Hatred for the enemy

His name Ovcharenko Dmitry Romanovich, 1919 birth.
During World War II he was a Red Army, rideable machine-gun company
389 th Infantry Regiment 176 th Infantry Division of the 9th Army of the Southern Front.
Ovcharenko Dmitry Romanovich awarded the title
Hero of the Soviet Union, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
The most interesting part of the story - for which he received the title of Hero.




On July 13, 1941, from the area of ​​NP Arctic fox, the Red Ovcharenko was carrying ammunition for the third pulroty being from his unit 4-5 kmilometrah.
In this area, on the Red Army Ovcharenko, attacked and surrounded the two cars of 50 German soldiers and 3 officers.
Coming out of the car, the German officer ordered the Red Army Ovcharenko - "Raise your hands up!", Knocked the rifle out of his hands, and began to commit his interrogations. In the Red Army Ovcharenko, in the wagon lay the ax. Taking the ax, the Red Ovcharenko beheaded the German officer who threw three grenades standing near the car. At the same time, 21 persons of German soldiers were killed and the rest fled in panic. After the wounded officer, Ovcharenko prisledoval him with an ax in his hand, and in the garden village fox caught him and cut off his head. Third German officer fled, and escaped.
Ovcharenko comrade was not taken aback, took all killed documents officers cards, plates, charts, records, and submitted them to the regimental headquarters.
Carts with ammunition and food Ovcharenko friend brought his company on time, without delay. Comrades Ovcharenko continues its military life, he was then put machine gunner.





Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on November 9, 1941 for "exemplary performance of command assignments at the front of the struggle against the Nazi invaders and for displaying courage and heroism of the" Red Army Ovcharenko Dmitry Romanovich was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union and the Order of Lenin and medal "Gold Star ».
Dmitry was reinstated as the Heavy and continued to carry out their duty. Commander Dmitry noticed a high morale of fighters, who on July 27 at an altitude of 239, 8 its hurricane machine gun fire set an example comrades.
In the battles for the liberation of Hungary, near the station Sheregeyesh 3rd Heavy Tank Brigade DR Ovcharenko soldier was seriously wounded. He died in hospital from his wounds 28 January 1945.



Eternal Memory!



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