Hero of Devyatayev Biography

Devyataev Mikhail Petrovich on July 8-November 24, a fighter pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union of the Republic of Mordovia, the heroic escape of Devyataev from German captivity-as if exciting cinema: risking his life, he secured freedom to himself and nine-nine comrades in captivity, and also transferred documents to the Soviet government under the Ground “Secret”. He was born in the village of Torbeevo of the Spassky district of the Tambov province now - the Republic of Mordovia in a poor large peasant family.

During the Great Patriotic War, he fought as part of the Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment. By February, he made combat sorties, knocking down six enemy aircraft personally and another in the group. In July, Devyataev was shot down over the territory of Poland and was captured. During this time, Mikhail Petrovich went through four concentration camps. In the concentration camp on the island of Uzedom in the Penemuund missile center, there were developing new types of weapons of the Third Reich-FAU-1 cruise missiles and the FAU-2 ballistic missiles.

Being captive, Devyataev escaped the Heinkel He - H22 bomber, along with nine other prisoners. For a perfect feat, he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in the year. He worked in civil aviation. In memory of the feat of Mikhail Devyataev, 15 commemorative signs were installed. A bust on the grave, the stele in the Victory Park and the memorial plaque on the facade of the former river technical school, now the Institute of the Sea and River Fleet named after the Hero of the Soviet Union M.

have been installed in Kazan, are published 14 books on the feat, including the book “Fleet to the Sun” and “Escape from Hell”, the authorship of the Hero himself, and also released 30 documentaries about the life and deeds of Sinatyev. In the year, the feature film "Ninths" was released. Since childhood, I dreamed of aviation and flights, but I could not study the profession. At 17, he moved to Kazan, where he tried to break into the aviation college, but to no avail - there were not enough documents.

The Skenhausen camp, where Devyatayev was captured, was distinguished by a wide network of underground resistance, which the Nazis could not open. Denyataev, who was sentenced to death, managed to survive thanks to the help of the local hairdresser - an anti -fascist: he replaced a nominal patch, and under a stranger the pilot was sent to another camp. After the war, Devyataev continued to work for the good of the country and went down in the history of the domestic river fleet as the first captain of the Rocket-1 and Meteor-experimental vessels on underwater wings.