September 30, 1977(1977-09-30)
Rasskazovo, Tambov region
height 776, Shatoisky district, Chechnya, Russia
Russia, Russia
guard sergeant
76th Airborne Division
Fight at height 776
Alexander Valerievich Komyagin(September 30, 1977, Rasskazovo, Tambov Region - March 1, 2000, height 776, Chechnya) - platoon commander of the 6th Airborne Company of the 104th Guards Red Banner Parachute Regiment of the 76th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Airborne Division, guard contract sergeant. Hero Russian Federation(2000, posthumous)
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Feat
- 2 Memory
- 3 Links
Biography
Born on September 30, 1977 in the town of Rasskazovo, Tambov Region, in a working-class family. Russian. He graduated from 9 classes at school No. 1, then vocational school No. 23 with a degree in car mechanic.
In 1995 he was called to Russian Army. He served in the motorized rifle units of the North Caucasian Military District. Participated in the Chechen company in 1996. At the end of his service life, he signed the first contract, then there were two more. Participated in military operations in Tajikistan, in a peacekeeping mission in Abkhazia. He received the rank of sergeant, contracted service as a deputy platoon commander, mortar crew commander in the 201st motorized rifle division. He achieved a transfer to the airborne troops, to the 76th Guards Airborne Division.
Feat
Main article: Fight at height 776On February 29, 2000, as part of the 6th Airborne Company of the Guard, Sergeant Komyagin participated in an operation to block militants in the area of the Argun Gorge. during the battle, according to eyewitnesses, he skillfully and quickly changed positions, conducting aimed fire at the bandits, preventing them from approaching the positions of the paratroopers at a height of 776.0. When the company commander, Major S. G. Molodov, who was covering the retreat of his subordinates, was seriously wounded, Komyagin rushed to save the commander. Two attempts to get close to the officer were unsuccessful, but he still managed to pull the wounded man out of the area under fire. However, it was not possible to save the commander: the wound turned out to be fatal. On the morning of March 1, the militants went on a new attack, trying to throw the paratroopers from the height they occupied. In this battle, Guards Sergeant Komyagin died.
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 484 of March 12, 2000, for the courage and bravery shown in the elimination of illegal armed formations in the North Caucasus region, Guards Sergeant Alexander Valerievich Komyagin was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
He was buried at home, at the Central Cemetery of the city of Rasskazovo, next to the memorial to those who died during the Great patriotic war.
Memory
A street and school No. 1 in Rasskazovo are named after Alexander Komyagin. On the school building is open Memorial plaque. The city hosts various sporting events in honor of the Hero.
Links
Komyagin, Alexander V. Site "Heroes of the Country".
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Hero of the Russian Federation
Guards sergeant of contract service Alexander Valeryevich Komyagin - platoon commander of the 6th company of the 104th Guards Red Banner Airborne Regiment. Born on September 30, 1977 in the town of Rasskazovo, Tambov Region.
He served in the North Caucasian Military District, visited the warring Chechen Republic. After the vacation, he issued documents for
contract service. Daughter Anya, who was born in 1995, was growing up at home.
As part of the peacekeeping forces, A.V. Komyagin served in elite units. He guarded the peaceful work of Georgians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, the quiet life of Russia.
Guards sergeant A.V. Komyagin perceived the trip to Chechnya as combat work.
On February 29, 2000, the 6th company of the 104th Guards Airborne Regiment, at the exit from the Argun Gorge, collided with a gang of terrorists who were breaking into Dagestan. The number of militants exceeded 2.5 thousand and outnumbered the paratroopers by 27 times! An unequal fight ensued.
Alexander Komyagin, together with his comrades, conducted aimed fire from small arms. However, not paying attention to the losses, the Wahhabis increased pressure on the guards.
The commander of the guard company, Major S.G. Molodov, decided to take more advantageous positions. During the redeployment, several paratroopers, including the company commander, were injured. Acting according to the laws of the landing brotherhood, Alexander pulled the commander out of the shelling. But the wound was very severe and it was not possible to save the officer.
