Marshal Biryuzov: biography and military way

Marshal Biryuzov is one of the most outstanding Soviet military figures. His efforts have been developed many tactical and strategic innovations. He also made an invaluable contribution to the victory over fascist Germany. His military way was not only in the territory of the Soviet Union, but also in other countries that were subjected to Nazi occupation. For this, Biryuzov received many Soviet and foreign awards.

Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov: biography

Sergei was born on the twenty-first of August 1904 in the old style in the Ryazan province. His family members were merchants and had a good income. Therefore, the Turquoise had the opportunity to send their son to the church school. After his graduation, he continued his studies at home. Since childhood he was very fond of reading and was interested in military art. When the Civil War began on the territory of the Russian Empire, Sergei was only thirteen years old. However, he fervently supported the Reds. Therefore, at the age of nineteen, he goes to Vladikavkaz, where the infantry and machine-gun courses are held. During training shows good results.

Training

Two years later he entered the high command school. And two years later he entered the university. Up to the thirty-seventh year, the future Marshal Biryuzov is engaged in teaching and science. At the same time, it moves rather quickly along the army hierarchy. In just a few years, from the platoon commander, Sergei rose to the chief of staff of the division. During this time in his subordination there were formations of various kinds of troops: beginning from motorized rifle battalions, ending with a company of an air fleet. In 1939, Sergei Semenovich becomes commander of the brigade and sent to Kharkov for command of the military district. In August of the same year, he expected an increase to the division commander. It is in this rank with his 132nd infantry marshal Biryuzov and the beginning of the war.

The Beginning of the Great Patriotic War

Immediately after the attack of Nazi Germany on the Soviet Union, Sergei Biryuzov fights on the front line.

His men accepted the first blows of the Reich military machine. The 132nd Infantry Division takes an active part in the defense of Smolensk. This notorious battle took the lives of many Soviet soldiers. However, Biryuzov and his wards managed to get out of the encirclement. From Smolensk fighters are sent to one of the most difficult areas - to Moscow. At this time Guderian's tanks are rushing to the Soviet capital, moving every day for several kilometers. For the defense of the city draw all available reserves. In the fall of 1941, Sergei Semyonovich received a serious wound, after which he was treated for several months.

Heavy fights

Already in 1942 Marshal Biryuzov commanded an army on the Bryansk Front. After achieving impressive successes, the command sends him to Stalingrad, where one of the most bloody battles of that war is played out.

Soldiers have to fight in the unusual conditions of the city's ruins. The division of Biryuzov already fought in Smolensk and other large cities, but in Stalingrad there was a unique situation when the same building for several days could simultaneously control both sides.

To win the battle for the city, it was necessary to develop new tactics of military operations in urban conditions. The first decision was to reduce the personnel of the assault groups. Also reduced the amount of heavy equipment. In the conditions of the ruins and the difficult passage from it was practically no use, and the enemy's dense fire made it an easy target. Instead of tanks, the Red Army men received flamethrowers, which showed themselves as well as possible when taking the fortified positions of the Germans.

Offensive

After the victory at Stalingrad, Marshal Biryuzov is appointed Chief of Staff of the entire Southern Front. He takes a personal part in the development of an operation to liberate the Donbas. As a result, the Red Army managed to defeat the half-million-strong grouping of one of the best Nazi strategists - Erich Manstein. During the retreat of the Germans for the Dnieper, Soviet troops quite successfully attacked the retreating, causing them serious damage. After the liberation of the territory of the Soviet Union, Marshal SS Biryuzov carried out military missions on the territory of Bulgaria and Yugoslavia. Closely collaborated with the guerrillas and participants in the anti-fascist Resistance.

After the war

The awards of Marshal SS Biryuzov include the Yugoslav and Bulgarian orders. For a long time after the victory over Nazi Germany, he remains an adviser to the Soviet Union's army of socialist countries.

He commands several groups of troops. In the postwar period, it is part of special commissions that direct the restoration of Europe and the punishment of Nazi criminals. On the post of the commander-in-chief of the Air Defense Sergei Semyonovich receives a proposal to become deputy defense minister, who gladly accepts. Hero of the Soviet Union Biryuzov Sergei Semyonovich for a long time commands strategic missile forces (which include nuclear weapons systems).

Closely collaborates with the Yugoslav People's Army. During the exercise near Belgrade on October 19, 1964, his plane crashed. The crew died. Marshal SS Biryuzov is buried in the Kremlin wall.