, M. Zadorozhny, G. Zakharchenko, P.

Ivanov, A. Simonenko". Eight out of nine heroes. The ninth - V. Ershov - was lucky enough to survive, although he was shot with all the name of the hero, a street was named in the village of Sandovo, Tver region. Work on mistakes.

The date of death is corrected in accordance with the death certificate indicated in the certificate. Additional material and photographs were provided by Timur Bortakovsky.