Brief biography of Kotova

The memorial plaque in Donetsk Kotov Boris Aleksandrovich is the commander of the mortar of the Rifle Regiment of the Rifle Division of the Army of the Voronezh Front, sergeant. Born on April 25 in the village of Pakhotnaya corner of the Bondar region of the Tambov region in the family of the employee. He graduated from secondary school in the city of Usman of the Lipetsk region.

He worked as a secretary of the village council, then in the Donbass in a mine in the city of Gorlovka. In the Red Army since April. In the battles of the Great Patriotic War since September. The mortar mortar commander I am a rifle division, I am the army, Voronezh front Sergeant Boris Kotov on the night of September 27 as part of the assault group forced the Dnieper River northwest of the village of Pekari, Kanevsky district of the Cherkasy region of Ukraine.

During the day, the mortar calculation of Kotov destroyed the enemy firing points, which contributed to the crossing of the rifle units of the regiment. He was buried in a mass grave in the village of Pekari. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 3, for the exemplary implementation of the command missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the at the same time the courage and heroism to Sergeant Kotov Boris Aleksandrovich was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

He was awarded the Order of Lenin, a medal. The name of the hero named the streets in the cities of Gorlovka and Usman. Hero of the Soviet Union B. Composition: Stalin's unimportant song, in the hero’s biography a fragment of his photography with his son Seryozha is presented. Photo by V. Gorlovka, year. The site administration thanks Vladimir Barannik for the photograph of the hero. The title is sergeant.

Position, part is the mortar commander of the rifle regiment of the rifle division. It seems to the title "Hero of the Soviet Union." Year of birth - nationality - Russian. Party - non -partisan. Participation in the Civil War, subsequent military operations to protect the USSR and the Patriotic War where, when - a participant in the Patriotic War with G. Whether the Contusius in the Patriotic War has been killed on September 29 since what time in the Red Army - since April 2, the previously awarded for what differences - not awarded.

A brief concrete presentation of personal combat feat or merits, Sergeant Kotov Boris Aleksandrovich on September 27, noticing the accumulation of enemy infantry, Sergeant Kotov, setting his mortar in an open position, opened a well -aimed fire with direct fire. The Germans advanced in columns, supported by fire from the Ferdinand self -propelled gun. Having shot the supply of mines, Sergeant Kotov armed himself with a rifle and grenades and, when our infantry rose for counterattacks, comrade.

Kotov rushed at the Germans and entered into hand -to -hand combat. Destroying enemies with a grenade, rifle and butt, comrade. Kotov panicked in the ranks of the enemy and, when the Germans leaned back and fled, pursued enemies. With its courage Comrade Kotov carried away the rest of the fighters. Fragment of mines comrade Kotov was killed. He fell the death of the brave in the struggle for his homeland.

The posthumous of the highest degree of distinction is worthy of the title “Hero of the Soviet Union”. The commander of the rifle regiment, Major Blyaev on October 25.

Essay I. These bitter words very accurately speak of the fate of a young talented poet, who in September, yes, his inspired song broke off at a glance, he could not say much, however, that Kotov managed to make in poetry, is a valuable and original contribution to literature. The name of Kotov is known from the pre -war years from poetry, which were published in the newspapers of the Donetsk Territory, in the journal "Literary Donbass" and various collections.

But his first book - “Poems” - entered only in G. both these books included all the best works of Kotov and letters from the front were not found yet only the poet’s front -line verses. In the biography of Boris Aleksandrovich Kotov, there are many people similar to the biographies of his peers - young people of that generation that began labor activity during the first five years.

After graduating from the school, Kotov was born in the city from a young age of Kotov is fond of literature, reaches for creativity - writes notes in the district and regional newspapers, composes poetry. The topics for the works were prompted by life itself - he sings the collective farm everyday life of his fellow countrymen and labor exploits of the Donetsk miners. And this is true.

In the word of the poet, a publicist Kotov responded to the most important events in the life of the country and the world, wrote lyrical poems about nature, about the spiritual nobility of Soviet people. To express his feelings, the cats used the most diverse poetic genres - landscape sketches and plot verses, ditties and songs, epigrams and poems have no doubt that over the years, his poetic talent would turn around in his width.

In the same way, one could expect success from Kotov and in prose - an unfinished story from the village life “Notes of the liquidator” is about work to eliminate illiteracy is the best confirmation: it has a lot of lively observations, solid folk humor.All the work of Kotov is imbued with a high pathos of citizenship; The poet speaks of a sense of patriotic duty, about the continuity of generations, about his readiness to “take a rifle in your hands” when danger hangs over the country.

At the cost of his life, Kotov confirmed that his high words came from his very prophetic to his son: but to the new victories more firmly walking, before the memory of the fallen with love, bow the name of Boris Kotov, as the names of the great Kobzar and the beloved writer of the Soviet children Gaidar, is carefully stored in the memory of grateful descendants; It, in the words of the poet, was also embodied "into the steamboats, in the lines and in other long things." There is a street in Gorlovka and a pioneer squad, bearing the name of the poet-hero Kotov, in Donetsk there are friends who care about the release of his books and to continue his glorious patriotic traditions.

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