The guards continued to fight. Height 776.0 groaned from shell explosions and mines. The paratroopers fought to the death. On March 1, in the morning, another wave of militants attacked. Fighting off the attack, Alexander Komyagin died.
For courage and heroism shown in battles with terrorists, Guards Sergeant Alexander Valeryevich Komyagin was awarded the title Hero of Russia (posthumously).
) - platoon commander of the 6th Airborne Company of the 104th Guards Red Banner Parachute Regiment of the 76th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Airborne Division, guards sergeant of contract service. Hero of the Russian Federation (, posthumously)
| Alexander Valerievich Komyagin | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | September 30th |
| Place of Birth | Rasskazovo, Tambov Oblast |
| Date of death | March 1(22 years old) |
| A place of death | height 776, Shatoisky District, Chechnya, Russia |
| Affiliation | Russia |
| Type of army | Airborne Troops |
| Years of service | 1995-2000 |
| Rank | guard sergeant |
| Part | 76th Airborne Division |
| Battles/wars | Fight at height 776 |
| Awards and prizes | |
Biography
He was buried at home, at the Central Cemetery of the city of Rasskazovo, next to the memorial to those who died during the Great Patriotic War.
Memory
A street and school No. 1 in Rasskazovo are named after Alexander Komyagin. There is a memorial plaque on the school building. The city hosts various sporting events in honor of the Hero.
Links
104th Guards Air Assault Regiment104th Guards Air Assault Red Banner Regiment (104th Guards Airborne Regiment) - military unit Airborne Troops Armed Forces USSR and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It is part of the 76th Guards Airborne Assault Chernihiv Red Banner Order of Suvorov Division.
Heroes of the Russian Federation - KThis list presents in alphabetical order the Heroes of the Russian Federation, whose last names begin with the letter "K". The list contains information about the type of troops (service, activities) of the Heroes at the time the title was awarded, date of birth, place of birth, date of death and place of death of the Heroes. The names of the places of birth and death (death) of the Heroes and their administrative-territorial affiliation are indicated at the time of these events.
Heroes awarded posthumously are highlighted in gray in the table.
Hero of the Russian FederationHero of the Russian Federation (Hero of Russia - an unofficial abbreviated version used more often) - the state award of the Russian Federation - the highest rank awarded for services to the state and people associated with the accomplishment of a heroic deed.
The Hero of the Russian Federation is awarded a badge of special distinction - the Gold Star medal.
The title of Hero of the Russian Federation, along with the title of Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation established in 2013, refers to a separate type of state awards - the highest ranks, which are in the first place in the hierarchy of state awards of the Russian Federation.
In the event that a person is awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation and the title of Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation in his homeland, on the basis of a decree of the President of the Russian Federation, a bronze bust with an appropriate inscription is installed.
KomyaginKomyagin - surname:
Komyagin, Alexander Valerievich (1977-2000) - Hero of the Russian Federation.
Komyagin, Yuri Vladimirovich (born 1984) - Ukrainian footballer.
RasskazovoRasskazovo is a city (since 1926) in the Tambov region of Russia. The administrative center of the Rasskazovsky district, which is not included, being an administrative-territorial unit, a city of regional significance, forming the urban district of the same name, the city of Rasskazovo.
Founded - as rural settlement- in 1697.
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Alexander was born on September 30, 1977 in the town of Rasskazovo in a working-class family. Father Valery Vasilyevich worked as a mechanic at the Rasskazovoinvest joint venture, mother Tatyana Alekseevna worked as a seamstress, then a fashion designer at JSC Kozhevnik. Graduated from 9 classes of secondary school No. 1 named after. Pushkin and moved to PU-23, choosing the profession of a car mechanic.
Sasha is remembered as an inquisitive and courageous guy, sometimes prone to unexpected and decisive actions. It seemed that the most important thing for him was to persuade his father to let him ride a motorcycle, listen to a new song by Viktor Tsoi, buy fashionable trousers, and suddenly get married at 17. Birth of daughter Annushka. Quite different problems and concerns have piled up. But the desire to know the world, the dream of traveling remained. By the age of 18, Sasha visited not only Moscow, but also Leningrad and Gelendzhik. And the world is so big, diverse and tempting.
