sunny day July 3, 1941 in Minsk, for a week as captured by the Nazis, slowly entered a Soviet tank.
singles already frightened passers-by the Germans hastily huddled in their homes - on city streets crawling huge three-turret armored machine, bristling with four machine guns, slowly rolling his barrel short gun.
Nazi soldiers absolutely no fear of Soviet tanks - In those days verhmahte had already captured a lot of armor. Jolly German cyclist, even while driving in front of the tank, slowly pushing on the pedal. The driver stepped on the gas harder, tank jerked forward and smeared the hapless cyclist on the pavement - to see, he just bored tankers. But few Germans who smoked on the porch, they do not touch - do not want to be opened ahead of time.
finally arrived at the distillery plant. Not in the sense of "finally" that would have a drink, but in the sense that you have found the target. Slow, thorough Germans were loaded into a truck with boxes of alcohol. Close missed an armored car. The first could not stand Nicholas in the right tower - from fifty meters vzharil on the truck with a machine gun. Seryoga on the left, too, pulled the trigger. Major bit his lip - the first same accurate shot an armored car turned into a pile of metal and turned the fire on the infantry. A few minutes later it was all over. Concluding picture of defeat Sergeant Malko held on the balance tank of the truck.
Apparently - the Germans did not understand what is happening in the city. No one pursued tank gently moved by the river Svisloch wooden bridge - nearly 30 tons is not a joke - and crawled to the market. To meet T-28 went convoy of motorcyclists - exactly the same as what they show in films in 20 years - funny, forsistye, self-confident. Grey snake wrap tank left. Having missed several crews the housing of the tank, the major sharply hit mehvoda on the left shoulder, and he threw the tank directly into the column. They heard a terrible screeching and shouting. The rear machine gun from the head Towers struck in the head who managed to slip motorcyclists on the road started to panic. Tower DT doused the fire in the middle of the Nazis and the end of the column, pale Malko pressed and pressed the lever, grinding rail Gromada people and motorcycles. Sweat flowed from under the helmet and poured out his eyes - two more weeks before he passed Spain Halhin Gol, Poland and Finland, and even could not imagine that will fall into a meat grinder.
Patrons tankers were not spared - even the morning they abandoned the military town stuffed tank rounds and missiles to the eyeballs. True, hastily took half shells for divisional guns - and those, though they were the same caliber, it out of a tank cannon. But guns do not beat stopped. Leaving the main street of Minsk - the Soviet - the tank, in passing, the Germans opened fire in crowded square near the theater. Then he turned to the proletarian and stopped there. Faces of the soldiers were stretched to the wolf smiles. The street was just packed with enemies and technicians - machines to weapons, vehicles carrying ammunition, tanks with fuel, field kitchens. And the soldiers, soldiers in gray uniforms circle.
withstood mhatovskuyu pause T-28 exploded tornado of fire. Gun and three machine guns front turned out to hell. Almost immediately lit up the tank, burning gasoline flowed through the streets, fire spread on machines with ammunition, and then at the house and trees. Chance to escape from the dagger of fire was not from anyone. Leaving a branch of purgatory, tankers have decided to visit Gorky Park. However, on the road they came under fire 37-millimeter antitank gun. Three shots, Major reassured brawler. The park tankers again waiting for the Nazis. These have already heard gunshots and tears exploding ammunition - but look up and looked out of Stalin's Falcons. Thought okromya Aviation them in Minsk in no danger. Krasnozvezdny T-28 hastened to reassure them of this. Everything went on thumb - barking gun, choking machine guns, tank ablaze, black smoke and scattered corpses of enemy soldiers.
gun ammo is almost exhausted, and for the tank has come a good time to do his feet from Minsk, the more so now he has ceased to be a haven for Germans. They moved to the Komarovka - there and close to the exit, and then - on the Moscow highway - And to her. Did not happen. Already on the outskirts of town near the old cemetery, the T-28 came under fire from well camouflaged anti-tank battery. The first shells ricochet from the tower, but chances were not - Krauts were aiming huge military experience of the driver, Sergeant Malko helped him here - he got out of the city, met coming out of encirclement of Red Army crossed the front line, back in the tank units, and with honor went through the war to end. Charging Fedor Naumov was covered by local residents, went into the forest, fought as a partisan, in 1943 he was wounded and taken out of occupied Byelorussia in the rear. Nicholas Pedan was taken Nazi prisoner, spent four years in concentration camps, was rescued in the 45-year, returned to the army and was discharged in 1946-the year.
Padded T-28 stood in Minsk the whole occupation, Recalling and the Germans and Minskers the feats of our soldiers.
Thanks to people like these tankers, in the autumn 1941 the Nazi army entered Moscow. Such people have laid the foundation for victory.
Events 3 of July is devoted to documenting the story AP Bereznyak Fiery Tank "and the movie Black birch ".
Crew T-28 tank:
tank commander / gunner turret Major Vasechkin
The driver Senior Sergeant Dmitry Malko
charging Cadet Theodore Naumov
Heavy right tower Cadet Nicholas Pedan
Heavy left tower Cadet Sergey (last name unknown)
Heavy machine gun rear turret head Midshipman Alexander Rachitsky
Material taken from Che_ratnik - http://che-ratnik.livejournal.com/331020.html
Memories Dmitry Malko - http://militera.lib.ru/memo/russian/malko_di/ 04.html
Memories Feodor Naumov - http://depositfiles.com/files/9tu3zjlfm
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