Background
Sergey was born on August 29 (September 11), 1907 in Bobruisk, Belarus in the family of the workers. Before he was recruited in the Red Army, he was a worker, then – the chairman of kolkhoz and director of the Machine and tractor.
Sergey was born on August 29 (September 11), 1907 in Bobruisk, Belarus in the family of the workers. Before he was recruited in the Red Army, he was a worker, then – the chairman of kolkhoz and director of the Machine and tractor.
In 1941, he finished Higher governmental courses.
In 1929-1930, he was on service in the Red Army. In 1930, he became a member of the Communist party of the Soviet Union. In 1937, he graduated from The Higher Communist Agricultural School of Belarus named after Lenin and became the instructor of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Since 1939, he worked as the Secretary of Human Resources of the Brest Regional Committee, the Communist Party of Belarus. In 1941, he finished Higher governmental courses.
With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, he was mobilized in the Red Army. Sikorsky was one of the organizers of the underground and guerilla movement in the temporarily occupied by the German-fascist troop's territories of the Vitebsk and Brest regions. Since April 1943, he was the commander of the Brest guerilla unit and simultaneously the Secretary of the Brest underground regional committee, the Communist Party of Belarus. During the period of his work in the enemy rear, Sikorsky created 11 guerilla brigades and 13 separate detachments (more than 13 thousands of fighters). Under his leadership, 526 enemy echelons were derailed, 320 bridges were taken out, 6 tanks were set off the same as 189 vehicles, 24 goods yards were blown up; guerilla brigade put out of action 5 pumping stations, crushed 61 garrisons and 3 detachments of German Protection Squadron.
June 20, 1944, guerilla detachments led by S. Sikorsky, blown up 3342 rails, destroyed several bridges and put out of action communication lines on the area Kobrin – Luninets in one night. By the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR’s Decree, January 1, 1944, he was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union title for “exemplary fulfillment of the combat missions during the war against German-fascist invaders and special merits in the development of the guerilla movement in Belarus” and received Order of Lenin. Since 1944, Colonel S.I. Sikorsky was sent to the reserve.
In 1949, he graduated from The Higher Party School attached to the Central Committee, the Communist Party of Belarus. After he was the Secretary of Baranovichy regional committee, then – the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Belarus. In 1950, he became the First Secretary of Mogilev regional committee, the Communist Party of Belarus. Since February 1958, he worked as Minister of Internal Affairs. At the XX-XXIV congresses of the Communist Party, he was elected the member of the Central Committee. He lived in Minsk. On April 28, 1960, he died of leukemia and was buried on Military Cemetery, Minsk.
In 1930, he became a member of the Communist party of the Soviet Union.
He was a strict and hard-working man.
Quotes from others about the person
“He was a demanding man. He personally worked out operational-tactical tasks for guerilla detachments and directed their implementation. Together with his comrades, they organized sabotage in the cities, disorganized railway communications. They disrupted all the plans of the occupants, instigated fear of the local police, prevented the sending of young people to work in Germany and organized the escape of prisoners of war from the camps”.
Sikorsky was married and had 3 children. He was very kind to the family. Despite the fact that he was always in leading positions, he always consulted his wife on any issue.