Victor Sukhanov Biography

The tombstone of Sukhanov Viktor Osipovich - the squadron commander of the Sueter Aviation Aviation Regiment I am the assault aircraft of the Riga Division, I am the Air Army, the 2nd Baltic Front, the senior lieutenant. He was born on January 24 in the village of Golenishchevo later than the Dmitrovsky district of the Moscow region in a peasant family. He graduated from 7 classes, school of factory apprenticeship, aero club.

He lived in Moscow, worked at an aviation plant. He was drafted into the army in the year of the Oktyabrsky District Military Commissariat of Moscow. In the year he graduated from the Engels Military Aviation School of pilots. During the Great Patriotic War in the army - since April. He fought on the 2nd Baltic and Leningrad fronts. Participated in the director of the Vodvin offensive operation on July 10-27; Madon offensive operation on August 1 - 28; Riga offensive operation on September 14 - October 22 - an integral part of the Baltic strategic operation.

As part of the 2nd Baltic, and in April-May of the year of the Leningrad Front, the Courland group of troops participated in the battles of the defeat of the enemy troops pressed to the Baltic Sea. By February 15, he made on the IL-2 aircraft 96 successful sorties to storm the accumulations of lively and strength and military equipment, fortifications in the front line, artillery positions, railway stations and other enemy strategic objects.

Destroyed 8 tanks, 36 cars, 54 carts with cargo, 16 field artillery guns, 14 anti -aircraft artillery guns, 3 warehouses with ammunition, 1 warehouse with fuel, 11 mortars, 4 bunkers, to soldiers and officers. By the end of the war, he made successful sorties. After the war, he continued to serve in the air forces. In the year he graduated from the Air Force Academy, in the year-the Military Academy of the General Staff.

Since the year, Major General V. Sukhanov is retired. He lived in Moscow. He died on May 28. He was buried in the Dolgoprudnensky Sheremetyevo cemetery. He was awarded the Order of Lenin from the award sheet to assign the title of Hero of the Soviet Union during his stay at the Front of the Patriotic War since April Comrade.

Sukhanov made 96 successful sorties on the IL-2 aircraft to storm manpower and enemy equipment, causing him a lot of damage. Sukhanov is a master of driving attack aircraft to destroy the enemy. Each combat flight brings a new victory to a brave air warrior. The whole battle path of the pilot is full of courage, heroic examples of struggle and contempt for death in the name of victory over the enemy.

Despite the strong fire of anti -aircraft artillery, comrade Sukhanov destroyed the crossing with a direct hit of bombs, which created a cork and panic at the enemy. The group attacked the enemy and made 6 visits to the target. As a result, 12 vehicles with ammunition were destroyed to the enemy soldiers and officers. The plane became difficult to control. Despite this, he did not leave the aircraft, but brought it to his airfield and landed on the chassis, which retained the expensive material part.

Actions are confirmed by Lieutenants Matyukhov and Bazyev. Sukhanov lit 2 tanks with a direct hit of anti -tank bombs; Another 4 tanks were destroyed by the rest of the group's crews. Despite the strong fire of anti -aircraft artillery, the group produced 4 visits to the target. At the fourth entry, the plane comrade Sukhanova was shot down, the armestotech was broken, the speed device was damaged, the aleron and the right plane were broken.

Despite this, he gathered the whole group and led to his airfield. Flying almost blindly, without the main devices, on a hard -controlled car, he brought the group to the airfield and made a prosperous landing. Actions are confirmed by Lieutenant Matyukhov and Junior Lieutenant Malkov. Sukhanov discovered a disguised large warehouse with ammunition and decided to blow it up. The warehouse blew up a direct hit, as a result of which the explosion of great power followed and two foci of fire arose.

Having destroyed the warehouse, the group began to storm the artillery-meters. As a result of the assault, 3 field guns and 8 mortars were destroyed. The group returned to its airfield without loss. As a result of a sudden raid and effective bombing, the group destroyed 5 vehicles, scattered and partially destroyed the infantry platoon. On the way back, comrade Sukhanov noticed a disguised battery of field artillery, which prevented the promotion of our troops.

Having produced 2 guns for the battery, the group destroyed the battery along with calculations. Actions are confirmed by younger lieutenants of Malkov and Gorova. At the front edge, the pilots found a large column of cars and a convoy of the enemy. Rowing to a height of meters, he began to bomb cars with anti -tank bombs. As a result, 3 cars lit up and an explosion of great power followed - ammunition was torn.

Located on cars. The subsequent five-shot firefighting fire from a height of meters, he continued to shoot the enemy’s manpower. As a result, 3 cars and 10 submarines with a load were destroyed. Actions are confirmed by the junior lieutenant Malkov and Sergeant Zhukov. On his combat account ComradeSukhanov has destroyed technology and enemy manpower: tanks - 8, cars - 36, a submarine with a load - 54, field artillery guns - 16, 14 guns of anti -aircraft artillery - 14 warehouses with ammunition - 3, 1 warehouse with combustible, mortars - 11, bunks - 4, soldiers and officers - to a person.

For the courage and heroic feats shown in the implementation of combat missions to combat the German-fascist invaders, for 96 successful sorties on the IL-2 plane and for the damage caused to the enemy, senior lieutenant Sukhanov Viktor Osipovich is worthy of the highest government award-the title of “Hero of the Soviet Union”. The commander of the assault aircraft regiment Major Solopov on February 15, photo from the site of the information portal "My Dmitrov".

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