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Babaev Nikolay Arkhipovich - the commander of an armored personnel carrier company control 53rd Guards Fastovsky Order of Lenin Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky Tank Brigade of the 6th Guards Kiev-Berlin Order of Lenin Red Banner Orders Cuvorova II degree and Bohdan Khmelnytsky II degree Panzer Corps of the 3rd Guards Tank Army of the First Ukrainian Front.
Guard Staff Sgt.
Nikolai Arkhipovich Babayev, born on February 28, 1924 in the village of Ust-Sumi now Kargatsky District of Novosibirsk Region.
Russian. From a peasant family.
He graduated a few years of high school in his native village.
He worked on the farm, then moved to Novosibirsk and got a job at one of the factories of the city.
In January 1942, he drafted into the Red Army Dzerzhinsky military enlistment office of Novosibirsk. After a six-month military training in the spare parts sent to the part of the army in the Great Patriotic War in August 1942.
Almost three years bravely fought on several fronts, for courage and heroism was awarded three orders.
Special valor and courage of the commander of an armored personnel carrier company control 53rd Guards Tank Brigade of the 6th Guards Tank Corps of the 3rd Guards Tank Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front Guard Sergeant Nicholas Arkhipovich Babayev expressed in the Upper Silesian and Lower Silesian offensive operations 1 th Ukrainian Front in February - March 1945.



As one of the most experienced junior officers often command Babayev has committed the difficult and responsible job, often associated with the actions behind enemy lines.
Thus, in February 1945, two armored personnel carriers, one of which was commanded Babayev, broke into small town Madlala and scattered its garrison, killing more than 20 enemy soldiers and officers. Leaving the city, the scouts intercepted on a road convoy of the enemy, crushed caterpillars are many cars and carriages, causing the enemy great losses. And in the same raid fighters damaged railway track, forcing the enemy to stop the train. Fire from guns Babayev destroyed the fleeing Germans on the field, and then set fire to the enemy's scouts composition. From daring raid both crews returned without losses.
In another raid in the village of Nikolai Rotvasser Babaev killed in combat and 30 enemy soldiers and captured a German officer. In the old town of Naumburg Babayev group captured two German signalers. The prisoners have shown that in the town is the headquarters compound "SS". Secretly penetrated into the city, Babayev and his subordinates quietly killed two guards and broke into the headquarters. They were captured by several officers, and valuable documents. Successfully broke away from the enemy pursuit, Babayev delivered the prisoners and documents in the brigade headquarters. The resulting intelligence provided a successful offensive to our tankers.
In combat, March 7, 1945 scouts tankers headed by Guard Sergeant Babayev took the dominant terrain height, and kept it until the arrival of advanced units. In this battle, the attack was reflected considerably superior forces of the enemy infantry and tanks. Nikolai Babayev personally knocked out two tanks destroyed several dozen Nazis.
For courage and heroism in the front of the struggle against the Nazi invaders, the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on 27 June 1945 Staff Sergeant Babayev Nicholas Arkhipovich awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin and medal "Gold Star» (№ 8032).
In 1946, Staff Sergeant Baba was demobilized. I lived in Novosibirsk. In 1947 he joined the CPSU (b). He graduated from the Party School. He worked on the mechanical plant in Novosibirsk. He died August 13, 1984. Buried in Novosibirsk. He was awarded the Order of Lenin, World War II degree, the Red Star, the Glory III degrees, medals.

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