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The heroic deed of 28 Panfilov guardsmen in November 1941 left a deep mark on history. The famous phrase of the political leader of the 4th company of the 316th rifle division of the Western Front V.G. Klochkov "Russia is great, there is nowhere to retreat, Moscow is behind us!" became an echo for all future generations. March 21 marks the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Hero of the Soviet Union Vasily Georgievich Klochkov.
The family of Vasily Klochkov was from the Saratov region, but during the famine they moved to Altai. After school, Vasily graduated from a construction technical school and entered the All-Union Institute of the People's Commissariat of Trade of the USSR to study in absentia. In the 1940s he moved to Alma-Ata, where he worked as deputy manager of the trust of canteens and restaurants in the city. In 1941, Vasily Klochkov was drafted into the Red Army. Three rifle divisions (316th, 312th, 238th) were formed in Kazakhstan. The junior political instructor Klochkov ended up in the 316th Infantry Division of the 16th Army of the Western Front under the command of General I.V. Panfilov. Vasily Georgievich was appointed political instructor of the 4th rifle regiment.
During the defense of Moscow in 1941, under General Panfilov, a company of machine gunners in the amount of 100 people was created and entered into the regiment under the command of Malik Gabdullin. The 1941-1942 submachine gun company was a kind of elite formation in the division, which provided the offensive and breakthrough. The battles of the Panfilovites are described in detail in the book of Professor V.K. Grigorieva and L.S. Akhmetov "Panfilovites: 60 days of feat that have become a legend." The fourth company of political instructor V.G. Klochkova, together with the artillerymen, participated in the battles at the Dubosekovo crossing of the Volokolamsk district of the Moscow region. The company conducted partisan tactics, which were successfully used by General Panfilov.
Brave 28 soldiers, led by V. Klochkov, repulsed a tank attack, knocking out more than 30 enemy vehicles, and forever entered the annals of the Patriotic War. Political instructor Klochkov was wounded during the battle and despite this, he threw himself with grenades under an enemy tank with the words: “Russia is great, there is nowhere to retreat, Moscow is behind us”, blew it up and died a hero's death.
The participants in this battle were posthumously awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. The steadfastness of Panfilov's men became an example for other fighters of those times. For the heroism shown and the fulfillment of the combat missions of the command on July 21, 1942, V.G. Klochkov was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal.
During the fighting, the German General R. Ruof reported to Field Marshal F. von Bock, "The 316th division ... has many well-trained soldiers in its composition, and leads an amazingly stubborn defense." In a historically significant battle, the soldiers showed their courage, which for others became an example of incredible courage.
Vasily Klochkov died near Dubosekovo and was buried in a mass grave near the village of Nelidovo, Volokolamsk District, Moscow Region.
Marshal G.K. Zhukov recalled: "... An unforgettable feat of 28 Panfilovites, it is always for me a bright immortal reality." Books and pictures have been written about the feat of Vasily Klochkov and his comrades in arms, films have been made, and monuments have been erected. In the book "Behind - Moscow" by Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, the battles in the defense of Moscow are vividly described. In the 3-volume edition of Marshal of the Soviet Union B.M. Shaposhnikov, there is a detailed description of the feat of Panfilov's men and the tactical significance of the battle "The defeat of the German troops near Moscow" is revealed. Streets and schools in the cities of Kazakhstan and Russia bear the name of Vasily Klochkov, a postage stamp of the USSR has been issued, and a monument has been erected to him in his native village of Synodsk.
On May 7, 2015, a monument to Major General I. Panfilov, Hero of the Soviet Union, was unveiled in the Zheruiyk park in the capital of Kazakhstan. During the opening ceremony, the First President of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev noted: “Together they held the offensive of the tank group of Nazi Germany, which was rushing to Moscow. And then the famous words of political instructor Klochkov: "Russia is great, there is nowhere to retreat, Moscow is behind us", became winged for all of us ... ". It is these historical words of political instructor Klochkov that are carved on the monument "28 Panfilov guardsmen" in the park of the same name in Almaty. Every year on May 9, WWII veterans, local residents and guests of the city gather at the monument. People lay flowers and remember the immortal deeds of the heroes.
The Library of Elbasy presents a number of publications telling about V.G. Klochkov and the Panfilov heroes. Readers can read works such as Dead Heroes Speak. Dead letters of Soviet soldiers against the German fascist invaders (1941-1945) ", T.A. Mansurov, G. Koyshybaev, V. Chernov “Kazakhstans are defending Moscow. To the 60th anniversary of the battles near Moscow","Memories of the fallen. The Great Patriotic War (1941-1945)" and others.