Kovshov biography

Mass grave in the village of Korovitchino View 2 Kovshova Natalya Venediktovna-sniper of the Rifle Regiment of the Rifle Division of the 1st Shock Army of the North-Western Front, Red Army. Born on November 26 in the city of Ufa. In the year she graduated from high school in Moscow. Since August, she worked at the Research Institute "Orvviaprom". In June, she was preparing to pass exams at the Moscow Aviation Institute.

When the Great Patriotic War began, on October 15, the Comintern district of the city of Moscow, Natalya Kovshova, was voluntarily enrolled in the ranks of the Red Army. She graduated from snipers courses. Since October, as part of the 3rd Moscow Communist Infantry Division of the People’s Militia participated in the defense of Moscow. Since January, she fought on the North-Western Front.

Sniper of the Rifle Regiment candidate for member of the CPSU B Red Armyman N. Kovshov bravely fought with fascist invaders, taught the newly arrived girls to sniper. On the personal account of the sniper Natalia Kovshova - the fascist soldiers and officers exterminated by her. Polivanova fought to the last cartridge. Then they blew themselves with the last grenades along with the Nazis surrounding them.

She was buried in a mass grave in the village of Korotvitchino, Starorussky district of the Novgorod region. By a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 14, for the exemplary execution of the combat missions of the command at the front of the fight against the German invaders and the heroism shown at the same time, the Krasno Army Kovshova Vedikovna is posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

She was awarded Lenin’s orders forever enrolled in the lists of a military unit. Her name named a sea vessel, streets in the hero city of Moscow and in the Oktyabrsky district of the city of Ufa. From the award sheet to N. Kovshov: “In February, G. Kovshova, together with the regiment, arrived at the front, actively participating in all his operations. New Russa Kovshova destroyed 11 Fritz, most of them are“ cuckoo ”.

In the battles of the village of Guchkovo, Natasha Kovshova exterminated 5 Nazis. She, risking her life, was heavily distinguished from the battle of the enemy. The wounded commander of the 3rd battalion of senior lieutenant Ivanov. In the same battles comrade Kovshova played the role of a signalman, she coped with the work excellent Martha Kovshova exterminated 12 Fritz.

In one of these battles Kovshov, together with Masha Polivanova, the enemy was disabled, which made it possible for our unit to advance forward participating in the battle for the village. Tradov, Kovshova destroyed 6 fascists. In this battle, Kovshov was injured, but refused to leave the battlefield. To one of the responsible sections where the enemy especially interfered with the advancement of our unit, the best sniper pair - Kovshov and Polivanov was put forward.

They aptly wiped the Fritz, laying them on this day before during the battle, the commander of the sniper group failed. The command of the group of snipers was taken by Natasha. At this time, the Germans went counted. Coldly, without opening themselves, snipers let the Nazis a close distance and on the command of Natasha opened a destructive fire. Dozens of corpses of the Nazis remained 30 meters from the group of snipers soon only three remained from the group of snipers: Masha, Natasha and Sniper Novikov, but only Masha and Natasha could shoot.

The Germans stubbornly climbed forward. The girls agreed to beat the enemy to the last. Despite the wounds, they continued to conduct sniper fire. The girls had 4 grenades. They threw two of them in the Germans surrounding them. The last two grenades, they blew themselves up and the approaching fascists