When the time came to serve in the army and Alexander was told that he was given a deferment, he was offended: “What am I, the worst of all, or what?” He served in the North Caucasian Military District. The first war was just rumbling in Chechnya. There Alexander Komyagin received his first baptism of fire.
Alexander did not belong to the timid ten. Someone is broken by rigid army orders, others undergo accelerated maturation courses. Alexander somehow imperceptibly turned from a young conscript into one of the best soldiers in his unit - hardy and skillful. By law, he was granted leave.
Having been at home, Alexander realized that he had become attached to the harsh army service, where it was not easy, but everything was honest and clear, where comrades and fair commanders were nearby.
Later, Alexander Komyagin left three times under a contract for military service. Each time to the elite peacekeeping units. Meryl with a gun in the hands of the trail, guarding the Georgians, Ossetians, Abkhazians. He served in Tajikistan, in the famous 201st motorized rifle division. By the age of 22, Alexander had become a true professional. At the conclusion of his last contract at the Rasskazovsky military registration and enlistment office, he shared his plans: "... we will finish with the bandits in Chechnya - I will go to study as an ensign in order to connect my life with the army."
LAST STAND
There were many rumors about the fierce battles in the Argun Gorge from February 29 to March 3, 2000. The soldiers of the 76th Airborne Division stationed in Pskov then suffered the greatest losses. The documentary picture of the battles is described in detail in the book “Step into Immortality” (published by the 76th Guards of the Pskov Division) guard Colonel V. Kozlov.
The regimental tactical group of the 104th Airborne Regiment on February 27, 2000 carried out a combat mission to block settlements Khatuni, Kirov-Yurt, Makhety and Selmentauzen.
Regiment commander Colonel Melentiev S.Yu. received a combat mission: by 14.00 on February 29, complete the exit of the 2nd bdb to the line of heights 776.0; 705.6 mountains Pstykort; 626.0, which is 4-5 km southeast of Ulus-Kert. The goal is to prevent a breakthrough of bandit formations from the direction of Dagu-Borzoy, Ulus-Kert to Makhety, Kirov-Yurt, Selmentauzen, Elistanzhi, Vedeno. The idea was to secure a platoon of the 6th PDR at a height of 776.6 and in the future, using this height as a strong point, advance and occupy the remaining heights as platoon strong points.
Fulfilling the task, the commander of the 2nd infantry brigade of the guard, Lieutenant Colonel Evtyukhin M.N. With 6 PDR and 3 platoon of 4 PDR in the early morning of February 28, he began to advance to the indicated area ... We moved at top speed. 1 platoon of 6 PDR (commander of Art. Lt. Sherstyannikov A.N.), reconnaissance patrol, under the general supervision of Guards. settlement Evtyukhina M.N. Already by 16.00 on February 28, they reached a height of 776.0. However, weather conditions prevented the paratroopers from completing their task to the end.
On the morning of February 29, the units resumed movement again. Having passed the height of 776.0, the 3rd platoon of the 4th PDR reached the height of 787.0 by 11.00. After approaching the mark of 776.0, 6 PDRs consisting of 2 3 platoons, having a reconnaissance patrol ahead, at 11.30 began advancing in the direction of Mount Isitkort. At 12.30 reconnaissance patrol, moving forward at a distance of 100-150 meters from two platoons of the 6th PDR, discovered a group of militants in an ambush near the clearing. The paratroopers opened fire on them, and the artillery spotter guards. Dr. Romanov V.V. triggered artillery fire. The enemy responded with fire from machine guns, sniper rifles and began to pull up reinforcements. The commander of the 6th PDR competently organized the battle, during which the militants suffered losses. However, among the paratroopers there were wounded. IN a short time the militants managed to bring up additional forces and were able to create a numerical superiority in manpower. The intensity of fire from small arms and grenade launchers has increased. In addition, they took a more advantageous position.
