Background
Vasily Michurin was born on 28 July in 1916 in the village of Kuzmino now Sudislavsky district of the Kostroma region in a peasant family.
Vasily Michurin was born on 28 July in 1916 in the village of Kuzmino now Sudislavsky district of the Kostroma region in a peasant family.
Since 1940 Vasily studied at Military-Political School in Minskaya Voblasts', Belarus.
Vasily Michurin graduated from 7 classes.
Vasily lived in Leningrad (now - St. Petersburg), he worked as a builder.
In the Red Army from October 1939. Participant of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1940.
The Gunner of the 271st Motorized Rifle Regiment (17th Motorized Rifle Division, 13th Army, Northwestern Front) Vasily Michurin during the breakthrough of the fortified enemy defense on the Pinus-Joki River on February 11-12, 1940 near the village of Mero (now Vyborg District Leningrad region) replaced the out-of-order calculations of two machine guns and, running from one machine gun to another, a well-aimed fire of them supported the offensive of the infantry battalion. Participated in the reflection of six counterattacks of the enemy.
He graduated from the Minsk Military-Political School. On the fronts of the Great Patriotic War since 1941. Participated in the defense of the cities of Minsk, Mogilev. Under the city of Gzhatsk (now - the city of Gagarin), the Smolensk region was wounded. After the hospital he served as assistant chief of the Political Department of the 128th Rifle Corps for the Komsomol. Participated in the liberation of the cities of Baranovichi and Brest, fought in East Prussia, stormed the capital of Hitler's Germany - Berlin.
After the war he continued his service in the Armed Forces of the USSR. In 1954 he graduated from the Higher Courses for the improvement of political composition. Since 1973, Colonel V.S. Michurin - retired. He lives in Minsk (Belarus).
By the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 7, 1940, "for exemplary fulfillment of combat missions of the command on the front of the struggle against the Finnish White Guard and shown with courage and heroism", Red Army soldier Michurin Vasily Sergeyevich was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal (No. 308).
Member of the CPSU since 1942.