January 16, 1943 was picked up by Colonel Zinoviev, who was walking to her by the German rear 16 months.
In late summer and early fall of 1941, troops of the Southwestern Front staunchly defended Kiev and the Dnieper. 26th Army led by General Kostenko heavy fighting on the left bank of the Dnieper from Tripoli to Kaneva. In the second half of September 1941, disaster struck. On the part of Kremenchug to the north and from the south of Gomel the Germans launched a powerful punches tank armies, which closed in the area of the city Lubny Poltava region. Part of the 26th Army were surrounded.
After the battle for Belousovka located northeast of Caneva, commissar of Staff of the 26th Army Regimental Commissar Fedor Zinoviev was instructed to destroy the operational documents, prized possessions of staff and independently way eastward. After completing the task, and organized a small detachment, Zinoviev decided to cross the river near Sula Orzhica. But neither September 21 nor in the following days, the river could not be overcome. From the squad remained a small group. Zinoviev, like some other men, was wounded and injured.
Began a painful 16-month wandering around the rear of the enemy. Zinoviev went to Kiev, Poltava, Kharkiv, Sumy, Kursk and Voronezh regions. He twice fell into the hands of the Germans and policemen and twice escaped from the guards. In February 1942, Zinoviev became very ill, he had swollen legs. In the village of Kursk region Rikitino wife of the chief agronomist district under the name of a local resident Smirnov put him in the hospital sugar factory, where she worked as the chief doctor. Under threat of execution she went red Commissioner. A month later, Zinoviev, set off again circuitous route.
In the farm "dirty" Krasnopolye district of Sumy region Zinoviev met fellow by the name of Novokhatskiy. Next came together. In August 1942, in the district of Voronezh region Novonikolayevsky they twice tried to cross the Don, but every time I run up against minefields.
In late November 1942 during a raid on a village Lizinovke Zinoviev and Nohovatskogo again caught the Germans. Jews and commissioners then shot on the spot. Novokhatskiy, wanting to save his life and to curry favor with the Germans told them that his companion - Regimental Commissar. However, a German officer, who understood in Russian, announced to his soldiers: "This has just admitted that he was a Jew." Nohovatskogo immediately shot and Zinoviev sent Millerovo to unload cars. In mid-December 1942, Zinoviev came under gruovik. Hit the pavement, he injured his head and fell to the city hospital, where with the help of a female surgeon as long as possible imitated disease. January 16, 1943 in Millerovo penetrated Soviet scouts looked for a female surgeon, which turned the Soviet underground fighter. Together with them, Zinoviev went to her and came to the headquarters of the 1st Guards Army of the Southwestern Front.
In March 1943, Fedor Zinoviev returned to active duty. Commissar title had already been canceled, and his pereattestovali colonel. First Zinoviev appointed Senior Assistant Chief of Operations of the 3rd Panzer Army. During the Battle of Kursk, happened to be on official business in the location Infantry Regiment near the village Stanovoi pit, Zinoviev replaced the deceased commander of the regiment and well organized resistance to the Germans this regiment and left his command. Since November 1944, Major-General Fedor Zinoviev commanded the 74th Infantry Division of the 57th Army of the 3rd Ukrainian Front. Division particularly distinguished himself during the liberation of Yugoslavia, breaking through the enemy defenses in the town of Apatin, on the run crossed the Danube and expanding the bridgehead, which contributed to the successful offensive forward parts of the body.
Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 28, 1945 for "exemplary performance of command assignments at the front of the fight against the German invaders and for displaying courage and heroism," Major-General Fedor Zinoviev was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin and medal " Gold Star »
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