Egorov Konstantin biography

Mass grave in Vyborg Egorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich-platoon commander of the GO tank battalion of the tank brigade of the 7th Army of the North-Western Front, junior lieutenant.

Born on August 17 at the Vyselki near the village of Resurrection of the Galich district of the Kostroma region in the family of a peasant. Primary education. He worked on a collective farm: in the summer in the field, in the winter in the forest. In the year, he was drafted into the Red Army, at his own request sent to tank troops. Quickly mastered the formidable combat vehicle.

Soon, for the difference in combat training, he was appointed commander of the department. He graduated from junior lieutenant courses and became the commander of a tank platoon. A participant in the Soviet-Finnish war-years, fought as part of a tank brigade at the Karelian Isthmus. The tankers got out of the tank, knocked the flame under the enemy’s fire, and returning to the car continued to fire the crew, did not leave the tank until the order was ordered to leave the car.

In the evening of the same day, Egorov and his crew, along with the infantry, went on the offensive, and, having reached the car, organized its repairs on the battlefield. Three days later, brave tankers arrived in the location of their part in a restored combat vehicle. Egorov skillfully managed his platoon, well controlled tanks fire, with a battle led a platoon through the fortifications system to the northern outskirts of Turtt and entered the collection point without loss.

For the manifested courage and heroism, he was presented for awarding the Order of the Red Star. At this time, the enemy led the flank fire from the trench through the Soviet infantry, and the tanks began to be thrown with bottles of combustible liquid. The platoon commander launched his tank and sent it right at the enemy. The crew destroyed the enemy with caterpillars and well -aimed fire, but he himself ran into the anti -tank mine.

To ensure the management of other crews, Egorov left his motionless tank and made his way to the rest of the platoon cars. On the way back, he died from an enemy bullet. For eighteen hours, the platoon personnel in severe frost and the ongoing fire of the enemy fought against the White Finns, he with honor fulfilled the task set before him. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 21, for the exemplary implementation of the command missions of the command at the front of the fight against the Finnish White Guard and the senior lieutenant Yegorov Konstantin Aleksandrovich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet posthumously.

He was buried in the city of Vyborg, Leningrad Region. He was awarded the orders of Lenin, the Red Banner.