Background
Peter Ivanovich Shumeyko was born on January 8, 1912 in Lushnikovka, Ostrogozhsky district, Russian Federation.
Peter Ivanovich Shumeyko was born on January 8, 1912 in Lushnikovka, Ostrogozhsky district, Russian Federation.
Peter Ivanovich graduated from the Sevastopol Naval Artillery School of Coastal Defense (1936), the crash course of the Frunze Military Academy (1942), and the Military-Political Academy (1957).
Peter Ivanovich was in the Red Army since 1932. He distinguished himself in June 1944 during the Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive: on June 21, 1944, Colonel Shumeyko under enemy fire crossed the Svir River near the town of Lodeynoye Pole (Leningrad Region), broke through the enemy’s defenses and seized the bridgehead.
Peter Ivanovich was a participant of the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945 in Moscow. After World War II Peter Ivanovich continued to serve in the armed forces. Since 1961 was a Colonel of the reserve.