Under these conditions, the battalion commander made the only right decision - to withdraw to a height of 776.0 and organize defense there. He ordered the scouts under the command of Art. l-ta Vorobyov. Having taken positions on the southern outskirts of the glade, the scouts provided 6 PDR with the opportunity to make a withdrawal, evacuate the wounded. When making a withdrawal, Mr. Molodov S.G. was mortally wounded, who carried out the guards from under fire. contract service sergeant Ivanov. The command of the company was taken over by Mrs. Dr. Sokolov R.V. Guards, Mr. Molodov gave the command to withdraw to the last squad, and he himself, with a wounded paratrooper who remained with the company commander, covered the retreat of his subordinates. But the brave paratrooper, who had lost a lot of blood, lost consciousness. Having put the wounded man on his shoulders and firing back from the attacking bandits, the company commander began to withdraw into the combat formations of the unit. During this time, he was seriously injured. Under heavy enemy fire, Guards. Sergeant Alexander Komyagin rushed to the rescue of the wounded commander. Two attempts to get close to the officer were unsuccessful. However, Alexander, acting according to the laws of the landing brotherhood, did not retreat, but decided to pull out the commander at all costs. Under the fire cover of the paratroopers, he did it. But it was not possible to save the brave officer, the wound turned out to be fatal.
After the withdrawal of 6 PDR, the scouts also retreated to a height of 776.0, until 16 o'clock the company continued to repel the attacks of the militants. Despite significant losses (up to 60 people), they continued to advance. According to radio interception, it was later established that the actions of the bandits were led by Khattab. At 22.50, the company was fired upon by their mortars, but this did not allow them to succeed. At 23.05, the militants made another attempt to shoot down the paratroopers from a height. With a massive attack on the company's stronghold, an elite detachment of "Jamir" numbering more than 400 people rushed ... At the cost of their lives, the guards thwarted the plan of the bandits. Having not achieved success at 1.50 on March 1, the militants ceased fire and retreated. On the radio, they began to offer the guardsmen to leave their positions, let them through, and surrender.
Remaining true to military duty, they made one decision for themselves - to stand to the end until reinforcements arrive.
At 05.10 on March 1, the militants, not paying attention to the losses, launched an attack on the stronghold of the company from all directions. Seeing that the ranks of the defenders had noticeably thinned out, the bandits rushed to the top of the 776.0 mark. The surviving small group of paratroopers, led by the battalion commander, concentrated at the triangular peak. Here the last battle of 6 PDR was adopted. At 6.10 the connection with the battalion commander was cut off. Last words Mark Nikolaevich were: “I call fire on myself!...”
At 6.50, the bandits moved in an avalanche against a handful of brave paratroopers. Without shooting with cries of "Allah Akbar!" the bandits went on a breakthrough. The fight turned into hand-to-hand combat. But the forces were too unequal. Three hundred selected bandits were opposed by 26 wounded guardsmen. Despite the numerical superiority of the enemy, the paratroopers of the Guard Lieutenant Colonel Yevtyukhin showed courage, stamina and heroism. They fulfilled their military duty to the end.
Now the names of 84 paratroopers from the 76th Guards Airborne Division are known not only to Pskov. All of Russia knows about them. Officers, soldiers and sergeants - all as one entered into a fight with the brutal bandits of Hottab. And they did not retreat a single step, holding their position until the last breath. There were 27 "spirits" for each paratrooper, but the 6th company won. The unequal battle lasted 17 hours and 33 minutes. 22 fighters from the dead company became Heroes of the Russian Federation, 21 of them posthumously. Among them is our compatriot commander of a platoon of the 6th company of the 104th Guards Red Banner Parachute Regiment of the 76th Guards Airborne Division, guard sergeant of contract service Alexander Valeryevich Komyagin.
Alexander knew well what he was going for, he had a choice. He made it. He did not reach his heights during his lifetime, but that last 776.0 raised him to the top of human heights, accessible to courageous, courageous people, true patriots of Russia.
That is how he will remain in people's memory.
The material was prepared according to the book by Zhitenev V.V. The height of Alexander Komyagin.
Tambov: TOGUP "Tambovpoligraphizdat", 2005.
