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To Uklev Roman Pavlovich - senior tank driver of the 34th Separate Guards Red Banner Heavy Tank Regiment of the 8th Guards Army of the 1st Belorussian Front, guard foreman.

He was born on July 23, 1916 in the village of Desyatskoye, now in the Ivanovo district of the Ivanovo region, in a large peasant family. Russian. He studied at the Zakharya elementary school, then at the school of the city of Kokhma. After graduating from the 7th grade, he began working as an accountant on a collective farm. In 1937 he graduated from the courses of tractor drivers, began working at the Kokhoma MTS.

In the same year, 1937, he was drafted into the Red Army and sent as a tractor driver to tank troops. He mastered the T-26 tank in a military unit in the city of Reutovo near Moscow. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1938. Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. After leaving, he returned to his native land. He worked as a bailiff in the city of Kokhma.

At the end of 1941 he was again drafted into the army. The tank driver Kuklev fought against the Nazi invaders on the North-Western, Bryansk, 4th Ukrainian and 1st Belorussian fronts. In the spring of 1943, acting as part of the 280th tank battalion of the 41st tank brigade, he took part in the battles for the liberation of the Kaluga region. In the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Aleksandrov and Sluzna, the “thirty-four” of senior sergeant Kuklev was hit. The crew, being in a besieged tank, fought for 4 days, destroyed two bunkers and up to 30 Nazis. For this fight, Kuklev was awarded the medal "For Courage", but did not manage to receive it. He was wounded and after the hospital went to another part.

Later he fought as part of the 34th Separate Guards Heavy Tank Regiment. In the battles in the Oryol direction on the Churchill tank, he participated in breaking through the enemy’s defenses, crushed 2 machine guns and carried a wounded company commander from the battlefield. He was awarded the medal "For Courage". For the battles for the liberation of the Nikolaev region of Ukraine as part of the same regiment, but already on the new KV-85 tank, he received another military award - the Order of the Red Star. In February 1944, he successfully mastered the latest IS-2 tank, with which the regiment was re-equipped. Particularly distinguished himself in the battles for the liberation of Poland.

On January 15, 1945, when breaking through the enemy defenses in the area of ​​​​the village of Bervce (18 km north of the Polish city of Radom), he destroyed an enemy tank and several firing points. When the crew failed, Kuklev continued to fight in a burning tank. He died, but did not surrender to the enemy.

At kazam of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945 for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guard foremen shown at the same time Kuklev Roman Pavlovich posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

He was awarded the Orders of Lenin (03/24/1945, posthumously), the Red Star (12/02/1943, No. 377286), two medals "For Courage" (03/31/1943, not awarded; 07/22/1943, No. 355923).

He was buried in the city of Radom (Poland).

A street in the city of Kokhma, Ivanovo Region, is named after the Hero. A memorial plaque was installed on building No. 2 on Roman Kuklev Street. Lost after 1998, reopened in June 2008. In 2017, monuments were erected in the village of Desyatskoye and in May 2018. His name is immortalized on the monuments in the city of Kokhma, in the village of Bogdanikha, Ivanovo region and on the memorial of the Heroes of Ivanovo in the regional center.

From the award list to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union

A brief concrete summary of personal combat exploits and merit

Comrade Kuklev was always ahead in the battles during the breakthrough of defenses in the area of ​​​​the cities of Chemnov, Lipska Wola and in the occupation of the strongholds of Vezhkhovin, the Bervce railway station. With the caterpillars of his tank, Comrade Kuklev crushed 2 anti-tank guns, making a breakthrough into the rear, inflicted panic on the enemy, who began to retreat. Kuklev turned his tank towards the advancing German motorcade with infantry, crushed two vehicles with German soldiers and officers.

Two Tigers opened fire on our tank. The crew of the tank entered into single combat with them. After a stubborn and fierce battle, one "tiger" caught fire. Then the German submachine gunners set fire to the hero's tank. Comrade Kuklev, not at a loss, managed to put out the burning tank under strong rifle and machine-gun fire. Having received a serious wound, he sat down with difficulty on the levers of the tank, and began to crush enemy firing points with the caterpillars of the tank. Our tank caught fire for the second time, the rest of the crew were out of order. Comrade Kuklev, ignoring the flames and severe pain, stood behind the gun himself and began to repel the German attacks. The ammunition is all gone. Grenades are running out, but comrade. Kuklev is fighting with a hundred German machine gunners. The grenades are gone. The Germans came close to the tank, but Comrade Kuklev closed the tank from the inside and did not surrender. So the foreman Kuklev Roman Pavlovich died in a burning tank of the guard.

