Arabajiev biography

Since childhood, he was accustomed to work. Having graduated from school in the year, he entered the Rabfac of the Krasnodar Vinogradar-Divine Institute. After two -year training, he worked for several months on Vinogradnaya plantations of the Jacket state farm in Anapa and entered the first year of the institute. Already from the first year he was called up for service in the army. Having completed training at the school of the younger guaranteed engineering battalion in the city of Staraya Russa, and then in the Chernihiv and Irkutsk military schools, he became an officer.

Since September, Efrem Kalustovich has already fighting at the front by the commander of the sapper company, the chief of staff of the GO, and from the year of the separate sapper battalion, the deputy, and then the commander of the sapper battalion, the head of the engineering supply of the Rifle Regiment of the Rifle Division. After the war, he enters to study at the M. Military Academy in June, although he was wounded, took part in competitions for the championship of the Military Academy named after Frunze took the second place to lift weights.

The description of the exploits during the Demyansk offensive operation, the main role in the defeat of the enemy group was assigned to the army, which I included the Rifle Division. In battles in the area of ​​Art. Lychkovo Arabadzhiev with a group of sappers acted at the forefront of the advancing infantry. Under strong enemy fire, he skillfully organized the engineering support of the advancing units.

In this battle, Efrem Kalustovich was wounded, but continued to command until the combat mission was completed. Even the major did not lie in the hospital for a month, rushed into battle, beat the enemy, for his homeland. He put mines with his part so that the enemy would not break further. In the area of ​​the villages of Obold-olkhovaya under the continuous enemy fire, over three nights, it was installed for more than four thousand minutes.

And in the course of active defense of the village of Krutiki in the Tver region, also under the strong fire of the enemy, the company Arabazieva installed over ten thousand minutes, built 25 bunkers. During the persecution of the enemy in the area of ​​the villages of Redtsia, Mikhalkino, Otroudovo organized a reconnaissance group, which made 12 passes in minefields and enemy wire fences.

The road for the offensive of our troops was cleared, while anti -tank and anti -personnel mines were extracted, 20 dugouts were blown up, more than 20 different “surprises” were neutralized. The enemy tanks did not pass. They could not overcome the "line of Arabajiev"!

When organizing a crossing across the Sulla River on the approaches to the city of Romna, Efrem Kalustovich personally took part in the organization of transportation. And his fighters, seeing the courage of the commander, walked forward under the strong fire of the enemy. Thanks to their courage and courage, the division was able to successfully cross the river, capture the city of Romna and develop an offensive.