Heroes hold an important place in everyone's heart. Thanks to them, a peaceful sky is maintained overhead. Forever there is an imprint in the memory of how strong and courageous they once had to be, in difficult war times.
Biography of Andrey Vasilyevich Zhukov before service
He was born on November 1, 1900. The village of Leshcheevka, Nizhny Novgorod Region, is the native land of the Soviet hero. He is Russian by nationality. Although he has an incomplete secondary education, this did not become an obstacle to the great achievements of a military leader.
Military service
Andrey Zhukov is a Red Army volunteer, where he left at the age of 19. Here his service began with the rank of a Red Army soldier. At the age of 20, this future great man had already become a platoon commander of one of the Tatar rifle regiments. He took part in the battle with the Basmachi, which took place in Central Asia.
At the age of 23, Andrey Zhukov re-took command staff courses. In the Turkestan division he became the commander of the third regiment, and in 1930year - the commander of the Gorky school named after Stalin.
After 2 years, he took armored courses in the city of Leningrad. Then he served in the Far East and became a company commander of the Red Banner Far Eastern Army. In 1937 he was promoted to assistant battalion commander.
At the age of 40, Andrey Zhukov is already the head of the fifteenth army of the Far Eastern Front, and a year later he took the post of deputy commander of the first reserve tank regiment.
Participation in wars
The Great Patriotic War claimed many innocent lives, and Andrey Zhukov was directly involved in it.
Having risen to the rank of lieutenant colonel by that time, he led a brigade that fought under his command on the Bryansk and South-Eastern fronts. She also actively participated in the Stalinist battle. Andrey Zhukov commanded so successfully that by the end of the war he headed one of the mechanized brigades.
His brigade in the battles from the Dniester to the Prut was the first to hit the Prut River. For participation in this battle, the commander was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, second degree.
The hero achieved particular success in the defeat of the dangerous Chisinau group, the battles for the freedom of Romanians and Hungarians.
The colonel had excellent organizational skills, so thanks to his efforts, the brigades were able to successfully cooperate in the Debren operation.
In 1944, Andrei Zhukov's brigade de alt a crushing blow to the enemy. She also participated in the liberation of many cities.
Received a military figure the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
In April 1945, Zhukov was seriously wounded, but good physical fitness and fortitude helped him to his feet. After recovering, he went to serve in the Soviet army, became the commander of one of the divisions of the Primorsky Military District.
The last years of a military leader
Then he retired and lived in Moscow. Successfully carried out public work at the district military registration and enlistment office.
Died at the age of 70 on January 4, 1970. Andrey Zhukov was buried in the capital of Russia, where he lived at that time. Moscow became his home. Many schools are named after him here.
