Ivan Frolov Biography

We live and remember. Tambov region we talk about the feat and fate of the Tambov residents at the front and rear Ivan Frolov - Ivan Pavlovich Frolov - the hero of the war, the full cavalier of the Order of Glory. The man who was erected in his hometown during his lifetime. During the war he served as the sergeant, was the commander of the mortar calculation of the 7th Guards Airborne Rifle Regiment.

He fought on the first and fourth Ukrainian fronts. Biography Ivan Pavlovich Frolov was born on July 22 in the village of Uvarovo Tambov province in the family of a peasant. He graduated from the 8th grades of the school. In March, he was drafted into the army. An eighteen -year -old boy got to the front. Ivan Frolov got a military path and a feat to the front an eighteen -year -old boy.

From the memoirs of Ivan Frolov: - You want to forget this, but it is unlikely that it will work out. I remembered my military baptism at the front line near Kyiv. Everything around howls, glowing, it seems that death itself was aiming at you.

Mines are torn around, and you are afraid that, like a large magnet, you attract them to yourself. At some point, you just do not believe that all this happens to you in reality. You inspire yourself that this is a nightmare, a dream, otherwise you could go crazy. The foothills of the Carpathians of the machine gunners, in which Ivan Frolov served, received a combat mission: suppress the enemy’s fire at an nameless height.

Under the cover of night, the fighters crawled to the positions of the Nazis and threw them grenades. A commotion rose in the camp of the enemy. The fire of machine guns and machine guns mowed the opponents who were distraught with fright. The Germans, having thrown their weapons, left the nameless height. After a night battle, the Nazis suffered heavy losses. He was 19 years old.

The award sheet on the Order of Glory of the III degree was then injuries and a hospital, after which Ivan Frolov found his division and returned to his native regiment. It was already on the Czechoslovak land. The mortar company, in which Ivan Frolov commanded one of the calculations, escaped far ahead and was near enemy positions. The gunner died in Frolov. The commander replaced him, continuing to file commands.

For two days, mortars beat off the fire of the attack of enemy infantry. Only two fighters remained in Frolov’s calculation - he is charging. Dozens of mines were released by the enemy, several enemy firing points were suppressed, and dozens of fascists were destroyed. For the stubbornness and courage, the commander of mortar calculation, Ivan Pavlovich Frolov, was awarded the Order of Glory of the II degree.

In the year, the fighter happened to force the Oder with his regiment. Four mortar calculations under the enemy’s squall fire crossed the river along with guns and ammunition. One of the four was Frolov’s calculation. The fighters landed on the shore and held back the onslaught of the enemy for a whole day, providing our crossing. To Zhukov and other government awards.

He returned home in April. The former warrior continued his studies. He worked in various party positions, was the deputy editor of the district newspaper. He retired from the post of head of the personnel department of the Uvarovokhimstroy trust. In May, he became a participant in the parade in Moscow dedicated to the Flight of Victory. In a column of full gentlemen of the Order of Glory, he walked along Red Square.

Veterans of the city and the district twice elected it as chairman of the veteran council. Ivan Frolov passed away in the year.