Worthy of the posthumous title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

Hero of the Soviet Union KUKLEV Roman Pavlovich
At the time of submission to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:
senior mechanic-driver of the IS-2 tank of the 34th Separate Guards Red Banner Heavy Tank Regiment of the 8th Guards Army of the 1st Belorussian Front, guard foreman.

Born on July 23, 1916 in the village of Desyatskoye, now the Bogdanikha rural settlement of the Ivanovo district, in a large peasant family. Russian. He studied at the Zakharya elementary school, then at the school of the city of Kokhma. After graduating from the 7th grade, he began working as an accountant on a collective farm. In 1937 he graduated from the courses of tractor drivers, worked at the Kokhoma MTS.

In the same year, 1937, he was drafted into the Red Army and sent as a tractor driver to tank troops. He mastered the T-26 tank in a military unit in the city of Reutovo near Moscow. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1938. Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. After leaving, he returned to his native land. He worked as a bailiff in the city of Kokhma.

At the end of 1941 he was again drafted into the army. The tank driver Kuklev fought against the Nazi invaders on the North-Western, Bryansk, 4th Ukrainian and 1st Belorussian fronts.

In the spring of 1943, acting as part of the 280th tank battalion of the 41st tank brigade, he took part in the battles for the liberation of the Kaluga region. In the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Aleksandrov and Sluzna, the “thirty-four” of senior sergeant Kuklev was hit. The crew, being in a besieged tank, fought for 4 days, destroyed two bunkers and up to 30 Nazis. For this fight, Kuklev was awarded the medal "For Courage", but he did not manage to receive it, as he was wounded and sent to the hospital.

Later he fought as part of the 34th Separate Guards Heavy Tank Regiment. In battles in the Oryol direction, fighting on a Churchill tank, he crushed 2 machine guns and carried a wounded company commander from the battlefield. He was awarded the medal "For Courage". For the battles for the liberation of the Nikolaev region of Ukraine as part of the same regiment, but already on the new KV-85 tank, he received another military award - the Order of the Red Star. In February 1944, he successfully mastered the latest IS-2 tank, with which the regiment was re-equipped. Particularly distinguished himself in the battles for the liberation of Poland.

On January 15, 1945, when breaking through the enemy defenses in the area of ​​​​the village of Bervce (18 km north of the Polish city of Radom), he destroyed an enemy tank and several firing points. When the crew failed, Kuklev continued to fight in a burning tank. He died, but did not surrender to the enemy.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945, for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guards foreman Kuklev Roman Pavlovich was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

He was awarded the Orders of Lenin (03/24/1945, posthumously), the Red Star (12/02/1943, No. 377286), two medals "For Courage" (03/31/1943, not awarded; 07/22/1943, No. 355923).

He was buried in the city of Radom (Poland).

A street in the city of Kokhma is named after the Hero. A memorial plaque was installed on building No. 2 on Roman Kuklev Street (it was lost after 1998, a new one was opened in June 2008). His name is immortalized on the monuments in Kokhma and in the village of Bogdanikha, as well as on the memorial of Ivanovo Heroes in the regional center.

On May 4, in the village of Desyatskoye, Bogdanikha rural settlement, the grand opening of the monument to Hero of the Soviet Union Roman Pavlovich Kuklev took place.

Desyatskoye is a small village in two orders, quiet, clean, calm. Probably, she was like that during the childhood of Roman Kuklev. In the place where the street begins to run down to the outskirts, once there was a house in which a large friendly Kuklev family lived. Three sons were accompanied by their parents to the war. Two survived, returned, and the third died in battle in distant Poland. Only the memory of him remained in his native land. Now this memory has acquired a visible outline in the form of a granite stele with a portrait of the hero. The house of Kuklev has long been gone, the descendants of the once large family live in different places in Russia, but the place where its roots are now forever marked with a monument of national glory.

A large group of relatives of Roman Pavlovich Kuklev, representatives of the regional branch of the All-Russian Military Historical Society, leaders of a district, a rural settlement, and villagers came to the rally before the opening of the monument. With heartfelt words about the heroism of the defenders of the Motherland and, in particular, Roman Kuklev, the head of the district, Sergei Valerievich Nizov, spoke.

On behalf of the relatives, L.S. expressed gratitude for the installation of the monument. Sibrina is the niece of Roman Kuklev. “We have been waiting for this moment for a long time, and now it has finally come,” said Lyudmila Sergeevna. - The monument has been erected, a deep bow for this to everyone who made our dream come true. Special thanks to the head of the Bogdanikha settlement Sergey Vasilyevich Mashin.