Komyagin Alexander Valerievich
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Komyagin Alexander Valeryevich - platoon commander of the 6th Airborne Company of the 104th Guards Red Banner Airborne Regiment of the 76th Guards Chernigov Red Banner Airborne Division, guards sergeant of contract service.
Born on September 30, 1977 in the town of Rasskazovo, Tambov Region, in a working-class family. Russian. He graduated from 9 classes at school No. 1, then vocational school No. 23 with a degree in car mechanic.
In 1995 he was drafted into the Russian Army. He served in the motorized rifle units of the North Caucasian Military District. Participated in the Chechen company in 1996. At the end of his service life, he signed the first contract, then there were two more. Participated in combat operations in Tajikistan as part of the 201st motorized rifle division, in a peacekeeping mission in Abkhazia. He received the rank of sergeant, contracted service as a deputy platoon commander, mortar crew commander in the 201st motorized rifle division. In 1999, he achieved a transfer to the Airborne Forces, to the 76th Guards Airborne Division.
On February 29, 2000, as part of the 6th Airborne Company of the Guard, Sergeant Komyagin participated in an operation to block militants in the area of the Argun Gorge. During the battle, according to eyewitnesses, he skillfully and quickly changed positions, conducting aimed fire at the bandits, preventing them from approaching the positions of the paratroopers at a height. When the company commander, Major Molodov, who was covering the retreat of his subordinates, was seriously wounded, Komyagin rushed to save the commander. Two attempts to get close to the officer were unsuccessful, but he still managed to pull the wounded man out of the area under fire. However, it was not possible to save the commander: the wound turned out to be fatal. On the morning of March 1, the militants went on a new attack, trying to throw the paratroopers from the height they occupied. In this battle, Sergeant Komyagin died.
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 484 dated March 12, 2000, for the courage and courage shown in the elimination of illegal armed formations in the North Caucasus region, Guards Sergeant Alexander Valerievich Komyagin was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
He was buried at home, at the Central Cemetery of the city of Rasskazovo, next to the memorial to those who died during the Great Patriotic War.
A street and school No. 10 in Rasskazovo are named after Alexander Komyagin. There is a memorial plaque on the school building. The city hosts various sporting events in honor of the Hero.
The feat of the paratroopers of the 6th company of the Pskov airborne division in the Argun Gorge is inscribed in a special line in history.
By Decree of the President of Russia N484 of March 12, 2000, for the courage and courage shown in the elimination of illegal armed formations in the North Caucasus region, 22 Pskov paratroopers were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation, including 21 posthumously:
Guard Lieutenant Colonel Evtyukhin Mark Nikolaevich,
Guard Major Molodov Sergey Georgievich,
Guard Major Dostavalov Alexander Vasilievich,
Guard Captain Sokolov Roman Vladimirovich,
Guard Captain Romanov Viktor Viktorovich,
Guard Senior Lieutenant Vorobyov Alexey Vladimirovich,
Guards Senior Lieutenant Andrey Nikolaevich Sherstyannikov,
Guards Senior Lieutenant Panov Andrey Alexandrovich,
Guard Senior Lieutenant Petrov Dmitry Vladimirovich,
Guards Senior Lieutenant Kolgatin Alexander Mikhailovich,
guard lieutenant Ermakov Oleg Viktorovich,
Guard Lieutenant Ryazantsev Alexander Nikolaevich,
Guard Lieutenant Kozhemyakin Dmitry Sergeevich,
Guards senior sergeant of contract service Medvedev Sergey Yuryevich,
guards sergeant of contract service Komyagin Alexander Valerievich,
guards sergeant of contract service Grigoriev Dmitry Viktorovich,
guards junior sergeant Vasilev Sergey Vladimirovich,
Guards Junior Sergeant Duhin Vladislav Anatolyevich,
guard corporal contract service Lebedev Alexander Vladislavovich,
guard corporal Gerdt Alexander Alexandrovich,
Guards Private Alexei Vasilievich Story,
of the survivors
Guard Senior Sergeant Suponinsky Alexander Anatolyevich.
The names of all the dead paratroopers are immortalized at the memorial to the paratroopers of the 6th company in the city of Pskov.
