As you know, people make history.Far from each of us is given to make any significant contribution to the development of science, technology, sports, culture and other spheres of life. However, there are individuals whose life is worth considering in detail and in detail. And one of such heroes of our time is Vasily Margelov.
Milestones in the life of a commander
Father of the Airborne Forces was bornDecember twenty-seventh, 1908. Vasily Margelov is a native of Ukraine, because his hometown is the current Dnipropetrovsk (at that time, Yekaterinoslav). He was from a simple working family. Basil's father was a metallurgist. In addition to the future commander in the family, there were three more sons and one daughter. We lived, naturally, quite poorly. The head of the family was forced to work in the foundry for days on end. All children were active helpers in the household. Vasily Margelov from an early age he was accustomed to workand went to work early. His first profession was leather, and a little later - work in the mine, where he was pushing trolleys filled with coal. In 1921, a young man graduated from a parochial school. And in 1923 he became a member of the Komsomol.
In 1925 he gets distribution inBelarus for the position of forester. He reacted to this work extremely responsibly, daily inspecting the many kilometers of land, both in winter and in summer. Thanks to his zealousness and dedication on his site, poaching disappeared completely.
The year 1927 was marked for the young man by election to the post of chairman of the working committee of the timber industry enterprise. He is also approved by the head of the tax commission and a candidate member of the party.
The beginning of military service
In the ranks of the Red Army Vasily Margelov был призван в 1928 году.He was enrolled in the United Belarusian Military School, located in Minsk. At the beginning, the young fighter was trained in a group of snipers, and starting from the second year he became a foreman of a machine-gun company. In April 1931, he graduated with honors.
Career
In 1931, Margelova was appointed commander of a platoon regimental school. And in early 1933, he returned to his home school as well as the commander-in-chief.
The commander of the company of machine-gunners, Vasily Filippovich Margelov, whose biography is full of various key dates, becomes in May 1936.
Since January 25, 1938, he has been the head of the entire intelligence service of the Eighth Rifle Division named after the Dzerzhinsky Special Military District of Belarus.
The First War
Short biography of Margelov Vasily Filippovich tells us that he was a participant in the warUnion with Finland. During this armed conflict, the legendary battalion commander of the reconnaissance ski battalion was able to personally capture the Swedish officers of the General Staff.
March 21, 1940 he was awarded the military rank of "Major".
At the end of the war, Margelov becomes the assistant commander of the 596th regiment along the line.
War with Germany
Literally three days before the start of the Great Patriotic War Margelov Vasily Filippovich (biography it says that his real name Markelov) receives a new army assignment. He became commander of the regiment of the first motorized rifle division, based in Berezovka.
With the outbreak of hostilities against the Nazis, a Soviet officer was appointed to the post of commander of the first special ski regiment of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet sailors.
В целом же Маргелов прошел всю войну, rising to the rank of Major General. Under his leadership were the regiments, divisions. His fighters fought on various fronts, and he himself proved to be an experienced, energetic, fearless and demanding commander, who in critical situations could show courage by personal example.
A brief biography of Vasily Filippovich Margelov also tells us that the whole life of this person was full of trials. He had eight wounds, two of which were very serious.
Contribution to the development of the Airborne Forces
После завершения курсов Военной академии генштаба In 1948, Margelov was appointed commander of the 76th Guards Airborne Division, which was located in Pskov. In the same year, for the first time in his life, he jumps from a plane with a parachute.
After six years, Vasily Filippovich getsits leadership all airborne troops. At first, this large army unit consisted of infantry with light weapons. But Vasily Margelov, whose biography is replete with rationalization proposals, did a tremendous job of modernizing the troops, transferring them to a fundamentally new level, both technically and tactically. Thanks to him, the paratroopers received the most modern weapons and means of landing. Margelov proved that the fighters can act even in the deepest rear of the enemy, land on the terrain at any time of the day or night, while almost instantly turning to the active conduct of combat operations after landing. This knowledge and skills allowed "Bate" (this was the nickname of the general) to defend his thesis and write a number of scientific papers.
Attitude to the soldiers
Маргелов славился тем, что он всегда очень respectful of ordinary fighters. The story has kept many quotes from a combat general. So, he always argued that the victory was forged by the ordinary, not the generals. The paratroopers loved their commander because he did not shy away from coming to their barracks, the canteen or the hospital. In addition, Margelov sought to encourage the soldiers.
Кстати, удивительный по нашим временам факт.Vasily Filippovich made his last parachute jump at the age of sixty-five. In total, in his life, he jumped more than sixty times. Here is one of his statements: "The one who never in his life left the plane, from where the cities and villages seem toy, who never felt joy and fear of free fall, whistling in the ears, the jet of wind hitting the chest, he never will understand the honor and pride of the paratrooper ... "
Recognition by the leadership of the country
During his career, Margelov experienced not onlyups but downs. Even the USSR Minister of Defense Marshal Grechko in one of his private conversations once said that it was a mistake to demotion Vasily Filippovich. But justice did triumph. And on October 25, 1967, Markelov was given the rank of army general.
Personal life
The first wife of Vasily Filippovich Margelov is Maria. She became his lawful wife in 1930. A year later, they had a son, Gennady.
Not all of Vasily Margelov’s sons, numbering five, followed in his father’s footsteps. But not one of them disgraced him. In particular, the son of Vasily Filippovich Margelov Alexander was an officer of the Airborne Forces, and in 1996 became a Hero of Russia. And in 2003, when he was already retired, he together with his brother Vitaly wrote a book about his dad.
Hero Awards
General Margelov was awarded for his lifea great many awards, which are extremely difficult to list. Among them are not only the regalia of the USSR, but foreign orders and medals. The highest title with which he was awarded is, of course, the Hero of the Soviet Union.
In addition, Vasily Filippovich was erected monuments in his native Dnipropetrovsk, as well as in Omsk, Tula, Ryazan, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk and other cities and villages.
Today, the defense department of the Russian Federation has a medal “General of the Army Margelov”.
In February 2010, a general bust was erected in Kherson, as an eternal tribute to his memory. Also on the house in which he lived for twenty years in the capital of the Union, these days hung a memorial plaque.
The date of death of the famous military is March 4, 1990. They buried him in the Novodevichy cemetery, which is located in Moscow.
