Biography of Sergey Denisenko

The tombstone of Denisenko Sergey Petrovich is the platoon commander of the Rifle Regiment of the Rifle Division of the Army of the Voronezh Front, lieutenant. Born on January 14, in the village of Novoselitsa, now the Sumy district of the Sumy region in the family of a peasant. In the year he graduated from a construction college. In the Red Army since the year.

In the year he graduated from the Sumy Artillery School named after M. Member of the Great Patriotic War from its first days. He fought on Voronezh and 1st Ukrainian fronts. He was wounded three times. The platoon commander of the Rifle Regiment I am a rifle division, I am the army, the Voronezh front, Lieutenant Sergey Denisenko, on the night of September 24, among the first to cross the Dnieper.

The platoon was fixed on the western outskirts of the village of Balyko-Shchichinka of the Kagarlyk district of the Kyiv region, within 5 days reflected fierce counterattacks of enemy infantry and tanks. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of October 23, for the successful forcing of the Dnieper River south of Kyiv, a solid fixing of the bridgehead on the western bank of the Dnieper River and the heroes of Denisenko Sergey Petrovich were awarded the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union with the award of the Order of Lenin and the Golden Star medal.

After the war, the brave hero continued to serve in the Soviet Army. In the year he graduated from improving the officers. Since the year, Lieutenant Colonel S. Denisenko is in stock. He lived in the city of Ussuriysk, Primorsky Territory. He worked in the police. Tragically died on December 1. He was buried in the city cemetery along the street of the Russian city of Ussuriysk.

He was awarded the Order of Lenin, medals. The enemy met Soviet soldiers with strong artillery and mortar fire. But, as the poet wrote: under the fire, the infantry is not waiting for the article, the articles, the vapor, boards, logs follow the steam - behind the rooks. A cruel battle ensued. The Soviet warriors boldly crowded the Nazis, stepping forward step by step. They took possession of the village of Balyk, went to the outskirts of the village of Shurinka and fixed there.

The enemy’s strong fire pressed our fighters to the ground. At dawn, they began to study enemy defenses. The command was reported about the explored purposes. In the morning, the movement in the enemy’s location revived. It became clear that the enemy would go into a counterattack. Lieutenant Denisenko gave the command: - Prepare for battle! A few minutes later, enemy chains appeared.

Let us let go closer. Finally, the team sounded: - Fire! Machine guns, machine guns came to life. Grenades were used. The fire tornado hit the Nazis. And they did not pass. The efforts of the crossing units and artillerymen who fired from the left bank of the Dnieper, the counterattack of the Nazis was repelled. However, gathering strength, they again moved to our units. Denisenko skillfully led the platoon battle and promptly reported on a radio about the places of accumulation of the enemy.

Our artillery dealt well -strokes on explored targets. This helped the Soviet soldiers keep their positions. The night cut off the twelfth counterattack of the enemy. But it was not possible to relax.

Here and there there was a shootout. And in the morning it all started first. The counterattacks followed one after another. Many defenders of the Dnieper bridgehead were killed or wounded. But all of them - the dead and the survivors - fulfilled the order: “Not a step back! Lieutenant Denisenko personally destroyed up to a dozen Nazis. The platoon kept a piece of land beat off from the enemy until our main forces approach.

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