A wonderful concert in honor of this event was shown by the amateur performances of the Bogdanikh cultural and leisure center under the direction of Svetlana Agafonovna Shorygina and the students of the Bogdanikha secondary school. Members of the school military-patriotic club named after the Hero of the Soviet Union Roman Kuklev stood in the guard of honor.

Galina DEMIDOVA

For reference. Roman Kuklev was born on July 23, 1916. After graduating from seven classes of school, he worked as an accountant on a collective farm, then as a tractor driver in a machine and tractor station. In 1937 he was called up for service in the Red Army. Participated in battles during the Soviet-Finnish war. After demobilization, he worked as a bailiff in the city of Kokhma. At the end of 1941, Kuklev was sent to the front.

By January 1945, Guards foreman Roman Kuklev was a senior tank driver of the 34th Separate Guards Heavy Tank Regiment of the 8th Guards Army of the 1st Belorussian Front. He distinguished himself during the liberation of Poland. On January 15, 1945, the crew of Kuklev participated in the breakthrough of the German defense near Radom in the area of ​​​​the village of Bervce. In that battle, he destroyed a tank and several enemy firing points. Despite the fire in the tank and the loss of the entire crew, Kuklev continued to fight. Killed in battle, buried in Radom.

By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dated March 24, 1945, Guards foreman Roman Kuklev was posthumously awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Previously, he was awarded the Orders of Lenin, the Red Star, two medals "For Courage".

At the time of submission to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union:
senior mechanic-driver of the IS-2 tank of the 34th Separate Guards Red Banner Heavy Tank Regiment of the 8th Guards Army of the 1st Belorussian Front, guard foreman.

Born on July 23, 1916 in the village of Desyatskoye, now the Bogdanikha rural settlement of the Ivanovo district, in a large peasant family. Russian. He studied at the Zakharya elementary school, then at the school of the city of Kokhma. After graduating from the 7th grade, he began working as an accountant on a collective farm. In 1937 he graduated from the courses of tractor drivers, worked at the Kokhoma MTS.

In the same year, 1937, he was drafted into the Red Army and sent as a tractor driver to tank troops. He mastered the T-26 tank in a military unit in the city of Reutovo near Moscow. Member of the CPSU (b) / CPSU since 1938. Participated in the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940. After leaving, he returned to his native land. He worked as a bailiff in the city of Kokhma.

At the end of 1941 he was again drafted into the army. The tank driver Kuklev fought against the Nazi invaders on the North-Western, Bryansk, 4th Ukrainian and 1st Belorussian fronts.

In the spring of 1943, acting as part of the 280th tank battalion of the 41st tank brigade, he took part in the battles for the liberation of the Kaluga region. In the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Aleksandrov and Sluzna, the "thirty-four" of senior sergeant Kuklev was hit. The crew, being in a besieged tank, fought for 4 days, destroyed two bunkers and up to 30 Nazis. For this battle, Kuklev was awarded the medal "For Courage", but did not have time to receive it, as he was wounded and sent to the hospital.

Later he fought as part of the 34th Separate Guards Heavy Tank Regiment. In battles in the Oryol direction, fighting on a Churchill tank, he crushed 2 machine guns and carried a wounded company commander from the battlefield. He was awarded the second medal "For Courage". For the battles for the liberation of the Nikolaev region of Ukraine as part of the same regiment, but already on the new KV-85 tank, he received another military award - the Order of the Red Star. In February 1944, he successfully mastered the latest IS-2 tank, with which the regiment was re-equipped. Particularly distinguished himself in the battles for the liberation of Poland.

On January 15, 1945, when breaking through the enemy defenses in the area of ​​​​the village of Bervce (18 km north of the Polish city of Radom), he destroyed an enemy tank and several firing points. When the crew failed, Kuklev continued to fight in a burning tank. He died, but did not surrender to the enemy.

At kazam of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 24, 1945 for the exemplary performance of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against the Nazi invaders and the courage and heroism of the guard foremen shown at the same time Kuklev Roman Pavlovich posthumously awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

He was awarded the Order of Lenin (03/24/1945, posthumously), the Red Star (12/02/1943, No. 377286), two medals "For Courage" (03/31/1943, not awarded; 07/22/1943, No. 355923).

He was buried in the city of Radom (Poland).

A street in the city of Kokhma is named after the Hero. A memorial plaque was installed on building No. 2 on Roman Kuklev Street (it was lost after 1998, a new one was opened in June 2008). His name is immortalized on the monuments in Kokhma and in the village of Bogdanikha, as well as on the memorial of Ivanovo Heroes in the regional center.