Mikhail Agibalov Hero of the Soviet Union. Agibalov Mikhail Pavlovich During the interwar years

early years

He was born on October 26 (November 8), 1911 in the village of Zuevka, now Neftegorsky district, Samara region, in a peasant family, at the age of 4 he lost his mother, at the age of 8 - his father. Russian. From 1920 he lived in the city of Samara, where he graduated from the 7th grade, the FZU school, then entered the railway school, worked at Samara enterprises. From 1930 to 1932 he worked on Sakhalin as a tenant of the Pilvovsky timber industry enterprise.

Service in the Red Army

In the Red Army since 1932. He served as a Red Army soldier in the 26th artillery regiment in the city of Nikolaevsk-Ussuriysky. In 1936 he graduated from the Ulyanovsk Armored School and was sent to the Trans-Baikal Military District as commander of a tank platoon of the 1st tank battalion of the 32nd mechanized brigade. In 1938 he was appointed assistant chief of staff of the 1st tank battalion of the 11th tank brigade. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1939.

On the river Khalkhin Gol

From May 11 to September 16, 1939 M. P. Agibalov participated in battles with Japanese troops on the Khalkhin Gol River.

Having taken command of a tank company of the 1st Tank Battalion (11th Tank Brigade, 1st Army Group) on July 3, 1939, Senior Lieutenant Agibalov M.P. enemy.

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the award of the Order of Lenin, was awarded to Senior Lieutenant Agibalov Mikhail Pavlovich on August 29, 1939 - for the skillful and firm command of the company and personal heroism shown in the July battles. After the establishment of the sign of special distinction, he was awarded the Gold Star medal No. 129.

During the interwar years

Returning to his homeland, MP Agibalov commanded a tank battalion, and from December 1939 he studied at the Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization of the Red Army.

Was married; wife - Orekhova Nadezhda Vasilievna. Had a daughter.

During the Great Patriotic War

Since October 1941, Captain M. P. Agibalov has been at the front. He commanded the 1st Tank Battalion of the 21st Tank Regiment of the 21st Tank Brigade of the 30th Army on the Kalinin Front. He died a heroic death in battle on October 17, 1941, during a raid by the 21st tank brigade on Kalinin near the village of Naprudnoye, Kalinin district, Kalinin region. Initially listed as missing.

He was posthumously awarded the Order of Lenin (September 23, 1942). He was buried in the village of Aksinkino, Tver Region.

Awards

• Medal "Gold Star" of the Hero of the Soviet Union (August 29, 1939)
• Two Orders of Lenin (August 29, 1939; September 23, 1942, posthumously)
• Order of the Mongolian People's Republic.

Memory

• In memory of the Hero, obelisks were erected in the villages of Zuevka and Naprudnovo
• Streets in the city of Samara and in the village of Zuevka, Samara Region, are named after the Hero of the Soviet Union Agibalov M.P.
• Since November 29, 1994, one of the streets in the Mamulino microdistrict in Tver has been named after him.
• The name of the Hero was given to the museum and school in the village of Zuevka, as well as boarding school No. 113 in Samara and a club in the village of Naprudnovo, Tver Region.

08.11.1911 -17.10.1941
The hero of the USSR
Decree of 29.08.1939
Medal No. 129
monuments
Samara, memorial plaque

Agibalov Mikhail Pavlovich - commander of a tank company of the 1st tank battalion of the 11th tank order of Lenin brigade named after brigade commander M.P. Yakovlev of the 1st Army Group, senior lieutenant.

Was born November 8, 1911 in the village of Zuevka (now the Neftegorsk district of the Samara region) in a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1939. Since 1920 lived in the city of Samara, where he graduated from the 7th grade, the FZU school, worked at Samara enterprises. In 1930-1932 he worked on Sakhalin as a tenant of the Pilvovsky timber industry enterprise.

In the Red Army since 1932. He served as a Red Army soldier in the 26th artillery regiment in the city of Nikolaevsk-Ussuriysky. In 1936 he graduated from the Ulyanovsk Armored School and was sent to the Trans-Baikal Military District as commander of a tank platoon of the 1st tank battalion of the 32nd mechanized brigade. In 1938 he was appointed assistant chief of staff of the 1st tank battalion of the 11th tank brigade.

From May 11 to September 16, 1939 M.P. Agibalov participated in battles with Japanese militarists on the Khalkhin-Gol River.

Having entered the command of a tank company of the 1st Tank Battalion (11th Tank Brigade, 1st Army Group) on July 3, 1939, Senior Lieutenant Agibalov M.P. Until July 30, 1939, by personal example, he inspired the soldiers to exploits, destroyed several enemy firing points.

The title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the award of the Order of Lenin, was awarded to Senior Lieutenant Agibalov Mikhail Pavlovich on August 29, 1939 - for the skillful and firm command of the company and personal heroism shown in the July battles. After the establishment of the sign of special distinction, he was awarded the Gold Star medal No. 129.

Returning to his homeland, M.P. Agibalov commanded a tank battalion, and from December 1939 he studied at the Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization of the Red Army.

Since October 1941, Captain Agibalov M.P. at the front. He commanded the 1st Tank Battalion of the 21st Tank Regiment of the 21st Tank Brigade (30th Army, Kalinin Front). He died a heroic death in battle on October 17, 1941, during the Kalinin offensive operation. He was buried in the village of Aksinkino, Tver Region.

Awarded two Orders of Lenin, Orders of the Mongolian People's Republic.

In memory of the Hero, obelisks were erected in the villages of Zuevka and Naprudnovo. In the name of the Hero of the Soviet Union Agibalov M.P. streets in the city of Samara and in the village of Zuevka, Samara region, a museum and a school in this village, boarding school No. 113 of Samara, a club in the village of Naprudnovo, Tver region, are named.

A significant part of the materials and photos of the Hero were kindly provided by Major Savonchik.

The publication was prepared by the Samara regional public organization "Heroes of the Fatherland" within the framework of the "Encyclopedia of feat" project.
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February 23, 2017 within the framework of the social project of the Samara Regional public organization"Heroes of the Fatherland" in the village of Zuevka, a memorial plaque was opened to the Hero of the Soviet Union Mikhail Pavlovich Agibalov, a native of the village.
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BUT gibalov Mikhail Pavlovich - commander of a tank company of the 1st tank battalion of the 11th tank order of Lenin brigade named after brigade commander M.P. Yakovlev of the 1st Army Group, senior lieutenant.

Born on November 8, 1911 in the village of Zuevka (now the Neftegorsk district of the Samara region) into a peasant family. Russian. Member of the CPSU (b) since 1939. Since 1920 he lived in the city of Samara, where he graduated from the 7th grade, the FZU school, worked at Samara enterprises. In 1930-1932 he worked on Sakhalin as a tenant of the Pilvovsky timber industry enterprise.

In the Red Army since 1932. He served as a Red Army soldier in the 26th artillery regiment in the city of Nikolaevsk-Ussuriysky. In 1936 he graduated from the Ulyanovsk Armored School and was sent to the Trans-Baikal Military District as commander of a tank platoon of the 1st tank battalion of the 32nd mechanized brigade. In 1938 he was appointed assistant chief of staff of the 1st tank battalion of the 11th tank brigade.

From May 11 to September 16, 1939 M.P. Agibalov participated in battles with Japanese militarists on the Khalkhin-Gol River.

Having taken command of a tank company of the 1st Tank Battalion (11th Tank Brigade, 1st Army Group) on July 3, 1939, Senior Lieutenant M.P. By July 30, 1939, Agibalov inspired the soldiers to exploits by personal example, destroyed several enemy firing points.

W title of Hero of the Soviet Union, with the award of the Order of Lenin, senior lieutenant Agibalov Mikhail Pavlovich awarded on August 29, 1939 - for the skillful and firm command of a company and personal heroism shown in the July battles. After the establishment of the sign of special distinction, he was awarded the Gold Star medal No. 129.

Returning to his homeland, M.P. Agibalov commanded a tank battalion, and from December 1939 he studied at the Military Academy of Mechanization and Motorization of the Red Army.

Since October 1941, Captain M.P. Agibalov at the front. He commanded the 1st Tank Battalion of the 21st Tank Regiment of the 21st Tank Brigade (30th Army, Kalinin Front).

He died a heroic death in battle on October 17, 1941, during the Kalinin offensive operation. He was buried in the village of Aksinkino, Tver Region.

He was awarded two orders of Lenin, orders of the Mongolian People's Republic.

In memory of the Hero, obelisks were erected in the villages of Zuevka and Naprudnovo. In the name of the Hero of the Soviet Union M.P. Agibalov named streets in the city of Samara and in the village of Zuevka, Samara Region, a museum and a school in this village, boarding school No. 113 in Samara, and a club in the village of Naprudnovo, Tver Region.

A significant part of the Hero's materials were kindly provided by reserve major Vladimir Mikhailovich Savonchik (Krasnodar).

Photo: Alexander Ustinov (1909 - 1995)

Mikhail Agibalov was born on November 8, 1911 in the village. Zuevka, Samara province (now the Neftegorsk district of the Samara region). The family was large and poor, three years after the birth of Mikhail, his mother died and the children had to earn their own "bread" on their own. Very young, Mikhail also went to Samara, having lived for a short time with his older brother Ivan, a veteran civil war, he was assigned to the orphanage number 1.

After seven classes of school in 1928, Mikhail Agibalov graduated from the school of machinists (the future SPTU-28, where the museum will be formed), having received the specialty of a locomotive locksmith. Labor activity Agibalova began in the locomotive depot of the Samara station. For two years (1930-1932) he stayed on Sakhalin, going with other Samara volunteers to harvest timber and working as a tenant of the Pilvovsky timber industry enterprise.

After being drafted into the army in 1932, he served in an artillery regiment in the city of Nikolaevsk-Ussuriysky in 1932. Then Agibalov ended up in Ulyanovsk armored school, which ends in 1936. After serving in the Trans-Baikal Military District as commander of a tank platoon of the 1st tank battalion of the 32nd mechanized brigade.

From May 11 to September 16, 1939, Senior Lieutenant Mikhail Agibalov participated in battles with the Japanese on the river. Khalkhin Gol. Agibalov especially distinguished himself in the battle near the height of Bain-Tsagan on July 4-5, which received the nickname "Bain-Tsagan battle", when the Japanese lost about 10 thousand soldiers and officers and a significant part of the artillery. By this time, Agibalov had more than once had to get out of a burning tank. During the battle for the height, after the tank company had used up all the shells, Agibalov ordered to withdraw to their original positions and replenish their ammunition. The commander himself remained to hold his position.

During the battle, enemy soldiers began to surround Agibalov's tank with bamboo sticks, on which mines were planted. By that time, the crew had only 4 shells, 3 machine-gun discs and 8 grenades left. The driver and turret gunner threw all the grenades at once and destroyed all the attackers. After that, Agibalov directs the car to the machine-gun nests and crushes them. After that well-aimed shot destroys an enemy anti-tank gun. Sixteen times the tanks approached the hill, and finally managed to take the right position. After several attacks, the Japanese managed to knock out Agibalov's tank. The burned commander got out of the tank and was able to get to his own. For courage and heroism shown in battles, on August 29, 1939, Mikhail Agibalov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He was one of the first of our compatriots to be so honored. The Government of the Mongolian Republic also awarded him the Order.

In 1940, Mikhail Agibalov became a student of the Academy of Mechanization and Motorization of the Red Army. But already in the autumn of 1941 he was among the graduates accelerated course Academy. Captain Agibalov was sent as commander of the 1st battalion of heavy and medium tanks of the 21st tank regiment of the 21st tank brigade. On October 16, the order was given to the brigade: "Tank regiments with an assault force of a company of submachine gunners make a deep raid behind enemy lines." The battalion was supposed to thwart the enemy's attack on Moscow here. Mikhail's wife Nadezhda was also in the capital...

On October 17, 1941, the commander of the 1st tank battalion, Captain Agibalov, received an order to go behind enemy lines along Volokolamsk highway to the city of Kalinin (now the city of Tver) near the village of Naprudny. Early morning tank group under the command of Agibalov entered the battle with the enemy troops, the entire enemy column was destroyed.

In the battle, Captain Agibalov destroyed up to 20 vehicles with infantry, 3 artillery pieces and up to 50 infantry, 3 firing points. In total, the battalion destroyed 170 vehicles, 38 tanks, up to 20 buses, 34 enemy guns, 28 mortars, 70 motorcycles, 2 aircraft, 2 radios, over 50 soldiers and officers, 12 fuel tanks, 3 field headquarters were defeated. The concentration of enemy forces to attack Moscow in this direction was thwarted. Agibalov's tank again covered the withdrawal of the battalion, which suffered heavy losses. In a wrecked tank, Agibalov fired back to the end, shooting himself after he ran out of all the shells and cartridges.

Mikhail Agibalov took the last battle on October 17, 1941, a little short of 30 years old. His remains were secretly buried by peasants from. Naprudnoe. Now he rests in mass grave in the village of Aksinkino, Tver region.

Somewhat strange is the fact that after his death, Agibalov was listed as missing in the order of the Main Directorate of Personnel of the NPO of the USSR, he was also listed as an irretrievable loss of the brigade, but then this reason was canceled.

The obelisks of the hero stand in his native village and there, at the place of his death. The museum and the school in the village are named after Mikhail Pavlovich Agibalov. Zuevka, club in with. Novoprudnoe. In the city of Samara, the name of Agibalov is the former Vokzalnaya Street, located in the Zheleznodorozhny and Leninsky districts. The renaming took place on the 40th anniversary of the Victory on April 4, 1985.

Sources:

Mikhailov A.I. Heroes of the land of Samara. Samara, 2002, p. 222-223

Lipatova A.M. Samara streets names. Samara, 2003, p. 174

Agibalov Mikhail Pavlovich Site "Heroes of the country" (http://www.warheroes.ru)